MLS won’t ask its players to take another COVID-19-related pay cut in 2021, but it wants to extend its CBA by two additional years, sources told Yahoo Sports.
Posted: January 5, 2021, 10:27 pm
The Columbus Crew got two goals from Lucas Zelarayán to upset the defending champion Seattle Sounders and win the 2020 MLS Cup.
Posted: December 13, 2020, 3:37 am
The Seattle Sounders are on track to win back-to-back MLS Cups after they launched an amazing comeback when trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes to go.
Posted: December 8, 2020, 1:03 pm
It's not just the ugly details former NYCFC intern Skyler Badillo alleged against former striker David Villa. It's that she had come to terms with receiving some level of abuse in the first place.
Posted: November 24, 2020, 12:01 am
The 2020 MLS playoff field is set, with the Philadelphia Union (East) and Sporting Kansas City (West) the top seeds in their respective conferences.
Posted: November 21, 2020, 1:49 am
MLS eliminated "nearly 70" of its full-time positions Thursday, sources told Yahoo Sports, as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports continues.
Posted: November 19, 2020, 10:31 pm
Remember all the excitement surrounding Javier Hernandez's signing by the Galaxy? That's all gone, thanks to his lackluster play and questionable attitude.
Posted: October 20, 2020, 6:05 pm
MLS on Monday outlined an action plan to flight racism, advocate for social justice and increase Black representation in soccer across North America.
Posted: October 19, 2020, 4:01 pm
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Sam Johnson allegedly threw a massive house party earlier this month.
Posted: October 13, 2020, 1:29 am
U.S. defender Reggie Cannon said FC Dallas asked him to apologize to fans he criticized for throwing objects at kneeling players before an August match.
Posted: October 12, 2020, 10:43 pm
MLS called off Saturday’s Colorado-LA Galaxy match — the fourth consecutive Rapids game to be postponed — after another player tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted: October 10, 2020, 5:17 pm
The amended transfer window runs through Oct. 5. Stay updated right here.
Posted: September 23, 2020, 10:54 pm
Seattle became the first team in MLS history to score five goals in 33 minutes.
Posted: September 11, 2020, 4:17 am
Multiple Galaxy players have alluded to being better as a unit this season, especially since the restart. How will Chicharito fit into that puzzle when he returns?
Posted: September 7, 2020, 4:17 pm
Real Salt Lake CBO Andy Carroll followed disgraced owner Dell Loy Hansen in stepping away from the MLS team following reports of inappropriate behavior.
Posted: September 1, 2020, 10:48 pm
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley explained his decision to stand as the Canadian national anthem played before Friday's MLS game in Montreal.
Posted: August 29, 2020, 4:59 am
Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen has taken a leave of absence as MLS investigates claims he used racist language in front of his employees and others.
Posted: August 29, 2020, 1:36 am
Bob Bradley and Mark-Antony Kaye both spoke candidly about Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen and called for MLS to take action.
Posted: August 29, 2020, 12:13 am
The league announced the investigation after Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen criticized protesters and was accused of racism.
Posted: August 28, 2020, 2:23 am
NBA and MLB players who sat out Wednesday deserve respect. But don't undersell what MLS athletes, many of who earn less than $100K per year, did by protesting.
Posted: August 27, 2020, 8:20 pm
Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen is in hot water after scrutinizing his team's decision not to play amid racial injustice protests.
Posted: August 27, 2020, 5:07 pm
Five MLS games were called off Wednesday as players refused to play following the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin.
Posted: August 27, 2020, 12:46 am
Lionel Messi's desire to leave Barcelona is all about winning trophies at the highest level while he still can, leaving MLS out of the running for now.
Posted: August 26, 2020, 4:48 pm
Jonathan Klinsmann, the 23-year-old goalkeeper son of ex-USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann, ditched Europe to continue his career with the LA Galaxy in MLS.
Posted: August 20, 2020, 8:33 pm
Portland benefitted from goals by defenders Larrys Mabiala and Dario Zuparicon to cap off its unbeaten run in the MLS bubble and take the bragging rights.
Posted: August 12, 2020, 2:49 am
Despite weeks of evidence that playing in a bubble works, the league plans to resume its regular season by doing the complete opposite. Pretty irresponsible.
Posted: August 7, 2020, 4:58 pm
Eryk Williamson and Jeremy Ebobisse have been crucial in Portland's run to the MLS is Back semifinals, which start Wednesday night.
Posted: August 5, 2020, 7:12 pm
By LAFC's own lofty standards, they've been falling well short in win-or-go-home situations. The energy isn't consistent, and it shows in the results.
Posted: August 3, 2020, 2:11 pm
Orlando City scored a 90th-minute equalizer and then won on penalty kicks over LAFC, the MLS is Back Tournament favorite.
Posted: August 1, 2020, 2:58 am
Jaime Moreno's golf ball bounced off a cart path and drilled him right in the eye last week. Doctors fear he may never see out of it again.
Posted: July 25, 2020, 1:30 am
The league's restart tournament features a bunch of teams that didn't make the playoffs last year advancing to the latter stages.
Posted: July 23, 2020, 11:03 pm
On a conference call with reporters, U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter discussed who he's keeping an eye on down in Orlando at the MLS is Back tournament.
Posted: July 21, 2020, 11:51 pm
MLS announced that the planned start dates for three of its next four new clubs — in Charlotte, Sacramento and St. Louis — would be pushed back by a year.
Posted: July 17, 2020, 8:02 pm
The first Minneapolis pro sports team to play since George Floyd's death, Minnesota United also faced Sporting KC on Sunday after a player tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted: July 17, 2020, 12:00 am
Unlike NBA players, MLS players weren't required to arrive in Orlando at least two weeks before their games began. And that could make a huge difference.
Posted: July 14, 2020, 7:02 pm
Montreal Impact's Thierry Henry took a knee for the first part of his team's debut at the MLS tournament in honor of the late George Floyd.
Posted: July 10, 2020, 1:44 am
The first couple games of the MLS is Back Tournament felt weird, but they also worked. Now the question becomes whether or not the coronavirus can be kept at bay.
Posted: July 9, 2020, 7:32 pm
The league returned to action in Florida, where COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing. And players were left with little choice due to the relatively modest pay.
Posted: July 9, 2020, 3:08 am
The league drew swift blowback for digitally slapping a giant sponsor logo across the field as it returned to play.
Posted: July 9, 2020, 2:02 am
Just before the start of the first MLS restart, dozens of players observed a long moment of silence to protest systemic racism against Black people.
Posted: July 9, 2020, 1:11 am
FC Dallas will not compete in the World Cup-style MLS Is Back Tournament after a number of players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted: July 6, 2020, 9:52 pm
LAFC forward Carlos Vela, Major League Soccer’s reigning MVP, will skip the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida, the LA Times reported Wednesday.
Posted: July 6, 2020, 4:49 pm
Five unnamed Nashville SC players have tested positive for COVID-19, four since arriving in the MLS bubble.
Posted: July 5, 2020, 9:12 pm
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak on FC Dallas, the July 9 contest will be moved to a later date. Both teams have games July 15 in the MLS is Back Tournament.
Posted: July 4, 2020, 2:49 pm
If American sports do return, they'll come with fright and exhaustion. Major League Soccer hasn't even started yet and is already proving that.
Posted: July 3, 2020, 7:16 am
More than 70 Black MLS players have formed a new coalition to combat racial inequities in the nation's top soccer league.
Posted: June 19, 2020, 3:06 pm
Both Atlanta United and Inter Miami announced that a player had tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday.
Posted: June 19, 2020, 4:38 am
Ugly negotiations between MLB and its players threatens to cancel baseball season, which could provide a big opportunity for soccer.
Posted: June 16, 2020, 11:11 pm
One expert is fearful it may be difficult to keep a bunch of 'virile athletes' in one place when the season resumes in a quarantine bubble in Orlando.
Posted: June 16, 2020, 6:43 pm
The "MLS is Back Tournament" puts six teams at a significant disadvantage. There's a simple solution that the league seemingly ignored.
Posted: June 15, 2020, 1:20 pm