Major League Soccer

Messi-less Miami crushed 5-2 in Atlanta

Inter  Miami rested Lionel Messi and suffered their first defeat since the Argentine joined the club, with a 5-2 hammering at Atlanta United damaging their playoff hopes on Saturday.
17 September 2023, 04:32 AM

Messi goes to Hollywood as Miami seek to close playoff gap

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face the MLS champions as their bid to make the playoffs takes them to Los Angeles on Sunday.
2 September 2023, 00:17 AM

Spain defender Alba retires from international duty

Spain defender Jordi Alba has retired from international football, the Spanish football federation said Friday.
1 September 2023, 11:33 AM

‘Watching Messi is like watching Michael Jordan’

Major League Soccer team FC Dallas’ owner Dan Hunt was in awe of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi after his side lost to Messi’s heroics as Miami advanced to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.
7 August 2023, 14:45 PM

Messi announces Inter Miami move

Lionel Messi will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, the player said Wednesday in interviews with Spanish media, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia.
7 June 2023, 19:23 PM

Messi to join Inter Miami after PSG exit - BBC

Lionel Messi will snub a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia and move to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champion Paris St Germain, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
7 June 2023, 14:08 PM

Inter Miami in the mix for Messi: Reports

Messi has offers from Miami, his former club FC Barcelona and Saudi club Al-Hilal, but Miami is the likeliest landing spot because Barcelona can't guarantee a deal until it sells a player, according to reports from Argentinian and Spanish outlets
7 June 2023, 01:42 AM

Bale off the mark as LAFC down Sporting Kansas City

Gareth Bale opened his account for Los Angeles FC with a late goal in a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
24 July 2022, 04:10 AM

Beckham's Miami MLS venture gets go-ahead for additional owners

English football icon David Beckham gets a new trio of partners in his bid to bring a Major League Soccer club to Miami.
15 December 2017, 05:27 AM

Kaka is top-paid MLS player for third straight year

Orlando City midfielder Kaka is the highest-paid Major League Soccer player for a third consecutive year with over $7 million in annual earnings, according to figures released by the MLS Players Union on Tuesday.
26 April 2017, 08:41 AM

Drogba, career no longer rising, will end career in Phoenix

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has agreed to join second-tier United States team the Phoenix Rising in an effort to help them join an expanded Major League Soccer (MLS) competition before he takes an executive role with the team when he retires.
13 April 2017, 07:05 AM

Bastian sad despite goal

Bastian Schweinsteiger launched his Major League Soccer career with a debut goal on Saturday but was left unsatisfied after Chicago Fire's 2-2 draw with Montreal Impact.
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Football: Costa Rica defender Badilla dies during run

Former Costa Rica international Gabriel Badilla has died aged 32, the Costa Rica Star reported on Sunday, the newspaper saying the defender collapsed near the finish of a 10km race in Santa Ana.
21 November 2016, 05:35 AM

Football: Robbie Keane to leave LA Galaxy after six seasons

Striker Robbie Keane will leave LA Galaxy after his contract expires in December, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club have announced.
18 November 2016, 07:40 AM

Football: US in World Cup trouble after losing 4-0 to Costa Rica

The United States face an uphill battle to qualify for their eighth consecutive World Cup Finals after being demolished 4-0 by a rampant Costa Rica in San Jose.
16 November 2016, 05:57 AM

Football: Lampard leaves New York City

Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard will leave Major League Soccer's New York City F.C. once his contract expires at the end of the year, the team announced Monday.
15 November 2016, 08:59 AM

MLS posts record attendances

Major League Soccer attendances climbed to record levels for a third straight year this season, putting the US top flight above
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Gerrard, Drogba near end as MLS playoffs kick off

The Major League Soccer careers of Didier Drogba and Steven Gerrard could end without either man kicking another ball as their teams head into nerve-wracking sudden-death playoff games starting Wednesday.
25 October 2016, 08:49 AM

Gerrard back home for treatment

Steven Gerrard is back home in Liverpool, where he's rehabbing the troublesome hamstring that disrupted his Major League Soccer season, Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena confirmed.
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Kaka highest paid MLS player, Lampard also in top 10

Brazilian veteran Kaka is the highest paid player in Major League Soccer, with a 2016 guaranteed salary of $7.167 million, according to figures released by the Players' Union on Thursday.
20 May 2016, 07:48 AM