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Messi claims second straight Golden Boot as Nashville set points record on MLS Decision Day

Messi first to win consecutive MLS Golden BootsInter Miami surrender 3-0 lead in dramatic draw Nashville set new league record with 77 pointsLionel Messi won his second consecutive MLS Golden Boot award on Saturday, but Inter Miami squandered a three-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with Charlotte on the fi…

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Wooden Spoon, Golden Boot and playoff spots: what to watch for on MLS Decision Day

The postseason is nearly upon us but there’s plenty to still be decided as the end of the regular season approachesJust days after millions of Americans cast their votes in the midterm elections, we will soon arrive at the second-most meaningful decider in US society: Major League Soccer’s Decision…

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MLS announces ‘sprint season’ schedule, with accommodations for cold-weather locales

Season will begin on 19 February in MiamiMLS Cup due to be played on Memorial Day weekendDecision Day lands on 8 MayMajor League Soccer’s 2027 “sprint season” will begin on 19 February, with MLS Cup taking place during Memorial Day weekend at the end of May.The stopgap half-season is a one-off, as …

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DC United are worse than awful; they’re hopeless

The team have gone from MLS’s flagship franchise to its most depressing – even among 2026’s other stragglersSign up for our free newsletter hereFor years, the crisp air and changing colors of October brought forth a host of wonderful memories for DC United fans – visions of Eddie Pope heading home …

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Nashville SC seal first MLS Supporters’ Shield with 2-0 win over CF Montreal

Surridge and Mukhtar fire Nashville to 2-0 victoryNashville extend unbeaten streak to seven matchesMontreal teenager Keita impresses on MLS debutNashville SC scored twice in the second half to claim the Supporters’ Shield as the top team in MLS with a 2-0 win at CF Montreal on Saturday.The win allo…

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History comes home as St Louis City top Columbus Crew to win US Open Cup

Title is club’s first-ever since 2023 foundingSt Louis clubs have won 11 Open Cups all-timeDaniel Edelman nets winner in 5-4 win on penaltiesFor much of the 20th century, winning the US Open Cup required a team to beat someone from St Louis. The Gateway City was home to many of the nation’s best te…

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Removing political speech from MLS fans is untenable – just ask Austin FC

The protests around an anti-ICE T-shirt show that politics can never be separated from sports, especially nowOn 26 September, Daniela Silva was expelled from Austin FC’s match with San Diego FC for wearing a T-shirt reading “Abolish ICE”. She says she was banned from Q2 Stadium for a year (Austin F…

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Zavier Gozo: ‘You have to be uncomfortable to get to the highest levels’

Crystal Palace’s American import had never lived anywhere but Utah before moving to London. Now, he’s aiming for more Premier League minutesMuch has changed in Zavier Gozo’s life since May.Back then, Gozo was a day removed from learning he wasn’t among Mauricio Pochettino’s 26 selections for the Wo…

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Lionel Messi bids Argentina adieu with goal and two assists in 3-0 win over Benin – as it happened

The 2022 World Cup champion was given a raucous sendoff with plenty of pomp and circumstance. Read Pablo Iglesias Maurer’s minute-by-minute report. Guardian reader Paul reached out via email and is apparently deep in the comments section of a 20-year-old Messi article we published here at the Guard…

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Meet the USMNT’s next generation: a cheat sheet for 12 new players in camp

These (mostly) teenaged newcomers have shown promise and could make their US debuts soonSign up for our free soccer newsletter, for US readersThe United States men’s national team’s stars of tomorrow will debut en masse over the coming multi-week Fifa window, with Mauricio Pochetti…

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Columbus Crew sack coach Federico Higuaín for ‘man’s game’ jibe aimed at female referee

Club coach also allegedly grabbed female official’s handReferees’ union criticises MLS’s two-match banThe Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew have sacked their reserve-team coach after he allegedly grabbed a female referee’s hand and told her: “Don’t forget this is a man’s game.” Federico Higuaí…

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Nashville clinch playoffs, Philadelphia wins after going down 0-3: MLS roundup

Union score four goals in nine minutes v Sporting KCCaden Clark helps Sounders to late drawSam Surridge scored in the first half and Brian Schwake finished off his league-leading 12th clean sheet of the season as Nashville SC clinched a playoff spot and remained unbeaten at home with a 3-0 victory …

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Watching Cavan Sullivan, excitement is tempered by memories of hypetrains past

The 16-year-old Union star isn’t the first wunderkind to be feted by the American soccersphereThe trouble with trying not to hype up Cavan Sullivan is that he keeps on doing cool stuff. Like this past weekend, when he scampers along on a Philadelphia Union breakaway, loses his man by stopping so su…

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Sam Surridge in stoppage time denies Messi and Miami a win: MLS roundup

Sporting KC end a long winless run v LAFCCharlotte and Cincy play a six-goal thrillerGriezmann on target in Orlando City winSam Surridge scored an equalizer in the first minute of second-half stoppage time for visiting Nashville SC, ⁠who played Inter Miami to a 2-2 draw on Saturday evening.Surridge…

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Why David Beckham will have my vote for the US Soccer Hall of Fame | Pablo Iglesias Maurer

The Englishman has gotten no shortage of recognition, but his contributions to the American game deserve an official titleSign up for our free newsletter hereNext spring, when the US Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class, there will be pomp and circumstance. The hall, which…

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MLS’s transfer window and the spending line that keeps going up

Summer spending across the league’s 30 clubs has ballooned. Here are three takeaways from the league’s transfer windowWith the shadow of the 2026 World Cup hanging over the league and a potential set of rule changes looming, Major League Soccer’s summer transfer window was one defined by uncertaint…

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Man City-bound 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan is MLS’s chaotic revelation

The Philadelphia Union midfielder has gotten his longest run of game time since turning pro, and the data is tantalizingThere’s a video from a United States U-15 camp three years ago that will make your head spin. It’s a routine training session for the boys on the pitch except one, a head shorter …

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16-year-old Cavan Sullivan welcomes LeBron James to Philly after scoring: MLS roundup

Teenager welcomes LeBron to 76ersVincent Janssen scores Timbers’ first MLS hat-trickEmbolo scores, Messi assists in charged matchPhiladelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in MLS history ⁠to record a five-match goal contribution streak on Saturday.At 16 years and 342 ⁠d…

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MLS reportedly will return all 27 US-based teams to the US Open Cup

MLS had limited participation since 2024 Open CupLeague decision to withdraw teams was controversialMajor League Soccer will allow all of its 27 US-based teams to participate in the US Open Cup next year, according to a report from Backheeled.The move would bring to an end a three-year period in wh…

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Lionel Messi’s international retirement serves as a reminder: watch him while you still can

The Argentinian’s international career was singular, and his exit is a reminder that all good things come to an endIt was among the defining moments of the 2026 World Cup: Lionel Messi standing arms akimbo, looking up towards Argentina’s fervent supporters after losing the final. Tears streamed dow…