BUDAPEST — France striker Antoine Griezmann says he would like to see out his playing days in Major League Soccer to realize a long-held desire to live in the United States.
Griezmann, who is set to make his 50th consecutive start for France in Saturday's Euro 2020 game against Hungary, has long been fascinated with life stateside and is a keen basketball fan, often travelling to NBA games when he has time off.
Former Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín had low expectations coming to MLS but now is learning to respect the competition. The 33-year-old exclaimed he expected to play with a cigarette in his mouth, it was going to be that easy.
Through seven matches in the 2021 MLS season, Higuaín has four goals and one assist. He was quoted on Christain Vieri's Twitch live stream a few days ago saying, "I thought I would come to MLS and play with a cigarette in my mouth and instead it is difficult."
La cada vez más áspera rivalidad futbolística entre Estados Unidos y México tendrá una nueva cita, luego de que la MLS y la Liga MX anunciaran su primer Juego de Estrellas en conjunto.
El plan era realizar el partido en 2020, sin embargo, la pandemia de Covid-19 obligó a cambiar los planes.
El cara a cara será el próximo 25 de agosto en el Banc California Stadium, hogar del LAFC, y fue presentado con un cinematográfico tráiler, narrado por el inconfundible e insuperable actor y empresario gastronómico, Danny Trejo.
Major League Soccer announced Wednesday that its 2021 All-Star Game will feature the MLS All-Stars against the Liga MX All-Stars on Aug. 25 in Los Angeles.
The match, slated for Banc of California Stadium, will mark the first time the MLS and Liga MX All-Stars have squared off in the All-Star Game format.
Los Angeles FC coach Bob Bradley will coach the MLS team against the Mexico top-division stars.
MLS expansion club Charlotte FC signed Leicester City defender Christian Fuchs.
The 35-year-old left back will join Charlotte in January 2022 ahead of their inaugural season.
Sporting Kansas City scored three goals within 14 minutes in the second half to earn a 3-2 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo.
The game was played in front of 20,086 frenzied fans in the first full-capacity match since March 2020.
In the 50th minute and trailing 1-0, Gadi Kinda drew a foul to set up a free kick. Gianluca Busio drove the ball from about 28 yards out, over the wall of defenders and off the side post into the goal.
GIANLUCA BUSIO!
Major League Soccer levied a $2 million fine on Inter Miami on Friday after an investigation found that the second-year team violated the league's salary budget and roster regulations.
MLS also fined Miami managing owner Jorge Mas $250,000 and suspended former sporting director Paul McDonough through the end of the 2022 season. McDonough was fired by Atlanta United on Friday.
El calor ha llegado a la ciudad de Chicago y también ha llegado la muy necesitada victoria. El Chicago Fire venció en casa al Inter Miami con un marcador de 1-0, en un animado Soldier Field, que contó con un aforo de 10.844 asistentes al juego, superando por casi el doble a su anterior partido en casa contra el Philadelphia Union.
The heat has arrived in the city of Chicago, and so has a much-needed victory. The Chicago Fire defeated Inter Miami at home by a score of 1-0 on Saturday at a lively Soldier Field, which had a crowd of 10,844 in attendance for the game, beating their previous home match numbers against the Philadelphia Union by nearly double.