As Major League Soccer prepares for the 2021 playoffs and an international break approaches, it’s worth looking back at some of the great international stars who have played in the league. David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Carlos Valderrama and Didier Drogba have all been huge names but have one thing in common: they never won a World Cup. Has an MLS player won the World Cup?
Kansas legend and former USMNT center back Matt Besler announced his retirement on Wednesday. Besler made a club-record 348 appearances for Sporting KC, but we’ll always remember him for one night in Manaus. And one Instagram post, but we’ll get to that later.
Besler recorded 47 caps for the USMNT, including four starts at the 2014 World Cup. He made his retirement plans official with a tweet on Wednesday morning.
For the Chicago Fire, 2021 marked a fourth straight season without qualifying for the playoffs. After finishing 22nd overall in 2020 with an average of 1.00 points claimed per game, the Fire where remarkably consistent with regards to being terrible in 2021, finishing 22nd overall with an average of 1.00 points per game.
After a remarkable Decision Day that ended with Colorado atop the Western Conference and Salt Lake in the postseason at the expense of the LA Galaxy, it’s time to begin our countdown to the Cup final on Dec. 11 with some MLS playoff predictions.
Thankfully, this season’s action begins after the November international break so there’ll be no awkward space between the first round on Nov. 20 and the conference semifinals on Thanksgiving.
A Javier Hernández se le pueden criticar muchas cosas, pero casi nunca falta de compromiso. Chicharito siempre le mete empeño y da todo lo que puede por conseguir una victoria. El problema es que a veces, pese a las ganas y pese a dejar el alma en post de un objetivo, nada es suficiente.
El caso de estudio es el Decision Day 2021 de la MLS, en el cual CH14 puso todo su corazón y hasta dos goles, pero aún así el esfuerzo no alcanzó para que su equipo, el LA Galaxy, se instalara en los playoffs.
LAFC looks like it might miss the postseason for the first time in its four-year history. They can’t blame the efforts of part-owner Will Ferrell, who tried to conjure Ted Lasso vibes during Tuesday night’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Vancouver. Not even the humor of two former SNL standouts and Coach Beard could rally Bob Bradley’s struggling squad.
LA Galaxy logró rescatar un punto en su visita a Lumen Field, hogar del Seattle Sounders, manteniendo así vivas sus esperanzas de acceder a los playoffs de la MLS. El marcador final fue un 1-1 con no otro que Javier Hernández en el registro de los goleadores.
La conquista, por cierto, también sirvió al mexicano para continuar en la batalla por convertirse en el máximo artillero de la liga.
Después de estar dos meses mirando los partidos del LAFC desde el sofá de su casa, debido a una rebelde lesión en uno de sus muslos, Carlos Vela finalmente regresó a los campos de juego durante la reciente victoria por 3 a 0 sobre Seattle Sounders.
El jugador ingresó en los últimos 15 minutos y no hizo ninguna maravilla, pero fue suficiente para que el club de la MLS celebrara su retorno con una entrevista. En ella, Vela habló de su sueño de ser campeón de la MLS y también de cómo está intentando convencer a Antoine Griezmann de unirse a LAFC.
Ricardo Pepi won’t be playing in Major League Soccer for much longer. The 18-year-old American phenom has requested a transfer from FC Dallas and is being eyed up by some of Europe’s biggest clubs. In an interview with 90 Minute Football, Pepi revealed that his dream is to play for Real Madrid. That begs the question; has an American played for Real Madrid?
An incredible Portland Timbers bicycle kick goal from Dairon Asprilla rocked Providence Park on Wednesday night as his side defeated San Jose 2-0.
Asprilla’s goal instantly went viral. A bicycle kick from outside of the penalty box is a rarity in soccer and quickly was featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.