Friday night’s Sporting KC-Orlando City match had a little bit of everything for VAR haters, with three goals disallowed, two by the VAR. But VAR giveth and VAR taketh: An incredible Nani goal was initially ruled offside, but the VAR reversed the decision as the Portuguese star gave the visitors a 1-1 draw on Friday in Kansas City, Kansas.
Lo sabemos. Para Chicharito Hernández 2020 fue un año para tirar por el inodoro. En mala forma física y con apenas dos goles en 12 partidos, muchos estaban convencidos de que su paso por LA Galaxy estaba destinado a ser uno de los grandes fiascos de la MLS. Sin embargo, en el inicio de la temporada 2021, el mexicano anunció que está listo para pelearla y demostrar que está para soñar con cosas chingonas.
Sus goles en el debut lo hicieron merecedor del premio al Mejor Jugador de la Semana en la MLS. También sirvieron para recordar en lo que es bueno:
En 25 ediciones de la MLS, solo un entrenador latino tuvo el privilegio de ser campeón. El hombre en cuestión es Gerardo Martino, quien puso de rodillas a la liga con su fantástico Atlanta United en 2018.
La temporada 2021, la 26 de la competencia, ya está en curso y nos preguntamos si hay algún técnico que pueda seguir los pasos del Tata. Al inicio del torneo hay nueve estrategas con conexión latina y aquí vemos cuáles son sus credenciales.
LAFC coach Bob Bradley took his best player, Carlos Vela, off 22 minutes into the season opener against Austin FC on Saturday. Moments later he admitted to the national FOX broadcast he may have “jumped the gun.”
Matías Almeyda comenzó su tercera temporada al mando de los San Jose Earthquakes de la MLS, con una derrota por 2-1 ante el Houston Dynamo. El partido fue una montaña rusa, tal como cada campaña del argentino al mando del club. Todo reflejo de su estilo directo y de marca al hombre que a veces puede salir horrible, como ocurrió en el primer tiempo, y que a veces regala momentos de brillantez única, como sucedió en el complemento.
Last year, Darlington Nagbe flicked the ball up to himself and smashed a gorgeous volleyed goal that easily won 2020 MLS Goal of the Year honors. On the first day of the 2021 MLS season, João Paulo one-upped Nagbe with an even better version of the move, a stunning strike that will take some doing to prevent from being the 2021 MLS Goal of the Year.
The Seattle Sounders thrashed Minnesota United 4-0 on opening night in Seattle. The result was surprising given the intensity of the Sounders’ 3-2 stoppage-time win over United in the Western Conference Finals just a few months ago.
Chris Wondolowski is the greatest goal scorer in MLS history, and he likely will be for some time. But while his finishing ability in the box in unparalleled, so too is his country’s desire to scapegoat him for that one miss against Belgium at the 2014 World Cup. So it’s impossible to ignore another incredible Wondo miss, made in the first game of his 17th MLS campaign on Friday night.
Major League Soccer (MLS) has said that Inter Miami's signing of French World Cup-winning midfielder Blaise Matuidi last year was not in compliance with their roster and budget rules and that the club could face sanctions.
The side co-owned by David Beckham recruited Matuidi on a free transfer after he left Italian champions Juventus in August. The league said last month it would launch a formal review of the deal.
Austin FC has signed a Pulisic, but it’s probably not the one you’re thinking. William Pulisic, cousin of Chelsea star Christian Pulisic, signed a contract with the MLS expansion club a day before the new Texas club makes its debut.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Austin FC also announced it had signed defender Aedan Stanley, who was the club’s third draft pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Pulisic and Stanley were teammates for a year at Duke University.
As Major League Soccer’s 26th season begins this weekend, a record 27 teams will compete for the MLS Cup. That number will expand to 29 by 2023, with a 30th club in the works. While there are plenty of critics who say expansion is diluting the quality on the pitch and merely enriching current owners’ pockets with expansion fees, I for one want to see MLS expansion continue well beyond 30 teams. If you’re going to go big, go really fucking big. I’m talking 40, 50, 60 teams even.