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Las Vegas Lights Home Opener Had A Better Atmosphere Than Some MLS Clubs This Weekend

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of attending a second division match in the United States, you've seen some real grassroots support. The USL Championship (formerly just the USL) has been around for quite some time, and has expanded to an eye-popping 36 teams this year. Austin Bold FC is one of the newest clubs making the rounds in the USL Championship, and the new boys travelled to Las Vegas for the start of the season. 

Gedion Zelalem Joins Sporting Kansas City From Arsenal

Trend meets trend: Another U.S. national team or youth prospect makes the jump to Major League Soccer as Sporting Kansas City signs a talented, young player off the radar of most clubs. That's what we got today when Sporting officially announced that Gedion Zelalem had signed from Arsenal. The 22-year-old joins Kansas City for the 2019 season, with club options for two additional years. 

Marco Fabián Misses Penalty, Gets Sent Off In Union Defeat

There’s always going to be an emphasis on how Designated Players perform in MLS, that comes with the territory of earning 20 times more than your teammates. And there’s always going to be an extra emphasis on Mexico’s internationals in the league, especially when they’re just 29 and stepping away from three years in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt.

FC Dallas Trolls Zlatan Ibrahimović Ahead Of Saturday's Meeting

Zlatan Ibrahimovic loves to boast and has no lack of self-confidence. His league titles around Europe and amazing goals have placed him in the top echelon of players over the past decade. Even in MLS, Zlatan has already created several memorable moments, including his come-from-behind-victory brace against LAFC on his debut. But this time Zlatan has probably overestimated himself. 

Mexico Looking To Call Up Efra Alvarez For Gold Cup, But Gregg Berhalter Remains Hopeful

A big storyline from Major League Soccer’s opening weekend was the debut of 16-year-old LA Galaxy phenom Efrain Alvarez. The Los Angeles native was an academy product before becoming a revelation in the USL last year, scoring 12 goals and adding three assists in 17 appearances for the club’s reserve team, LA Galaxy II. 

5 Things We Learned From MLS Week 1

MLS returned for its 24th season this past weekend bringing new faces, a 24th club and lots of drama. The introduction of FC Cincinnati gives the league a more balanced schedule and gets rid of a team having to sit out bye weeks. MLS continued its fine form of entertaining and attacking soccer from 2018, averaging 3.4 goals per match. Yes, it's early, but there are still some key takeaways from MLS Week 1. 

MLS Opens With Beckham Statue, Referee Sub And Coldest Game In History

The 24th season of Major League Soccer kicked off yesterday with 20 of the league’s 24 teams in action on opening day. If you weren’t glued to your TV for 12 straight hours, you might’ve missed something. Here’s a quick recap of the major storylines from Day One.

We got things started in Philadelphia, where Mexican international Marco Fabián opened his Union account from the penalty spot, but a Michael Bradley brace helped Toronto FC to a 3-1 road victory.

Proving He’s The Ultimate Troll Who Will Never Go Away, Michael Bradley Just Scored First Goal Of 2019 MLS Season

Michael Bradley hadn’t scored a goal in MLS play since 2016. We know he has it in him, but we were starting to wonder if he’d ever score again.

5 MLS Matches To Watch Opening Weekend

The 24th season of Major League Soccer kicks off Saturday with 12 matches across multiple networks. FC Cincinnati joins as the latest expansion franchise to MLS, bringing the total to 24 teams. Atlanta United impressed on and off the field in 2018, winning the MLS Cup before record crowds and average attendance over 53,000.

LA Galaxy Solves Its 4 DP Conundrum By Buying Out Giovani Dos Santos’ Contract

The Galaxy had a Designated Player problem. With four LA Galaxy DPs — and only three allowed by MLS rules — the league’s flagship club had to do something before the start of the 2019 season. 

Last year when Zlatan Ibrahimovic signed with the Galaxy, he signed a smaller contract to keep him under DP status because the club already had three DPs: Giovani dos Santos, Jonathan dos Santos and Romain Alessandrini. But Zlatan re-upped his contract in the offseason, putting him in DP money despite the fact the three others remained under contract. 

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