About five years ago, American fans were salivating over the thought of Jürgen Klinsmann’s son lining up for the Red, White & Blue. Jonathan Klinsmann, a 6-4 goalkeeper, was born in Munich to a German World Cup winner and an American model. He appeared for the USMNT youth teams and made his debut at Hertha Berlin as a 20-year-old in the Europa League in 2017.
Los Angeles FC striker Carlos Vela is bracing for the future with his current contract set to expire at the end of the month.
Vela, 33, has two matches remaining on the deal: June 26 against the New York Red Bulls and June 29 against FC Dallas. Both games are at home.
"I think we created a really good team, we are doing pretty well," Vela said on Saturday. "I feel good to be here. I enjoy to play in L.A. with our fans. And of course I have that thing in mind, to win a trophy with this club. So my head is always focused on that.
Mario Götze is among the latest bunch of foreign players to be linked with big-money moves to MLS sides. The former German international is said to have already met with David Beckham’s Inter Miami, per Fabrizio Romano and MLS insider Tom Bogert. Miami, which has an available Designated Player spot, is among the favorites to trigger Götze’s $4.2 million release clause.
Major League Soccer is commemorating Juneteenth 2022 with special “Freedom To Be” kits. Every club over the June 18-19 weekend wore MLS Juneteenth jerseys, which will then be auctioned off to benefit Black communities chosen by every MLS club.
From Mexico City to Vancouver, Los Angeles to New York, the men’s 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada will be one of the greatest spectacles in the history of sport. It’s never too early to start looking ahead to the next World Cup, especially when it will be held in our backyard. Here’s a preview of all 2026 World Cup stadiums.
In recent years, the number of American soccer players moving to Europe has increased exponentially. Normally, these players leave MLS clubs or their academies, but the latest American to move abroad did not follow this traditional path.
He transferred from the USL Championship to Ligue 1 and set a domestic record in the process. On Tuesday, Orange County SC (OCSC) center back Kobi Henry joined Stade de Reims for a fee of $700,000 — the biggest fee ever accepted by a USL club.
Major League Soccer is going all in with Apple TV. The two entities announced an agreement worth a reported $2.5 billion, but no one can figure out if the MLS Apple TV deal is a good thing for soccer in the U.S.
The current MLS TV deal with ESPN, Fox and Univision expires at the end of the 2022 season. Previously, ESPN+ has been the streaming home of MLS matches. Starting in 2023, every match will be streamed exclusively on Apple TV.
It always seemed likely after the success of last year's matchup, but MLS All-Star Game 2022 is an MLS vs Liga MX rematch at Minnesota United's Allianz Field in Saint Paul on Wednesday, August 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
MLS won last year's event at Banc of California Stadium in a shootout and Matt Turner became a global icon, so don't tell me this doesn't matter.
Most sports fans in the United States think of summer as the season for baseball, but the warmest months of the year are also the perfect time to attend a professional soccer match — and there's no shortage of teams.
As Major League Baseball continues to cut minor league teams, the decline of professional baseball in the country becomes more prominent. But not so with soccer.
Héctor Herrea dio en redes sociales su último adiós al Atlético de Madrid y ya comienza a enfocarse en su rol de jugador franquicia en el Houston Dynamo de la MLS.
El seleccionado mexicano estuvo de visita en las instalaciones del club y prometió compartir "grandes momentos y alegrías" con los aficionados, antes de invitarlos al Derby de Texas vs. FC Dallas, en un partido que podría marcar su debut en el fútbol estadounidense.