LOS ANGELES — When Christian Pulisic, captain of the national soccer team, announced last spring that he would choose rest over representing his country in the CONCACAF Gold Cup — the last major tournament before next summer's World Cup — the blowback was fierce and frequently personal.

He played a career-high 3,650 minutes for AC Milan ...Read more

MIAMI — Jordi Alba, one of the best left backs of his generation, announced on Tuesday morning that he will retire at the end of this Inter Miami season.

His legendary, almost telepathic connection with Lionel Messi, streaking up the left flank and delivering perfect crosses to Messi’s feet, created many memorable goals for both players ...Read more

CHESTER, Pa. — The Philadelphia Union clinched the Supporters’ Shield in dramatic fashion, edging New York City FC, 1-0, on Saturday at a sold-out Subaru Park.

Mikael Uhre scored the game’s only goal in the 40th minute, and a tenacious defensive effort the rest of the way delivered the Union their second major trophy in team history — ...Read more

MIAMI — The October FIFA window comes a most unfortunate time for Inter Miami, which could be missing as many as five players for the regular-season home finale Oct. 11 against Atlanta United, including Golden Boot leader Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Telasco Segovia.

Argentina’s national team is playing Venezuela in a friendly match ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Running on fumes, playing their 54th game of the year, Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates arrived at Chase Stadium Tuesday night determined to extinguish the resurgent Chicago Fire in a game with playoff implications.

Instead, they trudged off the field after disappointing their fans with a 5-3 loss despite a ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he might seek to move games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup — one of the world’s biggest sporting events — away from some of the U.S. cities currently planning to host, due to his concerns about safety.

It would appear the president has something in common with TV producers, out-of-state NFL fans ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — More than three years after 11 U.S. cities were awarded the right to host games during next summer's World Cup and just two months before the tournament draw, President Trump is threatening to move matches out of places he considers "a little bit dangerous."

Trump made the comments while speaking to reporters Thursday in the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — How good is Son Heung-min? On the night LAFC celebrated Carlos Vela's induction into the team's ring of honor, Vela asked for Son's autograph.

And he's not the only one. Small crowds of fans have begun gathering outside LAFC's training center at Cal State Los Angeles, some waiting for hours, to request Son's signature on scraps ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — This time, there were no temper tantrums. No fists flying. No spitting.

A depleted, determined and composed Inter Miami team, led by Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, dominated the Seattle Sounders, 3-1, on a humid Tuesday night at Chase Stadium in a rematch of the recent Leagues Cup final, which ended in an ugly brawl.

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LOS ANGELES — Maybe the national team turned a corner in last week's 2-0 win over Japan.

Maybe the change to a 3-4-2-1 formation unlocked the lively and innovative play that had been missing in the team's first year under coach Mauricio Pochettino. Maybe Pochettino and his players have finally found the chemistry and coordination that was so ...Read more

NEW YORK — U.S. women’s national soccer team star Savannah DeMelo collapsed Sunday night during an NWSL game.

DeMelo, 27, was stable and alert after she was taken to a hospital, according to her club, Racing Louisville. She collapsed during a game against OL Reign at Lumen Field in Seattle, and the match was called off after the incident.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A tactical switch and big performances by attacking stars earned the U.S. men’s soccer team a long-sought big win on Tuesday, 2-0 over Japan.

Alex Zendejas scored in the 30th minute and Folarin Balogun tallied in the 64th, while Wayne native Matt Freese made six saves in net at the other end — not always looking great, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was a moment that should have been celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. What could prove to be the most expensive transfer in women’s soccer history — and already is the largest outgoing transfer in NWSL history — had sent Alyssa Thompson from Angel City and the NWSL to Chelsea of England’s Women’s Super League....Read more

LOS ANGELES — The first phase of ticket sales for next summer's World Cup will open Wednesday with a 10-day presale lottery that will give applicants the opportunity to purchase up to four tickets apiece for as many as 10 matches.

Two other similar phases, the first running from late October through early December, will be followed by a first...Read more

HARRISON, N.J. — In the wake of the U.S. men’s soccer team’s latest ugly loss, this time a 2-0 defeat to South Korea on Saturday, manager Mauricio Pochettino was happy.

He insisted he was pleased with the style of his side’s performance and even said at one point, “Overall, I think we were better than South Korea.” Never mind that ...Read more

Inter Miami players Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Tomas Aviles, and Seattle Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart, received multiple game suspensions from the 2026 Leagues Cup as punishment for their behavior during a post-game brawl following Sunday’s Leagues Cup final.

The Leagues Cup Organizing Committee on Friday announced the ...Read more

Luis Suarez broke his silence and issued an apology early Thursday evening for his behavior during a post-game brawl following Inter Miami’s 3-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders in the Leagues Cup final on Sunday. Inter Miami also issued a statement.

Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan legend, was seen grabbing a Seattle Sounders player by the ...Read more

MIAMI — Ugly images of Inter Miami star Luis Suarez grabbing a Seattle Sounders player by the neck and spitting on a Sounders security officer during a postgame brawl Sunday night were reminiscent of incidents earlier in his career that have stained his legacy.

The 38-year-old Uruguayan icon, one of the greatest strikers in history with more ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Sargent’s track record as a striker is so odd that sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense.

How is it that a player with 50 goals in the last four seasons for England’s Norwich City hasn’t scored for the U.S. national team in six years?

It’s a question that perplexes many people.

Even considering his injury ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego FC’s entertaining 2-1 victory Sunday night in Los Angeles reaffirmed an interesting trait about the first-year franchise.

These players live up to their favored status at a good rate even when challenges mount.

That’s atypical of San Diego professional sports teams of prominence.

Historically, San Diego clubs tend ...Read more