Articles filed under Soccer
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Guirassy scores twice and Dortmund advances at Club World Cup with 2-1 win over feisty MonterreyJul 01, 2025 10:18 pm - ATLANTA — Serhou Guirassy scored a pair of first-half goals, both assisted by Karim Adeyemi, and Borussia Dortmund held off Monterrey 2-1 Tuesday night in the final round...
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US gets past Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicksJun 29, 2025 8:55 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-...
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US soccer great Tobin Heath hoping Club World Cup spurs more growth for game at homeJun 28, 2025 10:31 pm - Tobin Heath might know something about what makes soccer resonate within the U.S. Her resume, in part: She won NCAA titles in college at North Carolina, then went on to win two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. women's national team and two World Cup titles as well, all coming after she was inspired by the 1999 Women's World Cup.
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Philip Zinckernagel kick-starts first-half onslaught and Chicago goes on to defeat Charlotte 3-2Jun 28, 2025 10:24 pm - Philip Zinckernagel scored to open a three-goal surge in the first half and the Chicago Fire held on to defeat Charlotte 3-2. Chicago scored three times in an 11-minute span of the first half and took a commanding 3-0 lead into the halftime break.
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Damiani’s PK, Glesnes’ late block help Union beat Fire 1-0Jun 25, 2025 11:22 pm - Bruno Damiani converted from the penalty spot in the 10th minute and 19-year-old goalkeeper Andrew Rick had his fourth shutout of the season to help the Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire 1-0. Philadelphia (12-3-4), the points leader in all of MLS with 40, is unbeaten — with eight wins — in 11 straight. Jakob Glesnes blocked a shot by Chicago's Brian Gutiérrez in the third minute of stoppage time to preserve the Union's win. Chicago (7-7-4) had 57% possession and outshot the Union 15-11, but the Fire managed just two shots on goals.
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Miami’s Lionel Messi at $20.4 million earns more than 21 other MLS teams’ payrolls this yearJun 25, 2025 12:14 pm - Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer for the third straight year with total annual compensation of $20.4 million, greater than the entire payroll of 21 teams. Messi's base compensation is $12 million, according to the Major League Soccer Players Association.
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Tillman and Agyemang goals overcome Freese gaffe, US beats Haiti 2-1 to win CONCACAF Gold Cup groupJun 22, 2025 8:20 pm - ARLINGTON, Texas — Patrick Agyemang scored a tiebreaking goal in the 75th minute, and the United States overcame Matt Freese’s goalkeeping gaffe to beat Haiti 2-1 on Sund...
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Richards’ 2nd-half goal lifts US over Saudi Arabia 1-0 and into CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinalsJun 19, 2025 10:40 pm - Defender Chris Richards scored with a flick of the ball off a second-half free kick to lift the United States to a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Thursday night, sending the Americans on to the quarterfinals.
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US hopes 5-0 win over Trinidad starts upswing after longest losing streak since 2007Jun 15, 2025 10:34 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — The U.S. hopes a blowout win over the world's 100th-ranked team can start to lessen the pessimism created by the Americans' longest losing streak since...
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Hany Mukhtar, Sam Surridge and Joe Willis lead Nashville to 2-0 victory over FireJun 14, 2025 11:16 pm - Hany Mukhtar and Sam Surridge scored second-half goals and Joe Willis posted his fifth clean sheet of the season as Nashville SC blanked the Chicago Fire 2-0 on Saturday ...