News Category: Soccer

Union going through ‘grind,’ with Orlando City next

The Philadelphia Union will try to snap a four-match winless run Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side mired in its own struggles. The Union (3-2-5, 14 points) won three in a row before their recent 0-2-2 stumble, which included rare consecutive home defeats. Philadelphia looked to be headed to a third straight loss last Saturday until just before halftime of what turned into a 2-2 draw on the road against D.C. United.

Red Bulls look to bounce back from big loss, host Revolution

Last weekend, the New York Red Bulls encountered Lionel Messi in their trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and were promptly humbled due to their inability to stop the superstar from scoring once and setting up five other goals. Coming off their worst loss of the season in an unsuccessful visit to the top team in the MLS, the Red Bulls hope to get back on track Saturday night when they host the struggling New England

NYCFC hopes for break from road woes in match vs. Toronto FC

New York City FC coach Nick Cushing knows there are going to be bumps in the road. And his club has had plenty on the road. NYCFC (4-5-2, 14 points) has won just once away from home in 23 matches in all competitions since the start of last season heading into Saturday night’s match at Toronto FC (6-4-1, 19 points). The lone victory in that 1-13-9 streak was 1-0 over CF Montreal last July. “Progress

Nashville SC, Charlotte FC look to build on victories

Recent success can do wonders for the mindset of teams that have a losing record. Two of those teams will meet Saturday night when Charlotte FC hosts Nashville SC. Both clubs are coming off welcome victories. “Very, very important for some confidence,” Nashville coach Gary Smith said. “Make no mistake, it’s the first step in a long journey for us to get back to some rhythm, some success, put ourselves back in a position where

Inter Miami face CF Montreal, seek to stay on a roll

MLS leader Inter Miami will hit the road this weekend looking for their fifth straight win in league play when they face CF Montreal on Saturday night. Miami (7-2-3, 24 points) has at least three goals in each of its previous four matches and leads the MLS with 32 goals, 11 more than the next-closest team. Leading the charge for Inter Miami have been stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who have combined for 20

Atlanta United aims to end drought in clash with D.C. United

Stuck in a five-match winless drought, Atlanta United will look to get back on track when they host D.C. United on Saturday night. Atlanta (3-4-3, 12 points) is 0-2-3 in its last five MLS matches, including losses in its last two home dates. The most recent setback was 2-1 to visiting Minnesota United last Saturday in a game that saw Giorgos Giakoumakis come painfully close to the equalizer in stoppage time on a header that

Manchester City look to continue ascent vs. Fulham

Manchester City will continue pushing for a record fourth consecutive Premier League title when they visit a Fulham side that has been strong at home all season on Saturday. City (25-3-7, 82 points) remain in control of their destiny with three matches to play, and one in hand on an Arsenal side that enters the weekend with a one-point lead atop the table. And with the Gunners idle until Sunday’s clash at Manchester United, Manchester

Galaxy travel to Seattle down two key offensive weapons

A trip to Seattle is never easy for the Los Angeles Galaxy. And it appears Sunday’s match will be no different. The Galaxy (5-2-3, 18 points), who entered the weekend tied for first place in the Western Conference, will be without top striker Dejan Joveljic (hip injury) and playmaking midfielder Riqui Puig (suspended for yellow card accumulation) when they face the Sounders (2-5-3, 9 points). Joveljic leads the Galaxy with six goals, while Puig has

CF Montreal, Nashville SC face off in need of spark

Wins have been hard to come by recently for CF Montreal and Nashville SC. With each looking for a spark, Montreal tries again for its first win in Nashville in club history on Saturday night. Montreal (3-3-3, 12 points) started the season 2-0-1, but is just 1-3-2 since, with that lone victory, 2-1 against Cincinnati on April 13. Montreal settled for a 0-0 draw at Columbus last weekend, marking the fourth time this season it’s

Revolution, Fire clash in matchup of slow-starting teams

Having tied in each of their previous six meetings, the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution face off at Soldier Field on Saturday night. The Fire (2-4-4, 10 points) enter Saturday’s match sitting in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, three points back of seventh and eighth place. Chicago’s last win came April 6 against the Houston Dynamo. That was also the last time the Fire scored a goal as they have gone 0-1-2