Coachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League as the preseason event continues to get bigger and bigger. The three-week event will take place from Feb. 1-22 at the Empire Polo...

Red Bull Arena becomes Sports Illustrated Stadium in 13-year naming rights deal with MLS team

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Red Bull Arena has become Sports Illustrated Stadium in a 13-year partnership agreement announced Wednesday by the Major League Soccer runner-up. The 25,000-seat soccer specific stadium had been called Red Bull Arena since it opened in 2010. It is the home of...

LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record 6th MLS Cup championship

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy finished 26th in the 29-team Major League Soccer standings just one season ago, and their biggest supporters boycotted certain matches to protest a decade of poor performance. The most successful club in league history seemed light years away from its luminous...

In his third straight MLS Cup final, goalkeeper John McCarthy delivers a title for LA Galaxy

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Only one team ended up expressing interest in John McCarthy during the offseason last year. It ended up paying off for both. McCarthy helped deliver an MLS Cup title to the LA Galaxy on Saturday, making four saves in a 2-1 victory over the New...

LA Galaxy beat New York Red Bulls 2-1 for their record 6th MLS Cup championship

FIFA gives Club World Cup new opening day for Messi, Inter Miami. MetLife also gets both semifinals

ZURICH (AP) — The 2025 Club World Cup will now kick off one day earlier with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami opening the monthlong tournament on June 14, and ending with a week of games at MetLife Stadium near New York. FIFA published the 63-game schedule Saturday for the first...

MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season

As Major League Soccer prepares for its championship game on Saturday, the league is also looking at how to best position itself for growth as high-profile events descend on the United States over the next two years. The United States will host the FIFA Club World Cup next year...

Original MLS clubs LA Galaxy, NY Red Bulls cap their amazing turnarounds with showdown for MLS Cup

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls have been Major League Soccer mainstays since the league's inaugural season in 1996, signing glamorous players and regularly competing for championships through years of success and setbacks in a league that's perpetually improving...

Greg Vanney looking to complete Galaxy's turnaround with a title Saturday in the MLS Cup final

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Vanney returned to the LA Galaxy in hopes that he could restore them as one of the premier franchises in Major League Soccer. The Galaxy could accomplish that Saturday in one of the biggest turnarounds in league history. After finishing...

The draw for FIFA’s revamped Club World Cup is coming up. Here’s what to know

GENEVA (AP) — Soccer’s biggest ever global club tournament is coming to the United States next year and the 32-team group stage will be drawn Thursday. European powers Real Madrid and Manchester City, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, recently crowned South American champion Botafogo...