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Messi returns and scores twice as Inter Miami defeats Union 3-1

Sep. 14, 2024 23:18 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi made a successful return after a lengthy absence, scoring two goals and assisting on the third to lead Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night. The Argentine star winger and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner...

Messi back in starting lineup for Inter Miami's match against Philadelphia Union

Sep. 14, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is in the starting lineup for Inter Miami against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night. Messi took the field with the team before kickoff. The Argentine star winger and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has not played with...

Pochettino says US men's players should aspire to achieve like American women

Sep. 13, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino views the U.S. women's team as the example for his men. “I think that is going to be our inspiration,” he said. “That is the objective to match.” Pochettino held a 48-minute introductory news conference Friday, three days...

Uhre and Baribo each score a first-half goal, Union beat Red Bulls 2-0

Aug. 31, 2024 22:01 PM EDT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Mikael Uhre scored a goal — his first since June — in the opening minutes and assisted on another, Tai Baribo also scored a goal and the Philadelphia Union beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 Saturday night. New York (10-5-12) had its nine-game unbeaten...

Yaw Yeboah scores 1st goal of season as Crew beats Union 1-0

Aug. 28, 2024 21:48 PM EDT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Yaw Yeboah came on in the 62nd minute and scored his first goal of the season in the 75th to help Columbus beat the Philadelphia Union 1-0 Wednesday night, the Crew's sixth win in their last eight games. Columbus (13-4-7) had its six-game unbeaten streak —...

14-year-old sensation Cavan Sullivan catches eye of sports world as blossoming MLS prodigy

Aug. 03, 2024 08:11 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Outside the home clubhouse, a teen with close-cropped, bleached-white hair waited for Bryce Harper. The kid was in a Philadelphia Phillies jersey, flap open, a gold chain against his bare chest. Most kids Cavan Sullivan’s age would grow bug-eyed or feel some jitters meeting...

Gazdag's hat trick sparks Philadelphia Union's 3-0 win over Nashville

Jul. 20, 2024 22:50 PM EDT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Dániel Gazdag scored all three goals and the Philadelphia Union defeated Nashville SC 3-0 on Saturday night. Gazdag scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute. Gazdag made it 2-0...

Cavan Sullivan becomes youngest to appear in MLS match as Union top Revolution 5-1

Jul. 17, 2024 22:13 PM EDT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player to appear in an MLS match, Tai Baribo had his first career hat trick and Kai Wagner added three assists to help the Philadelphia Union end a 10-match winless streak with a 5-1 romp over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. ...

Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is the youngest ever in MLS. He's just 14 years old

Jul. 17, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Fourteen-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in Major League Soccer history on Wednesday night — and probably the youngest to play in any of the biggest professional sports leagues in the world. Sullivan was 14...

Deandre Kerr scores after own goal by Union's Jack Elliott to rally Toronto to 2-1 victory

Jul. 13, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Kerr scored four minutes after an own goal by Philadelphia's Jack Elliott to rally Toronto FC to a 2-1 victory over the Union on Saturday night. Philadelphia (4-10-9) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute and took it into halftime when Tai Baribo used an...