The LA Galaxy put a damper on expansion side Charlotte FC's inaugural home game as Efraín Álvarez's late goal held up for a 1-0 win Saturday night before a Major League Soccer record crowd of 74,479.
The atmosphere and loudness of the huge crowd was the story of the night in North American soccer, but the Galaxy put on a better overall performance than the home team.
EFRA WHAT DID YOU JUST DO
Gonzalo Higuaín hasn’t enjoyed the happy fun time he thought he’d have when he joined MLS in 2020. The Inter Miami striker, who has played for Real Madrid, Juventus and Chelsea, not to mention a World Cup final, famously lamented how surprised he was at the difficulty of playing in the U.S.
“I thought I would come here and play with a cigarette in my mouth, and instead it is difficult,” Higuaín said.
No juegan en el mismo equipo ni viven en el mismo país, pero la distancia no es obstáculo para que Javier Hernández y André-Pierre Gignac expresen mutua admiración.
El bromance estuvo en completa exhibición estos días, luego de que Gignac diera una extensa entrevista a Fox Sports. En ella, el delantero francés de Tigres habló de varios temas y desde el amor que siente por México rogó por el retorno de Chicharito al Tri.
LOS ANGELES - Charlotte FC will play their first ever home game on Saturday and opponents LA Galaxy know they will have to weather a storm of excitement pouring out from the team's supporters.
Charlotte, who joined MLS as its 28th team this season, are expected to draw an MLS record 75,000 supporters to Bank of America Stadium for their highly-anticipated home debut.
While it is "fantastic" for the league that it is expanding into new markets, it presents problems for the visitors, LA Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said.
El bombástico fichaje de Héctor Herrera no sería suficiente para satisfacer la sed del Houston Dynamo por contar con talento mexicano. O al menos eso es lo que se desprende de los rumores que florecieron durante esta jornada, vinculando al equipo de la MLS con Diego Lainez.
Diego Lainez in talks with the Houston Dynamo
Mexico co-captain and Atlético Madrid midfielder Héctor Herrera will be joining the Houston Dynamo in July as his contract expires with the LaLiga giants at the end of the 2021-22 season. The Herrera Houston Dynamo move will be a free transfer with his contract running until 2025 and without a doubt the biggest in club history.
Freddy Adu held the record as the youngest MLS player ever for 18 years before Axel Kei broke his mark in January. Kei held the record for about six weeks.
MLS champion NYCFC announced the signing of Maximo Carrizo to a Homegrown contract on Monday, which just happened to be Carrizo’s 14th birthday. The deal makes him two weeks younger than Real Salt Lake’s Kei to become the youngest MLS player ever.
MLS's opening weekend took center stage Sunday with a massive clash on ESPN between the league's most decorated club, LA Galaxy, and reigning Cup champion NYCFC. The match served as a debut for Brazilian star Douglas Costa, but it was Javier "Chicharito" Hernández who stole the show with a 90th minute winner.
Yimmi Chará scored a bicycle-kick goal in the 78th minute as the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-2 tie with the visiting New England Revolution in both teams' Major League Soccer season opener Saturday night.
Dairon Asprilla also scored for the Timbers, who overcame 1-0 and 2-1 deficits in a driving rainstorm. Portland goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič made five saves, including tipping a header from Adam Buksa just over the crossbar late in second-half stoppage time. Brandon Bye and Sebastian Lletget scored for the Revolution.
Después de un 2021 maldito y plagado de lesiones, Carlos Vela demostró este sábado que el fuego sagrado aún arde en sus botas. El mexicano capitaneó al LAFC y con un hat trick destrozó al Colorado Rapids, en el inicio de la MLS 2022.
Vela se vio rápido, letal, clínico y con un físico sin las dolencias que lo castigaron el año pasado. De hecho, fue reemplazado solo hacia el final del partido para recibir los aplausos y los cantos de ¡MVP! de los aficionados que acudieron al Banc of California Stadium.