OL Reign strengthened its hold on a NWSL playoff place and entrenched Gotham FC near the bottom of the table with a commanding 4-1 win at Lumen Field on Sunday behind some inspirational play from Megan Rapinoe. The 37-year-old was heavily involved in all four Reign goals and finished two herself.
In the 15th minute, Rapinoe's quick throw-in acted as the assist for Rose Lavelle's third of the season.
Lorenzo Insigne scored the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and host Toronto FC ended the Portland Timbers' unbeaten run with a 3-1 win on Saturday.
Toronto (8-12-5, 29 points) improved to 3-0-1 in its past four games. Portland (7-7-12, 33 points) had been on a 4-0-6 run since its last defeat back on May 28, against Inter Miami.
Jozy Altidore opened his tally in Liga MX after scoring in the electric 3-3 draw against Tijuana on Friday.
The former Toronto player had made his debut against Toluca last week, but only stepped on the pitch for the last 10 minutes.
After a marvelous through ball and movement by the American, Altidore let the ball roll and held the Xolos defender all the way into the 18-yard-box for an easy finish against Jonathan Orozco.
Malik Tillman has done it again. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder scored a headed goal for the second game in-a-row on Saturday during Rangers’ 4-0 victory vs. St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership.
In the 32nd minute Tillman scored the opener with a giant leap at the back post. With a height of 6 feet and 1 inch the kid is becoming quite the aerial threat.
The USMNT World Cup kits should be revealed in the near future, but as of now Nike is making us Americans anxiously wait to see the final result. Several “leaks” have been put out on the internet, with each one only adding to dread.
Nike’s World Cup number and letter font not yet finalized, but this is the final design for the USMNT away kit in Qatar. pic.twitter.com/0od8PR7Bd3
It’s becoming harder and harder for the haters to ignore women’s soccer. Viewership numbers skyrocketed during the 2022 Euros, the USWNT is finally getting paid for its discrimination lawsuit and if you ask how much are NWSL teams worth, the answer will now be nine figures long.
The summer transfer window for the big five European leagues closes on Thursday, Sept. 1. The past few months have seen a handful of Americans make big moves between clubs. Here are all the USMNT transfers summer 2022.
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A federal judge in California has preliminarily approved a $24 million settlement between the U.S. women's national soccer team (USWNT) and governing body U.S. Soccer in a years-long dispute over equal pay for female athletes.
U.S. Central District of California Judge Gary Klausner granted a motion to approve the landmark settlement filed by the players on Thursday and scheduled a hearing on Dec. 5 when he is expected to give final approval to the settlement.
Carlos Vela no hace mucho goles de cabeza, pero un testarazo suyo lideró la victoria 2-1 de la MLS sobre la Liga MX en el All-Star Game.
Tan rara fue la ocurrencia que el mismo jugador de LAFC se mostró sorprendido por la anotación en los micrófonos de TUDN. "Es de los pocos goles que tengo de cabeza en mi carrera", señaló entre risas.
La anotación de Vela se produjo en los primeros compases del juego, cuando el mexicano apareció solo en el segundo poste para conectar un centro de su compañero en LAFC, Diego Palacios.
The result of the 2022 MLS All-Star Game is no reason to philosophize over the shifting balance of North American soccer, but it is the perfect time to address the format of the All-Star Game itself: 2023 should see the return of a super club to play Major League Soccer's finest.