Brian McBride discusses how the league should handle the elbow by Zlatan Ibrahimovic that resulted in a cracked skull for LAFC’s Mohamed El-Munir.
LA Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic got into the face of LAFC assistant Zak Abdel after scoring a hat trick against the Galaxy’s city rivals.
LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has escaped punishment from Major League Soccer, but was given a formal warning by the league’s Disciplinary Committee for elbowing LAFC defender Mohamed El-Munir late in last Friday’s 3-2 LA Derby win at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The incident, which left El-Munir with a facial fracture, took place in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time when the two players were involved in an aerial duel, with Ibrahimovic elbowing the LAFC defender on the right…
On Tuesday, the latest attempt to stoke the MLS/Liga MX rivalry will take place with the inaugural matches in the Leagues Cup. In each of the four games, an MLS side will go up against a Liga MX counterpart, with the winners progressing to the semifinals to be held on Aug. 20 (All games will be available on ESPN+). The final will take place in Las Vegas a month later.
ESPN’s Taylor Twellman explains where things went wrong for the USMNT in their 1-0 defeat to Mexico in the 2019 Gold Cup final.
Jozy Altidore’s stunning opener set the tone for Toronto who added two more goals to defeat the New York Red Bulls 3-1 at BMO Field.
James Harden has joined the Dynamo’s ownership group.
Brian McBride reflects on the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and examines the tournament’s impact on the U.S. and Mexico. 
Haji Wright was called into training camp for the USMNT prior to the Gold Cup and also took part in a camp for the U.S. U-23 side.
The conclusion of the Gold Cup brought about mixed emotions for the U.S. men’s national team. There was disappointment at the 1-0 final defeat to arch-rivals Mexico, especially given the fact that the tournament hosts squandered several wide-open scoring chances.