Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sean Johnson both received yellow cards after this incident late in the match between LA Galaxy and NYCFC.
Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler said he’s ready for the “challenge” the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic will present when his team faces the LA Galaxy on Wednesday night.
Ibrahimovic, who missed the last two Galaxy matches due to suspension for violent conduct, will be back in the lineup when the two teams meet at Children’s Mercy Park.
The Galaxy certainly missed his goals as they scored just one goal in those two matches, a loss against the Colorado Rapids and a win over Orlando City.
“He’s…
Amid a power struggle in the Western Conference of MLS, Alejandro Moreno reveals how the top six will look entering the MLS Cup Playoffs.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Sporting Kansas City signed a quartet of its All-Star players, including long-time star Graham Zusi and defender Matt Besler, to multi-year contract extensions on Tuesday.
Midfielders Roger Espinoza and Ilie Sanchez also signed extensions, ensuring that four of the club’s most popular and important players will remain its foundation for at least the next couple years. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Besler and Zusi joined the club in the 2009 draft, and quickly became…
Kasey Keller talks the positives and negatives from the United States’ 1-1 draw on the road against Honduras.
With their backs against the wall following a home loss to Costa Rica on Friday night, the USMNT fell behind only to find a late goal off a free-kick scramble that helped Bruce Arena’s side salvage a point in Honduras.
Positives
Nothing improved for the Americans following Friday night’s defeat, when they largely controlled proceedings but made crucial mistakes that cost them the game. Against Honduras, the conditions dictated a very different performance. Christian Pulisic responded relatively…
Go behind the scenes with Sporting Kansas City’s equipment crew for a look at the work they do during training.
“Benny said that?” Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes asked.
“Benny wouldn’t have said that in 2013. So either we’ve brainwashed him, or it’s something that he really believes.”
A day earlier, Benny Feilhaber had ascribed Kansas City’s consistent success, at least in part, to a commitment to team defense. That even Feilhaber, who arrived four years ago as a stereotypically attack-minded playmaker, sees it that way is testament to just how deeply Vermes’ principles have taken root.
Sporting…
The guys chat with U.S. star Jermaine Jones, who has a message for his doubters, and ICC mastermind Charlie Stillitano.
As much as our U.S. Hot List exists primarily to track how American players’ performances with their clubs impact their standing with the national team, the recent international break revealed even more about where members of the squad stand in the estimation of coach Bruce Arena.
The choices that Arena made both with his roster and his lineup for last month’s World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama provided the first real window into the current pecking order. And that information that…
FC’s Herculez Gomez reveals his projected XI for the US against Honduras, and makes the case for John Brooks inclusion.
Herculez Gomez breaks down Bruce Arena’s USMNT roster and a few notable standouts who may have missed out.
Bobby Wood hit home a late consolation for Hamburg as they fell 2-1 to Monchengladbach in the DFB Pokal. U.S. Soccer has removed injured striker Bobby Wood from its squad for a key set of World Cup qualifiers and added midfielder Sacha Kljestan and defender Matt Besler.
Wood played into second-half stoppage time of Hamburg’s draw on Saturday, after which the German club wished him well on his travels, but U.S. Soccer said he has a back injury.
The U.S. opens camp in San Jose, California, on Monday. The team plays its first qualifier since rehiring Bruce Arena as coach against Honduras in San Jose…
Borussia Dortmund have taken the lead against Sportfreunde Lotte thanks to Christian Pulisic’s excellent finish.
After being sidelined with a serious heart condition, Clint Dempsey returned to the field, and had an immediate impact.
Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez recap the return of Tim Howard in Colorado’s 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls.
The first part of Bruce Arena’s selection process for next Friday’s critical World Cup qualifier against Honduras and another in Panama City four days is nearly complete, with the U.S. coach to name his roster for both games on Wednesday afternoon.
The second part, of course, requires Arena to settle on a lineup for the match against Los Catrachos in San Jose, California. With just one more weekend of club games left for him to assess the sharpness of his players, here’s a look at how 14 candidates…