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DirecTV signs multiyear deal as kit sponsor for the MLS expansion San Diego FC
DirecTV has signed a multiyear deal to become the jersey partner of the San Diego FC, its first foray into kit sponsorship in MLS while expanding its presence in the local sports market.
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Robinson, Zimmerman and Mihailovic on US men’s Olympic soccer roster
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MLS teams adjust to a summer of soccer without some of the league’s biggest names
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Mired in disappointing season, Atlanta United fires coach Gonzalo Pineda
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Messi scores 12th goal of season, MLS-leading Inter Miami comes back to tie St. Louis 3-3
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Messi scores, but Inter Miami’s 10-match MLS unbeaten streak ends in 3-1 loss to Atlanta United
Lionel Messi scored yet again but it wasn’t enough as Inter Miami’s 10-match Major League Soccer winning streak came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Atlanta United.
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Messi, Suarez and Busquets to miss Inter Miami’s MLS game against Whitecaps
Lionel Messi will not play in Inter Miami’s match in Vancouver against the Whitecaps on Saturday. Miami coach Gerardo Martino says the move is based on the team’s crowded upcoming schedule.
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Timbers’ Chara readies for rival Sounders boasting MLS record for regular-season games with a club
Chara and the Portland Timbers will host longtime Cascadia Cup rival Seattle on Sunday. It will be the 38-year-old Colombian midfielder’s 33rd career regular-season league match against the Sounders.
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Caleb Porter fined by Major League Soccer for criticizing replacement referee
New England Revolution coach Caleb Porter has been fined by Major League Soccer for criticizing the replacement officials who worked his team’s games while the unionized referees and assistants were locked out.
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Major League Soccer players seldom used when full US national team gathers
Just five of 110 starting positions on the U.S. national team have been filled with Major League Soccer players for the 10 matches the full pool has been available since the 2022 World Cup, including two of 66 since Gregg Berhalter returned as coach.
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Giakoumakis hat trick highlights Atlanta’s 4-1 victory over New England in MLS
Giorgos Giakoumakis scored three goals in a 19-minute stretch of the second half and Atlanta United routed the New England Revolution 4-1 in the MLS home opener for the Five Stripes.
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MLS reverts to having All-Stars face best of Mexico’s Liga MX at Columbus on July 24
Major League Soccer is going back to having its All-Star Game feature the league’s top players facing the best of Mexico’s Liga MX.
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3 MLS teams are celebrating 50 years of North American pro soccer this season
The North American Soccer League was at the top of professional soccer in the United States well before Major League Soccer kicked off.
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is ‘very prepared’ to deal with referee lockout
Lionel Messi’s first full season in Major League Soccer was beginning with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami played host to Real Salt Lake, and Commissioner Don Garber said the league is not sure what will happen next.
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Soccer academy in Southern California will join an evolving MLS system that’s paying dividends
An international soccer academy called Right to Dream is coming to the United States as the academy under San Diego FC, which will join Major League Soccer as the league’s 30th team in 2025.
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Major League Soccer kicks off with all eyes on Lionel Messi & Co. at Inter Miami
Messi Mania returns to Major League Soccer as Lionel Messi embarks on his first full season with Inter Miami.
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Mike Montville hitting coach and Seth Ellanson assistant athletic trainer for Norfolk (IL),Roberto Mercado manager, Josh Bunselmeyer hitting coach, Chase Sebby fundamentals coach, Billy Facteau development coach, Julio Ibarra athletic trainer and Austin Meine pitching coach
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HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with 2B Jose Altuve.
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with LHP Cionel Perez on a one-year contract.
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MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday that the looming MLS season will be chronicled in a new all-access docuseries similar to the ones that have given fans a deep, different look at golf, auto racing and tennis in recent months.
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Laurent Courtois hired as head coach of Montreal’s Major League Soccer team
Laurent Courtois has been hired as head coach of Montreal’s Major League Soccer team after two seasons as head coach of Columbus Crew 2 in the third team MLS Next Pro.
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MLB — Suspended Pittsburgh RHP Hader Blanco and RHP Ismael Laureano 56 games without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Program.
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Robinson, Moore and Sands only veterans on US roster for exhibition against Slovenia
Defenders Miles Robinson, Shaq Moore and James Sands were the only veterans selected while goalkeeper Zack Steffen and defender Walker Zimmerman were omitted for the United States’ training camp ahead of a Jan. 20 exhibition against Slovenia at San Antonio.
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Messi’s Miami opens MLS on Feb. 21. Star could miss at least 6 matches while with Argentina
Lionel Messi’s first full season with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami starts Feb. 21 at home against Real Salt Lake in a matchup three days ahead of other openers, and Messi could miss at least six games while with Argentina’s national team.
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US Soccer Federation refuses MLS attempt to pull top rosters from US Open Cup
The U.S. Soccer Federation refused Major League Soccer’s attempt to pull its top rosters from next year’s U.S. Open Cup, the sport’s oldest competition in the nation.
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MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points
The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league.
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Major League Soccer playoffs kick off with a new format, a best-of-3 first-round series
Major League Soccer’s playoffs have a new twist this season. The opening round will be a best-of-three series.
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The sun sets on Landon Donovan’s San Diego Loyal soccer club after heartbreaking OT loss
Landon Donovan’s San Diego Loyal soccer club was born on March 7, 2020, playing its first match just a few days before the pandemic shut down the world.
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MLS opens the playoffs on Wednesday with 2 wild-card games
The Major League Soccer playoffs were set following a chaotic Decision Day across the league. Games in each of the league’s conferences were played simultaneously with the Eastern Conference kicking off three hours before the West.
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Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey has a shot at NFL history in his 2nd pro career after soccer
Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey is closing in on NFL history as a 28-year-old rookie. The former Major League Soccer prospect has made 16 consecutive field goals to start his career.
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Lionel Messi earns $20.4 million under contract with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami
Lionel Messi’s annualized compensation from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million.
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP Bruce Zimmermann from Norfolk (IL).
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Messi and Miami miss MLS playoffs, eliminated with 1-0 loss to Cincinnati
Lionel Messi’s first season in Major League Soccer will end without a trip to the playoffs following Inter Miami’s 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati.
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Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?
Lionel Messi’s arrival in the United States has boosted his team and Major League Soccer. No. 10 jerseys have been flying off the shelves, ticket prices have at times reached unheard-of levels and Inter Miami’s games have been selling out, even on the road.
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DETROIT TIGERS — Placed RHP Matt Manning on the 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Trey Wingenter from Toledo (IL).
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