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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs in first round
2 months ago

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs in first round

Hindustan Times  

Lionel Messi's goal of winning the MLS Cup title came to an abrupt end on Saturday with his Inter Miami suffering a shock first-round elimination from the playoffs after a 3-2 home defeat to Atlanta United. Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts during the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference semifinal second leg between Inter Miami CF and Atlanta …

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Major League Soccer: How the sport is about to get a massive tech upgrade in the United States
5 months, 1 week ago

Major League Soccer: How the sport is about to get a massive tech upgrade in the United States

Slate  

The elevator landed on the suite level of Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, and emptied out into a miniature CES full of soccer’s latest and greatest technological achievements. On July 24 and 25, as a sort of VIPs-only sideshow to the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the MLS held this expo to demonstrate what’s next for the sport, a commercial …

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MLS teams adjust to a summer of soccer without some of the league’s biggest names
6 months, 3 weeks ago

MLS teams adjust to a summer of soccer without some of the league’s biggest names

Associated Press  

Lionel Messi could miss as many as six games with Inter Miami if Argentina wins its way to the Copa America final. “So the more accomplished players you have on your team, the ones that are at international level, that’s a great thing most weeks — until you lose them and then you don’t have them.” The league also is …

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Lionel Messi transforms L.A. into a star-studded celebration of soccer
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lionel Messi transforms L.A. into a star-studded celebration of soccer

LA Times  

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi, left, shoots and scores in front of Galaxy defender Martin Caceres during stoppage time to force a 1-1 tie Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park. The game was the Galaxy’s season opener, but the atmosphere was more South Beach party than MLS match, with almost as many fans decked out in Barbie-pink Inter Miami jerseys …

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Inter Miami expects trophies from Messi’s first full season in MLS
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Inter Miami expects trophies from Messi’s first full season in MLS

The Hindu  

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami get the new Major League Soccer season underway on Wednesday with pressure on the Argentine star to deliver trophies for his club and more eyeballs on the league. The World Cup winner joined Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain in mid-July, the biggest name ever to move to MLS and his signing caused a massive spurt …

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Inside Toronto FC’s fractured culture: Insigne and Bernardeschi clashes, Bradley distrust
1 year, 7 months ago

Inside Toronto FC’s fractured culture: Insigne and Bernardeschi clashes, Bradley distrust

New York Times  

On Monday, two days after a 91st-minute Gyasi Zardes goal in Austin sent Toronto FC to its fourth loss in six games, a group of veteran TFC players gathered on a conference call on their day off. The call, according to multiple sources briefed by players who took part, included nine or 10 players and was led by the two …

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How Philadelphia Union’s record-setting MLS rampage was built
2 years, 3 months ago

How Philadelphia Union’s record-setting MLS rampage was built

New York Times  

Before he owned the Philadelphia Union, Jay Sugarman made his fortune by founding and running iStar, a commercial real estate company with billions of dollars worth of holdings. Philadelphia has never spent all that much on players, but there probably isn’t another team in the league that has done a better job of identifying and exploiting market inefficiencies than the …

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Gareth Bale on LAFC shows how MLS is attracting European stars
2 years, 6 months ago

Gareth Bale on LAFC shows how MLS is attracting European stars

LA Times  

Gareth Bale takes a shot during a World Cup qualifier between Wales and Austria in March. Once the world’s most expensive soccer player, Bale signed a cut-rate deal with LAFC because the team can guarantee the Welsh attacker the minutes necessary to prepare for the World Cup. Soccer Gareth Bale agrees to one-year deal with LAFC Welsh soccer star Gareth …

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Chicharito, Carlos Vela are highest-paid MLS players
3 years, 7 months ago

Chicharito, Carlos Vela are highest-paid MLS players

LA Times  

Galaxy forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez reacts after scoring a goal. LAFC’s Carlos Vela has the highest guaranteed salary in MLS at $6.3 million and the Galaxy’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernández has the highest base pay at $6 million. Inter Miami’s Gonzalo Higuaín is the next-best-paid player, with a base salary of $5.1 million and guaranteed compensation of $5.794 million. Guaranteed compensation …

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MLS is coming back, but the process to get there has left lasting scars
4 years, 7 months ago

MLS is coming back, but the process to get there has left lasting scars

New York Times  

Text messages started to whip around the player pool as soon as the video conference ended. … it was something that made our job as players extremely easy, because we knew who we were sitting across the table from.” Or, as another player who spoke to The Athletic on condition of anonymity in order to prevent retribution put it, “You …

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