LAFC can dominate MLS for years to come

Flying under the radar of the second-year club clinching the Supporters Shield are the two blue chip young talents from South America they acquired over the summer.

LAFC celebrates after clinching best MLS record

There's still a ton to play for this season, but LAFC paused Wednesday night to recognize the first trophy in club history.

Vela's stoppage time goal helps Los Angeles draw Toronto 1-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Carlos Vela scored a stoppage time goal to lift Los Angeles to a 1-1 tie with Toronto Saturday.

LA Galaxy secure 2-1 victory over Montreal Impact

CARSON, Calif. — Uriel Antuna gave Los Angeles the lead in the 50th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 27th goal of the season and the Galaxy earned a 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact Saturday.Ibrahimovic gave Los Angeles (15-13-3) a 1-0 advantage in the 31st minute with a shot 9 yards out from the

LA Galaxy secure 2-1 victory over Montreal Impact

Uriel Antuna gave Los Angeles the lead in the 50th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 27th goal of the season and the Galaxy earned a 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact Saturday. Ibrahimovic gave Los Angeles (15-13-3) a 1-0 advantage in the 31st minute with a shot 9 yards out from the center of the

Revs record 12 shots in 0-0 draw against Real Salt Lake

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Matt Turner and Andrew Putna had three saves each and the New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake came up scoreless in a 0-0 tie Saturday.

Houston Dynamo edge Orlando City 2-1

HOUSTON (AP) -- Alberth Elis and Christian Ramirez scored back-to-back goals in the second half and the Houston Dynamo earned a 2-1 victory over Orlando City Saturday.

Cincinnati and Chicago play to 0-0 draw

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Kenneth Kronholm had three saves for a shutout for Chicago Saturday and the Fire and Cincinnati each went scoreless in a 0-0 tie.

Montero's late goal lifts Vancouver into 1-1 tie with Crew

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Fredy Montero scored on a header in the 94th minute to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps into a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.

Colorado Rapids take down Sporting Kansas City 3-2

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Tommy Smith scored in the 85th minute and the Colorado Rapids secured a 3-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City Saturday.

Atlanta United defeats San Jose Earthquakes 3-1

ATLANTA (AP) -- Emerson Hyndman scored the go-ahead goal in the 90th minute and Atlanta United defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Saturday.

Coutinho scores his 1st Bayern goal in 4-0 rout of Cologne

Philippe Coutinho scored his first Bundesliga goal - twice - and Robert Lewandowski kept his scoring run going in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over 10-man Cologne on Saturday. After scoring a penalty in the 60th minute, Coutinho was forced to take it again as too many players had encroached in the area

LAFC forward Adama Diomande enters MLS health program

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles FC forward Adama Diomande has entered Major League Soccer's substance abuse and behavioral health program.

Vancouver Whitecaps looking to spoil Columbus Crew's playoff ambitions

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps won't be playing in the post-season this year but the team is still acutely aware of its ability to determine who does make the playoffs.For the second week in a row, the Whitecaps will have an opportunity to make another club's journey to the playoffs a little

Montreal Impact face tough task against L.A. Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact can't be intimidated by the towering figure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic if they hope to remain in playoff contention.Led by Ibrahimovic, the Los Angeles Galaxy (14-13-3) welcome the Impact (11-16-4) to Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday night with both MLS teams fighting

Stakes high for Toronto FC's game Saturday night at Los Angeles FC

The stakes are high Saturday for Toronto FC's first-ever visit to Banc of California Stadium to play league-leading Los Angeles FC.A win and Toronto FC (12-10-9) clinches a playoff berth. A Toronto loss, coupled with a NYCFC draw or loss in Dallas on Sunday, will earn LAFC (19-4-7) the Supporters

As Iron Front policy protests grow, clubs want MLS to fix problem of its own making

Supporters of the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers met with MLS on Thursday but remain frustrated by an issue that wasn't an issue until the league stepped in.

MLS meets with supporters groups over political displays

Major League Soccer officials met Thursday with supporters' groups from the Seattle Sounders, the Portland Timbers and the Independent Supporters Council to discuss a new league policy that bans fan displays deemed as political. At the heart of the issue is display of the Iron Front symbol, first

Rooney wants another trip to MLS playoffs before going home

As his Major League Soccer career draws to a close and he prepares to return home to England, Wayne Rooney would like one more shot at the playoffs. The longtime Manchester United and English national team striker is in the final regular-season stretch with D.C. United, which is 12-10-9 this season

United's Kallman suspended 10 games for substance abuse

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota United defender Brent Kallman has been suspended 10 games for violating the MLS substance abuse policy.

Mistakes cast cloud over Leverkusen's early promise

Bayer Leverkusen's early promise has been forgotten after two embarrassing defeats, and rivals are taking notes for their upcoming games against Peter Bosz's suddenly frail team. Leverkusen slumped to an unexpected 2-1 loss at home to Lokomotiv Moscow in its Champions League group opener on

Sounders, FC Dallas battle to scoreless tie

Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer said it was two points lost for the Sounders. Stefan Frei made three saves for his first shutout since July as both Seattle and Dallas picked up a crucial point in the standings by battling to a scoreless tie on Wednesday night. The Sounders (14-9-8) reached 50 points

Red Bulls snap 3-game losing streak with 2-0 win at Portland

Kyle Duncan scored his first MLS goal in the opening minutes and Daniel Royer added a penalty kick in stoppage time to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night. The Red Bulls (13-13-5), jockeying for home-field advantage in the playoffs with three games

Piatti lifts Impact over Toronto FC 1-0 in first leg of Canadian Championship

MONTREAL — The struggling Montreal Impact felt like a weight was lifted off their shoulders after a win in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final.Captain Ignacio Piatti's impressive strike gave the Impact a 1-0 victory over rivals Toronto FC on Wednesday night in the teams' quest for

Martinez scores twice, Atlanta shuts out Cincinnati 2-0

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Josef Martinez scored two goals six-minutes apart in the second half to help Atlanta United FC secure a 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati Wednesday night.

American nightmare: FC Cincinnati struggles

Fired MLS coach Petke suing Real Salt Lake

Zlatan's record only part of the story for L.A.

How Rooney's looming departure has impacted United

Zlatan dominates El Trafico because it's one thing that actually motivates him