MLS - Major League Soccer

Thriller of a game

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12848770

My Sounders are at three; where’s your team?

I was inspired by https://bossportsnation.com/2024/02/07/where-are-mls-fans-gathering-online/ so I did some analysis of where MLS fans are hanging out in the fediverse. You can find the data here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bh70eldw1Xf04sUjVFx0KIhWy97UF_HZTYwSSspEwD0/

Do the fediverse next!

A key feature of capitalizing on this growth for MLS, according to Howard, means increasing the current salary cap. “For the 2023 season, the budget for MLS clubs was $5.21 million, with the average player earning no more than $651,250 a year. Cristiano Ronaldo nearly makes that in a DAY in Saudi Arabia. $220 million a year… it’s crazy money,” continued Howard.

Reported by the Athletic

Still a little antsy that LAFC have hardly signed anyone.

Seems Kansas City has decided to light several hundred thousand dollars (at least!) on fire because not a single person in that organization thought that maybe hiring someone who was complicit in abuse was a bad move. It is very sad, though, that KC's response is effectively "you're making us do this" rather than "we realized we done goofed."

Starting to feel like a rebuild year for LAFC. 😬

Conflicted about this but not hating another Spurs legend at LAFC.

Well this is terrible news.

I love/hate this cup growing in participants. Less true champions of their leagues but also more footy. 🤷

Feels like the end of an era is coming for LAFC. Waiting to hear news about Vela.

LFG CREWWWWWW!! Columbus 'till I die 🖤 💛 🖤 💛

I'm not familiar with credible sports journalists covering the MLS but I hope this is false. Two seasons/cups per year is the one feature I dislike about Liga MX.

Both the Philly/New England and LAFC/Vancouver playoff match-ups are rematches of the final game of the season. There is a chance those four teams will play four games in a row in this new playoff format.

If Vancouver beats LAFC this weekend, RSL beats Colorado (likely), and Houston beats Portland (likely), then the first round of the playoffs will have LAFC playing Vancouver in a best of 3. That would be minimum of 3 games in a row between the two teams and a possibility for a 4th game.

FC Cincinnati have reached a milestone moment by winning the 2023 Supporters’ Shield, climbing from Major League Soccer’s basement to peak.

On the one hand, it could just be he's sore from losing. On the other hand, I agree that MLS needs to either reduce the number of games teams play or loosen the roster rules to allow more depth. At least, if they want MLS teams to perform consistently well in international matches.

Five Eastern Conference teams and one Western Conference team can clinch an Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs spot on Wednesday evening in Matchday 33.

Ticket prices for this Sunday’s match between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC are the most expensive for a Major League Soccer game ever, according to TickPick, an online marketplace.

The Power Rankings are voted on by 15 people (give or take) and the author would really like you to know the order is not entirely his fault. Although he may have shifted one team up one spot because, I dunno, when you blow a team out it just feels rude to be one spot below them the next week in the Power Rankings.

The 23-year-old joins the Premier League side for a fee worth €16million (£13.6m, $17.4m) plus €2m in add-ons.