Major League Soccer

Messi bounced from MLS playoffs but league feels the boost

"Messi has been the type of boost that MLS has needed. The issue for MLS has been attracting stars at the end of their career," said Andrew Zimbalist, a professor at Smith College and co-author of National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Football.

MLS sets new attendance record with 11 million fans

More than 11 million fans have flocked to Major League Soccer games this season, the league said Monday, breaking the previous record of 10.9 millions fans who attended games in 2024.

Messi set to return after two-month lay off

Lionel Messi is set to return to action with his club Inter Miami on Saturday after spending over two months out with an ankle injury, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said on Friday.

Injured Messi out for defending champ Miami as Leagues Cup begins

Lionel Messi will not play for Inter Miami as the defending Leagues Cup champions begin their repeat bid on Saturday (Sunday morning in Bangladesh time) at home against Puebla, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Friday.

Messi-less MLS fall 4-1 to Mexican league in All-Star Game

Second-half goals by Argentine strikers Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Meza gave Mexico's Liga MX a 4-1 victory over Major League Soccer in Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game.

Campana's late stunner gives Messi's Miami victory over D.C.

Despite the return of Lionel Messi to the starting line-up, after he missed the 0-0 draw at Orlando on Wednesday, Miami struggled to create chances against a very well organized D.C. defense.

Messi's record $20.4 million salary dwarfs entire MLS teams

Lionel Messi's record $20.45 million annual salary from Inter Miami makes him by far the best paid player in Major League Soccer but also puts him ahead of the entire squads of 25 of the league's clubs, according to data released by the MLS Players Association on Thursday.

Giroud to leave AC Milan for MLS

Olivier Giroud confirmed on Monday that he will leave AC Milan at the end of the season to end his long career in Major League Soccer.

Five assists and goal for Messi, hat-trick for Suarez as Miami hit six

Without Messi, Miami had fallen to a 4-0 defeat to the Red Bulls in New York in March, but they more than avenged that loss with their merciless second half demolition job.

May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015

Steven Gerrard: A tribute (video)

After 17 years at Liverpool, Gerrard will bid adieu to the club where he became an icon and move to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy later this season.

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