This is will be a giant leap forward for the Fire. Pretty ideal downtown location, beautiful & well conceived, and construction costs are 100% self financed. My only quibble is that I would’ve liked to see a capacity of 25 to 30K so I give it a 9/10.

MLS, through both decision & indecision, has taken a series of positions that have put it at odds w/ both fans & players recently. Hosting the CWC & WC is a generational opportunity for MLS & it seems to be doing everything it can to squander it. In this case playing hardball over found money.

It's officially the midway point of the MLS season! So instead of the usual Sunday night column, I've got: - mid-season awards - tactical trends to watch - best coaching adjustments Don't stay up too late reading! www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-mid...

This does not bode well for the next CBA negotiations.

Don't read too much into a game where a team ships 7 (on either end), but here's 5 things we learned in the Chicago Fire's rout of D.C. United last night meninred97.com/5-things-we-... #cf97 #VamosFire

Excellent piece by @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social on USL’s plans to institute pro/rel & both the possible benefits & the many hurdles the league & teams have to clear to make it happen.

Chicago Fire stadium location is once-in-a-lifetime parcel in downtown Chicago: 2 blocks from three CTA rail lines, about 1 mile S of Sears tower. About 1.5 miles down the road from the Fire's new, $100m training facility #cf97 #mls

Top speed: 1) Emiro Garces (23.54 mph) 2) Jayden Nelson (22.74 mph) 3) Peyton Miller (22.51 mph) 4) Mounsef Bakrar (22.35 mph) 5) Alonso Martínez (22.33 mph) 6) Miles Robinson (22.31 mph) 7) Joseph Paintsil (22.25 mph) 8) Thiago Martins (22.22 mph)

SMH. I get that this is kinda difficult to navigate given the budget charge language in the CBA, but the players should get, at a minimum, 50% of the prize money. Stop fing around & add a carve out provision.

Fantastic analysis. I’ll have more once the MLSPA releases salaries, but overall what the recent analyses of the U22 program have shown is: 1. Overall It hasn’t been profitable. 2. U22s take significant time to develop & many never do. 3. From an on field perspective it’s best used in domestics.

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Here to update that @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social if here Also, the official MLS bluesky is here! @mls.bsky.social

BREAKING: By a vote of 11-1, the City Council has approved the plan for the Denver NWSL stadium with $70 million in public money for the public private partnership. Next comes rezoning the area this fall.

🌟 2025 MLS WATCHABILITY RANKINGS All 30 teams graded across various relevant categories to determine the teams that are the best to watch over a long season. www.givemesport.com/tom-bogert-m...

It's nuts that DC United -- a bad club that is in at least a top 5-7 metro for youth talent -- doesn't have a single Homegrown player on roster for a U.S. Open Cup match?

Welp, the World Cup is gonna suck…. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Court Of Arbitration for Sport has officially declined Club Léon’s appeal for their disqualification from the FIFA Club World Cup. LAFC will play Club América for the now vacant spot later this month. www.si.com/soccer/lafc-...

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There are 3 MLS clubs ranked among the top 25 most valuable clubs in the world per CNBC w/ LAFC, LA Galaxy, & Inter Miami coming in at 20, 21, & 22 respectively.

BJ Callaghan says Nashville will rotate tomorrow against Chattanooga Red Wolves, but they won’t call up any players from Huntsville. Says they’re all in on winning US Open Cup this year and will “treat the competition with the respect it deserves.”

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The Whitecaps will have to go on the road and get another result in Mexico. Concacaf making this a home game for one of the finalists is utterly ridiculous. These teams have zero common opponents, so why is one team getting a massive advantage? Just make it 2 legs. Pack your own lunch boys.

NEW: Rhode Island will make a major statement when they open Centreville Bank Stadium this weekend, but why are stadiums so important to the USL’s future? I dive in for @Backheeled.com. www.backheeled.com/how-new-socc...

Berhalter lavishes praise on 16-year-old Cupps after first MLS start

Great interview w/ Pat Noonan. open.spotify.com/episode/0EJi...

Concacaf told clubs that it would use the club co-efficient from the start of the season. But there is also a version out there suggesting the team with the most points from the knockout stage will host. Finally, the fine print also says that Concacaf reserves the right to determine a host.

Jasper Sorensen managing in CONCACAF

Vancouver Whitecaps! The magic continues in 2025 for the Whitecaps. Incredible & w/ this team up for sale these guys may not just be fighting for a trophy, but also for their future in MLS.

Sources confirm a report by Mozzart Sport that the Vancouver Whitecaps are interested in Serbian playmaker Petar Stanic. #VWFC have made a preliminary offer to Backa Topola to get a feeling for the price tag. He is on the list with other targets.

Soccer took her from D.C. across the Atlantic. Now she’s on the rise for the USWNT. Lily Yohannes's journey ... www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Sounders will likely be making an announcement very soon.

Not bad…. Does make me even more disappointed that Seattle didn’t spend any actual cash in the last 2 windows. I get they’ve done a very good job developing from w/in, but you have 3 open U22 slots. Yeah those are higher risk signing, but you spent $7M on De la Vega.

I'm surprised it took so long, but I'm happy to see Russell back in MLS. He and Agada should provide should provide a boost for an RSL squad who desperately needs help in attack. But man, it's gonna be weird to Johnny in any uniform other than SKC's, especially an RSL one.

'Caps are brilliant, man. Forced to play against the ball more than they wanted to tonight, I think, but still so good in all phases of play, and two gorgeous goals.

What a performance by the Whitecaps. BC Place was electric. Vancouver played on the front foot all game long & took full advantage of their athletic advantage & defended as a team brilliantly to limit Inter Miami to zero big chances. This team is on 🔥

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When the Whitecaps went up for sale, it was easy to imagine an unstable future and rough 2025. Nope. They're top of MLS and taking on Messi in the ConcaChampions semis. Jeff Mallet: “We have so much at stake." "We’re here to seize the moment," Jesper Sørensen said. www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...

25 years ago tonight www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Q2...

The Houston Dynamo have still not received the transfer fee from Boavista for Alberth Elis, per sources. So just that we know of today from Boavista previous dealings: - Dallas still not paid (Cannon) - Feyenoord still not paid (Bozenik) - Houston still not paid (Elis)

BTW, not one story about @whitecapsfc.com on the mlssoccer.com homepage. This is exactly the type of story MLS should be putting front and center! There's not even a story about the matchup w/ @intermiamicf.bsky.social. It's a classic David vs Goliath matchup, it's right there @mls-pr.bsky.social!

1. The Vancouver Whitecaps are easily the story of the MLS season so for, but I don’t think we appreciate how amazing their start has been: 2/20 - 1st game 4,700 miles away against Saprissa. 8 games in 1st 23 days of the season. Knock Saprissa & Monterrey out of CCC, 12/12 pts taken in MLS play.

USL side Loudoun United are in first place. Behind the scenes, things are much bleaker: turf coming apart at the seams. Showers that don’t work. Players washing their own kits. And a new owner. on @theathleticfc.bsky.social, life at the top of the USL table: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

Buffalo Pro Soccer today announced plans to construct a 7,600-seat, privately-funded stadium near the Buffalo River in the city’s Valley neighborhood, located at Elk and Lee Street. #USLChampionship www.uslsoccer.com/news_article...

As the 2026 World Cup approaches, Major League Soccer continues to discuss a shift to a European calendar. "We clearly have work to do ... and we’re not there yet." The latest from @paultenorio.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...

This is shameful. #NWSL

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Not happening, at least not yet. It was always going to be a heavy lift to get cold weather clubs on board w/ this, but this means there are definitely gonna be some serious schedule acrobatics in 2026.

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