Absolutely insane goal in insane conditions in the CPL final. Absurd.

Scenes at the Canadian Premier League final between Atlético Ottawa and Cavalry FC, which is underway in Ottawa. Goalkeeper Nathan Ingham is helping clear snow off the pitch.

The Canadian Premier League final is #footballheritage 🇨🇦

Incredibly fun team to watch basically all year. Callaghan's done a fantastic job, and wow is this winter about to be very interesting.

Recap: Nashville SC's 2025 season ended on a painfully low note, closing the book on a successful campaign that leaves them poised for more in 2026. www.sixonefivesoccer.com/recap-inter-...

Busy offseason for Nashville SC starts now. They performed ahead of schedule in 2025, the first year of a multi-window rebuild. 13 players out of contract or in option years, and I'm expecting significant roster changes as they continue to overhaul. 87 days until Concacaf Champions Cup kicks off!

BJ Callaghan: "I think we're going to look back and be really proud of the totality of the 2025 season as a whole."

Nashville's 2025 season officially ends. First trophy in club history and a bevy of positives, but a painful way to end things. Ahead of schedule in a multi-window rebuild, and expecting significant roster changes this winter. Excited to see what this team looks like in 2026!

Brutal for Nashville that such a great season is ending with such a hollow whimper. They've been absolutely carved apart here. 13 goals conceded in four games against Miami.

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Insanity.

Jeisson Palacios is a massive, massive miss for Nashville tonight. Best center back on the roster and apparently they cannot defend in the open field without him.

Yet another completely avoidable mistake from Nashville leads to another easy goal for Messi. You simply cannot be beaten over the top that easily.

You can't give the ball up like that in the middle of the pitch. Unlucky deflection on the pass for Corcoran, but that's a mistake you can't make against this team.

FC Cincinnati take down Columbus Crew 2-1. Whoever wins in Ft. Lauderdale will go to Cincinnati for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

According to Nashville SC's communications team, Jeisson Palacios has been nursing an injury and his status was a game-time decision. He wasn't on the injury report, and made the trip to Ft. Lauderdale. Big test for Jack Maher tonight.

Jaw dropping. Head turning. We move.

Hell Is Real will be completely over by the time this shootout finishes.

Congrats to Andrew Thomas for keeping a clean sheet in regulation.

HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS GAME?!?!?!?!?!?

maybe not the best time but I can't fault them for trying

It's absolutely a red card. (First screenshot comes from IFAB, second is the Premier League guidance that explicitly references using your head to make contact to another player's head)

That was so mind-numbingly stupid from Joseph Rosales. Unbelievable.

"There has been a lot of tension growing over the past few games, and I think it's turning into more than just a soccer game."

They just conceded from another attacking set piece 🫠

Look how good Zohran made NYC FC

Charlotte conceding two goals at home directly from their own attacking set pieces is a genuinely incredible bit.

Nashville & Inter Miami oddly have a lot of shared history, big moments against each other. It continues with tomorrow's decisive game 3. Jack Maher: “I don’t know in the history of MLS there’s ever been a time where you play a team four times in a row." www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

🎙️ Nashville SC’s Joe Willis: “Anytime this game or this series has been talked about, it’s been all #Messi, basically... The eyes are always on them and we’re kind of an afterthought in this series, and we take that personally.”

This statement feels needless and self-victimizing. I'm sure next time a player – who was suspended less than two months ago for spitting on an opposing staff member – goes out of his way to kick an opposing player off the ball, MLS will also suspend them for at least a game.

This was a really fun convo. I’ve been a huge fan of the Blazing Musket crew for years, and it was a blast to go on their show.

My interpretation of this isn't that the YC given is wrong but that they're fining Fray for simulating that there was contact with his head as that would amount to attempting to get an opponent sent off unfairly by making it look worse than it was.

Opta ranks MLS as the 11th strongest league in the world 🔥 Should it be higher? 👀

Nashville fans were vocally pissed off after the no call on Saturday. "F**k you, Suárez" chants were loud for the final 20 minutes. Eventually switched to "F**k you, Messi", but those died off quickly as soon as he scored. 🎥 @hansidisciple (Twitter)

Ian Fray has also been fined for simulation/embellishment for this incident in the 4th minute that saw Eddi Tagseth given a yellow card. The booking was the primary reason for taking off Tagseth uncharacteristically early in the second half, according to BJ Callaghan.

Can confirm @tombogert.bsky.social's report. Luis Suárez will miss Game 3 of Inter Miami's playoff series against Nashville SC for this off-the-ball kick on Andy Nájar. No foul was called in the game, MLS DisCo has deemed it rises to the level of violent conduct.

Nashville SC held Lionel Messi to nine progressive actions in Saturday's win, compared to 19 on Decision Day. A massive defensive improvement.

The third and final leg of Nashville SC's Round One playoff series against Inter Miami has been scheduled for Saturday, November 8. The winner will advance to play either FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

That’s a disaster tackle from Yuya Kubo. Red card anywhere on the pitch, let alone as the last defender.

“We encourage our players to play to the line but don’t cross the line.” BJ Callaghan on the intensity against Inter Miami and Lionel Messi.

"You can talk a lot about tactics and on-the-field stuff, but this game, this game was between the ears and in your hearts... Little cold and rainy. Perfect for us just to be dogs out there." Nashville SC are heading to Game 3 against Inter Miami after a huge win at Geodis Park.

Lol at Aníbal Godoy apparently gesturing for Portland players to meet him outside the stadium. Never change.

Here's the response I got from PRO on the potential second penalty for Surridge: "While Segovia didn't play the ball, the VAR determined that the on field decision was not a clear and obvious error because the contact to the attacker's thigh did not rise to level of a foul."

Nashville SC get a massive playoff win over Inter Miami to force Game 3!

FT! Nashville hang on for a win at home! Game three incoming next weekend in Ft. Lauderdale! Nashville's first win over Miami in the Messi era.

Messi gets a half-yard of space at the top of the box and pulls one back for Miami with an incredible finish. Sets up a tense six minutes of added time to close it out.

Sam Surridge just picked up a yellow card after a shove on Maxi Falcón. He also got one in the first leg. That would be a susepension for the third leg, if I'm not mistaken.

Patrick Yazbek's brother is in town to watch him play for the first time since signing with Nashville. He told me yesterday he's the only family member who hasn't seen him play in MLS. He's putting on a show for him in the second half.

Hats off to Allen Chapman for deciding to not call anything for anyone here in the second half.

Unreal miss from Surridge after Nájar picks him out with an inch perfect cross. Time and space to take a touch... several touches... and finish. He puts it into the second level. Even up 2-0, Nashville are wasting so many chances.