In August 2019, Philadelphia Union captain and former USMNT player Alejandro Bedoya scored against D.C. United, ran to a field microphone and called on Congress for an end to gun violence. Three years later nothing has changed and Bedoya — heartbroken with the rest of the nation after Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School left 21 dead — reposted his clip from 2019.
The 2022 Major League Soccer Season is in full swing, and teams have finalized their rosters following the closure of the primary transfer window earlier this month. While the disparity in player wages may not rival that of European clubs, a select few MLS sides still manage to outspend the others.
After two long years without the U.S. Open Cup because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the game that made us fall in love with this glorious competition all over again.
Third-division Union Omaha — contesting just its second-ever Open Cup match — travelled to 60,000-seat Soldier Field on April 19 to take on four-time champion Chicago Fire and twice came from a goal down, including an equalizer in the 122nd-minute, to prevail in a penalty shootout.
Javier Hernández no pudo aguantar las lágrimas.
En medio de una entrevista para el programa "Algo Personal" de Jorge Ramos, Chicharito desnudó su alma y rompió en llanto al hablar de sus hijos, Noah y Nala.
"He experimentado mucho dolor", reconoció.
La razón detrás de las lágrimas es lo poco que ha podido ver a sus hijos en los dos últimos años, tras su divorcio con la modelo australiana Sarah Kohan.
Esta semana, la Asociación de Jugadores de la MLS (MLSPA) reveló – como es costumbre – la lista con los salarios de cada uno de los futbolistas que pertenecen a la liga, una medida saludable y que nos gustaría ver en otras competencias alrededor del mundo.
All Times ET
LaLiga
Real Madrid vs. Real Betis, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Rayo Vallecano vs. Levante, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Serie A
Torino vs. Roma, 2:45 p.m. (ESPN+)
UEFA Women's Champions League
Final: Barcelona vs. Lyon, 1 p.m. (YouTube: DAZN)
NWSL
Portland Thorns vs. Houston Dash, 6 p.m. (Paramount+)
On Thursday, the FIFA Referees Committee revealed the names of the 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials that've been selected to work the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. For the first time ever, female referees will officiate matches at a men's World Cup.
When it comes to the biggest of soccer teams coming to USA 2022 and the resulting schedule of summer friendlies, it doesn't get much better than Manchester City versus Bayern Munich at 81,441-seat Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 23.
As (unfounded) rumors of Lionel Messi joining Major League Soccer in 2023 circulate, the MLS Players Association released its annual report on MLS salaries. Instead of the opaque compensation we see in Europe, the men’s top flight in the U.S.
It's been over four years since Lionel Messi, wearing a hoodie and with his hands stuffed in his pockets, awkwardly faced a cellphone camera and uttered those now infamous words: "¡Hola David!"
I wish I'd never lived to see the day.