Liverpool beat Real Madrid, 1-0, at Anfield on Tuesday in the Champions League to reset its inconsistent 2025-26 season.
As the seeded best-of-three first-round playoff matchups head into their final stretch, several teams have pushed toward the conference semifinals while others have dropped out of contention.
The 2025 Major League Soccer playoffs are underway. 16 of the top teams in the league—eight each from the Eastern and Western conferences—entered the postseason with the hope of lifting the 2025 MLS Cup. Here’s where the Eastern Conference stands after two of a possible three round one game days.
Let's take a look at how the first matchday played out in the West.
Let's take a look at how the first matchday played out in the East.
The 2025 Major League Soccer regular season has come to a close. While 16 of the league's top teams compete for the MLS Cup, the remaining 14 have some serious reshuffling to do.
The signs couldn't be clearer: Premier League teams have figured out how to break Liverpool down.
The United States Men's National Team's World Cup preparation is coming down to the wire.
While the match was breathless, entertaining and intense, it was defined more by its mess than its magic.
But while Messi is staying in Miami, his former Barcelona buddies — midfielder Sergio Busquets and defender Jordi Alba — are not.
The Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake, 3-1, in the Western Conference wild-card game to seal its spot in the knockout rounds of the 2025 Major League Soccer playoffs.
The Chicago Fire beat Orlando City 3-1 in Bridgeview, Illinois, to seal its wild-card spot in the 2025 MLS playoff knockout rounds.
The 17-year-old became the latest in a long line of Barcelona academy prospects to light up the Champions League.
Messi didn't just maintain his MVP-caliber performance from 2024, but he built upon it, and delivered an even stronger season than the one that came before.
After nine months and 34 matchdays, it's all over. The 2025 Major League Soccer regular season has come to a close, and 18 of its 30 franchises — nine from each conference — remain in competition for this year's MLS Cup.
What's at stake during Decision Day 2025? Here's a rundown of what's left to be decided in each conference.
In June 2026, the United States, Mexico and Canada will co-host the first North American World Cup since 1994. Their aim is simple: to elevate soccer in the region to its highest pinnacle.
The USMNT is now unbeaten in three games against top-tier opponents after beating Japan 2-0 in September and drawing 1-1 with Ecuador earlier this month.
Here's what to expect from Australia as it takes on the high-flying USMNT.
The United States Men's National Team is on a bit of a roll, helped by a trio of France-based athletes.
The United States Men's National Team drew 1-1 with Ecuador in Austin, Texas, to kick off its October camp in style.
Only eight months remain until the 2026 World Cup soccer tournament begins. And just two months remain until FIFA determines which teams will face each other in the opening rounds of the 48-team tournament, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico (June 11-July 19, 2026).
The United States Men's National Team is back in action. After a September series that saw it achieve two wildly different results—a sobering 2-0 loss to South Korea and a confidence-building 2-0 win over Japan—the team will aim for some much-needed consistency in its twin October friendlies.
After 15 record-breaking seasons, one of Major League Soccer's most storied careers is coming to an end.
The United States Men's National Team is nicknamed the Baby Eagles because it features high-potential, young players. Cult favorite Diego Luna is 22; right back Alex Freeman is only 21.