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ASN’s Brian Sciaretta kicks off your week with a lot of analysis on the big stories – including Rokas Pukstas run in Croatia and a Leagues Cup update with Duncan McGuire and John Tolkin standing out. Plus an update from abroad with transfers and results on the field as league play began in some areas of Europe.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted July 31, 2023 1:00 PM SHARE THIS STORY ANOTHER WEEK HAS BEGUN, and the weekend behind was eventful. The Leagues Cup is approaching the final 32 teams, a few leagues in Europe are now open, and the transfer news…

Tata Martino was in no mood for jokes after Inter Miami’s 1-0 defeat to Charlotte. The Florida side are out of the MLS playoffs, and the Argentine coach was annoyed by an awkward question related to that, which also questioned his time with the Mexican national team.”Do you consider Inter Miami’s participation in the tournament a failure? With big stars, they brought you in to lift the team, not just to compete, because the fans demand that you should be among the first places,” asked the journalist: “In Mexico they say that the team plays better with Jaime Lozano than…

Welcome to the final edition of our regular-season staff column collecting news, insights, and highlights from around Major League Soccer. It was exactly the type of do-or-die scenario MLS hoped for when it revamped its playoff system.As the final seconds melted away in front of 66,000 people in Charlotte and 400 miles away in Nashville, a goal either way could have flipped the playoff picture. Charlotte was protecting a 1-0 lead against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami and sat in the play-in game. Anything less than a win, and Charlotte’s season was over. The New York Red Bulls, tied 0-0 at…

ASN’s Brian Sciaretta offers up his thoughts on the Leagues Cup, the Columbus Crew, the USWNT, and some news abroad – of bit likely means Matt Turner is on the move soon.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted August 01, 2023 1:05 PM SHARE THIS STORY KICKING OFF AUGUST, the Leagues Cup group stages is complete and there were a few more surprises left. The U.S. women’s team is through to the knockouts barely. Meanwhile abroad, more news keeps rolling in for the Americans overseas. Let’s start with the League Cup.   Crew sell Zelarayan, pound America   It was a massive…

Lionel Messi was back in the starting lineup for Inter Miami on Saturday against Charlotte FC for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury in late September.Messi had made his MLS return on October 7 against FC Cincinnati, but only played 35 minutes. Despite his return, Inter Miami were unable to put together a winning performance. Instead, Charlotte took the points and qualified for the MLS Playoffs, where they will be the 9th seed and face the New York Red Bulls in the play-in.Lionel Messi returns, Charlotte FC triumphsKerwin Vargas opened the scoring for Charlotte in the 13th minute,…

If there was any doubt about the local appetite for an MLS franchise, San Diego FC’s brand announcement event on Friday proved why the Southern California market was the ideal choice.Hours before the event’s 7:30 p.m. start time, long lines of supporters — around 8,000, according to Tom Penn, the club’s chief executive — snaked around Snapdragon Stadium, home of the NWSL’s San Diego Wave and future home of San Diego FC as the franchise prepares for its first season in 2025. Fans were dressed in the colours of their favourite Premier League and La Liga clubs, as well as…

In what was a very big news day, ASN’s Brian Sciaretta writes about Messi, LAFC, and the rest of the big night for MLS. Tim Weah and Weston McKennie impress at Juve. Plus, transfer thoughts on Erik Palmer-Brown, Matthew Hoppe, Haji Wright and Auston Trusty. Finally, good and bad news from European competitions. Here are Sciaretta’s thoughts.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted August 03, 2023 2:00 PM SHARE THIS STORY THE WEEKEND IS just a day away, but already the news keeps rolling in American soccer. For starters, the Leagues Cup couldn’t be going any better for MLS. Meanwhile, the news…

Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba will soon have some company from the past.Those prominent members of one of the best Barcelona teams in history, the one that won the treble under Luis Enrique, will welcome Luis Suarez to complete the dream that David Beckham has been working on since he first arrived at Inter Miami.Messi hits an impossible trick shot and makes it look easyParker JohnsonThe Uruguayan goalscorer was pivotal to that team, before he was allowed to leave for Atletico Madrid. He then made Los Colchoneros champions with 21 decisive goals.You can now watch Messi in MLS…

It’s crunch time for the MLS, with the final Eastern and Western Conference playoff places to be decided and Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in action tooMichael DominskiOctober 21, 2023 at 7:45 AM EDT(Photo: Getty Images)What to watch on MLS Decision DayAfter a long slog from late February to mid-October, the MLS regular season has arrived at the finish line of the regular season: Decision Day, when all games in each conference kick off simultaneously and final regular season honors are often determined.There’s plenty at stake today: playoff spots are still on the line as well as seeding and venues for…

ASN’s Brian Sciaretta kicks off your week with a look at the weekend in American soccer including Messi, the Leagues Cup, Americans abroad as more leagues open up, and transfer talk.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted August 07, 2023 10:55 AM SHARE THIS STORY THE WEEKEND IN AMERICAN soccer was a fun one depends on your perspective. If you’re a die-hard USWNT supporter, you might be bummed, or you might see that this is a healthy time to hit the reset button. After that, it was a fun set of days and we can largely thank Lionel Messi for that. Of…