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It was a pivotal week in the MLS Power Rankings, as no undefeated teams remain following the Matchday 7 slate.
The newest MLS stars are set to see game action for the first time in new colors.
The number of games each MLS team plays each year varies depending on whether they qualify for the playoffs and how far they advance.
Matchday 3 of the 2026 season saw 39 goals fly in—but three defenses are yet to be breached.
Thomas Müller’s Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Portland Timbers to kick off the Cascadia Cup.
Red Bull New York and Real Salt Lake have turned to youth at the start of the 2026 MLS season.
Matchday two is in the books and four teams have now won both games and are yet to concede.
Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min and Thomas Müller are the league’s current marquee attractions.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami failed to open Nu Stadium with a win, while Thomas Müller sparked a massive Vancouver Whitecaps comeback.
Dozens of MLS players will head out on international duty over the next week.
Reigning MLS Cup champions Inter Miami are back from the offseason looking stronger than ever. But the likes of LAFC, Vancouver Whitecaps, San Diego and others will do all they can to derail the Miami juggernaut.
Lionel Messi could see another Inter Miami teammate win the title in 2026.
All 30 MLS teams are gearing up for what promises to be an action-packed, rivalry-filled season.
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Messi, the Argentine soccer federation and a shadowy, unnamed agent have all come under scrutiny.
The defending MLS Cup champions became the third team to lose a coach in the first seven games of the 2026 season.
Two MLS sides have secured a spot in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.
Inter Miami are tasked with picking potentially the last club manager for Lionel Messi.
Anthony Gordon, Rafael Leão, Enzo Fernández and Antonio Rüdiger all feature in the gossip.
Not even the allure of a home World Cup sufficed for Hirving Lozano to give up his San Diego FC salary.
