PHILADELPHIA — Josh Sargent’s track record as a striker is so odd that sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense.

How is it that a player with 50 goals in the last four seasons for England’s Norwich City hasn’t scored for the U.S. national team in six years?

It’s a question that perplexes many people.

Even considering his injury ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego FC’s entertaining 2-1 victory Sunday night in Los Angeles reaffirmed an interesting trait about the first-year franchise.

These players live up to their favored status at a good rate even when challenges mount.

That’s atypical of San Diego professional sports teams of prominence.

Historically, San Diego clubs tend ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — From a step inside of the penalty arc, Son Heung-min unleashed a furious right-footed shot that curled around the hands of the diving goalkeeper.

The shot crashed into the post.

No goal.

And that was more or less it. Son didn't have any other real chances to score in LAFC's 2-1 defeat to FC San Diego.

Son's first game at BMO ...Read more

SEATTLE — A day later, the fallout from the melee following the Sounders’ victory over Inter Miami to claim the Leagues Cup title may only be beginning.

While the Sounders’ 3-0 victory was the primary story on Sunday night at Lumen Field, the actions of the Inter Miami players after the match quickly became a significant sidebar in its ...Read more

SEATTLE — Somebody had to do it.

Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan stood over the spot, cupping the ball with an electric Lumen Field vibrating around him. Teammate Georgi Minougou won the club a penalty kick late in their Leagues Cup match against Inter Miami, a needed goal to possibly seal a win. Paul Rothrock then moved close to Roldan. ...Read more

MIAMI — Javier Mascherano says he knew from the moment he agreed to become Inter Miami coach last winter what he was getting into.

“When I took this job, the first thing I knew was the responsibility of the position because of the amount of exposure surrounding this club,” Mascherano told the Miami Herald on Friday, as his team prepared ...Read more

SEATTLE — This year’s parade through Lumen Field of soccer’s elite isn’t finished.

The stage for a possible showstopper is set for Sunday when the Sounders host Inter Miami in a Leagues Cup final. The tournament features clubs from Mexico’s Liga MX and MLS, but it’s an all-MLS title match for the third consecutive season.

Seattle (...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LAFC's signing of South Korean star Son Heung-min earlier this month is a major coup not just for the team. It's also the latest in a spate of acquisitions that has brought an unprecedented level of talent and attention to MLS as the league nears the end of its 30th anniversary season.

Since Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. men’s soccer team’s upcoming games in September have long been seen as a major milestone on the road to the World Cup.

How many big names who flopped at the Nations League final four in March would be cast off, and how many less-talented but harder-working players would overtake them on the depth chart?

This ...Read more

MIAMI — Javier Mascherano had plenty to talk about with reporters on Friday morning and did not shy away from tough questions. In fact, when a team official tried to end the interview because it was running over the allotted time, Mascherano waved him off and kept going.

The Inter Miami coach announced that Lionel Messi, who has been slowed ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami’s biggest star, injured captain Lionel Messi, watched in street clothes from the stands, and its coach, Javier Mascherano, was ejected at halftime in a wild 2-1 Leagues Cup quarterfinal victory against Mexican power Tigres.

Both of Miami’s goals were scored on penalty kicks by Luis Suarez after ...Read more

MIAMI — Luis Suarez has never been shy about sharing his feelings, on or off the field. The 38-year-old Uruguayan forward and Inter Miami star is known for his fiery personality, no matter how major or insignificant the game.

He throws his body and soul into every play and argues with referees. He lets teammates know when he is dissatisfied ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just when it seemed Inter Miami was going to be embarrassed for the second weekend in a row, Lionel Messi came off the bench and came to the rescue, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute and delivering a back-heel assist to Luis Suarez five minutes later to secure a 3-1 victory over the struggling Los Angeles ...Read more

MIAMI — Drake Callender, Inter Miami’s starting goalkeeper for the club’s record-breaking run to the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield and the 2023 Leagues Cup title, was traded to Charlotte FC, a club source confirmed Tuesday night.

Callender, 27, has been injured most of this season, started only three games and has been out since having ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Galaxy are the worst team in Major League Soccer. That's not subjective opinion, it's objective fact. Just look at the MLS standings, where the Galaxy are dead last after Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders, a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score would indicate.

But the Galaxy are also one of the four best ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The pay is nonexistent, but the perk could be viewing games in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for free during the FIFA World Cup next summer.

FIFA launched the application process for the World Cup volunteers Monday. How many are needed? A staggering 65,000 across the 16 cities that will host the expanded 48-team format over 39 ...Read more

MIAMI — Inter Miami rode the Brightline train to its Sunday game against rival Orlando City, so it was only fitting that Yannick Bright scored the team’s lone goal in the early minutes.

But things got dark after that as the men in pink, playing without captain Lionel Messi, were trounced 4-1 in an important Eastern Conference game. And, it...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — I got to thinking about this the other day and I wanted to present the question to you:

Who do you think is the greatest professional athlete in Orlando sports history?

Before you answer, here are the ground rules:

The athlete has to have spent at least a portion of his/her competitive career playing for an Orlando team or (...Read more

MIAMI — Asked and answered! Today we solve the biggest questions in Miami sports. Some of these are timeless, passed from generation to generation and seemingly eternal — like, ”Will the Dolphins win another Super Bowl in my lifetime?” Others are more pinned to the present.

First, a disclaimer. I’m no Nostradamus. I have a tough ...Read more