MLS power rankings: Phil Neville is finding his groove with Portland
Explaining LAFC’s muddled start, Houston’s creative dynamo and why Atlanta United are back in championship contention
February 2024
Overpaid stars and transfer flops: Why each MLS team should worry in 2024
Fans and players hope for the best at the start of any season. But there are always factors holding back even the best teams
December 2023
LAFC beats Houston Dynamo 2-0 to reach back-to-back MLS Cup finals
LAFC beat Houston 2-0 in Western Conference final to return to the MLS Cup final against Columbus Crew, after they ran out 32 winners v FC Cincinnati
November 2023
MLS Playoffs: Bouanga’s magic guides LAFC to Western Conference final
MLS Playoffs: Houston beat Real Salt Lake to reach Western semi-finals
October 2023
MLS playoff predictions: The championship road runs through Luciano Acosta and Cincinnati
The road to the MLS Cup kicks off this week. Our writers predict the dark horses, the key players and who will wind up as champions
September 2023
Messi’s US Open Cup final absence a reminder age always takes its toll
The 36-year-old was unfit to play in Miami’s defeat to Houston on Wednesday night. The club should consider calling time on his epic, remarkable season
May 2020
Rainbow splash to electric green: the best (and worst) kits in MLS history
The league does not have the lengthy history of other competitions but it has delivered plenty of memorable uniforms
October 2019
Farewell to DaMarcus Beasley: a US star with no interest in the limelight
The former PSV and Rangers player never measured his worth in newsprint or television appearances and never cared about outside praise or criticism
July 2019
Why NBA stars like James Harden and LeBron James invest in soccer clubs
Even though MLS clubs cannot compete with the other US sports leagues in terms of income, soccer is seen as a growing market for wealthy athlete-investors
September 2018
Houston Dynamo storm to US Open Cup title but is the trophy a consolation prize?
As the gap between the haves and the have-nots grows wider in MLS, the US Open Cup may be some clubs’ best chance of silverware
May 2018
Philippe Senderos: ‘Arsenal gave me the opportunity to fulfil a dream’
Houston Dynamo defender on Arsène Wenger, the Invincibles and how his early days in Texas were shaped by a hurricane
November 2017
MLS play-offs: Jozy Altidore says he was sucker-punched as Toronto progress
Top seeds Toronto FC advanced to MLS’s Eastern Conference final on away goals despite losing 1-0 to the New York Red Bulls in a tempestuous home leg of their semi-fina
September 2017
Guardian Sport Network
Football clubs should stop exaggerating their attendance figures
Clubs and leagues want to look popular, attract sponsors and justify government investment, but they shouldn’t lie to fans
June 2017
Sportblog
Why Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas is becoming MLS's most vital rivalry
It may lack the glitz of the New York derby or the grudge match in the Pacific north-west but the Texas clubs are producing fine play on the field
March 2017
Sportblog
Goals, goofs and gaiety: just another regular weekend in MLS
Wilmer Cabrera, loyal lieutenant in Colombia's dream team, thriving in MLS
What to watch in MLS this season: 22 teams, top talent and Tata Martino
Why does the MLS season last so long?
February 2017
MLS stadiums ranked: why Orlando City's new home comes out on top
Almost three-quarters of teams in the league now have soccer-specific stadiums. Simon Veness runs down the great and the not-so-good
