LOS ANGELES -- MLS extended its moratorium on training sessions for a third time Wednesday, barring players and staff from using team facilities until at least April 4 because of the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The MLS has suspended its season until May 10, postponing 115 games leaguewide.

The training moratorium, first imposed on March ...Read more

U.S. Soccer named sports agent and former MLS executive William Wilson as the federation's CEO and secretary general Monday, filling a position vacant since Dan Flynn's retirement in September.

Flynn had been in the position 19 years.

Wilson, 52, has spent the last eight years with the powerhouse Wasserman sports agency, where he was executive...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Major League Soccer on Friday extended its moratorium on organized team practices through March 27 in response to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus.

MLS placed a four-day ban on training sessions last week, then extended that into the weekend before adding another week to the moratorium Friday. Under the ban, team ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Major League Soccer announced Thursday that it will suspend its season another four weeks, to May 10, a delay that figures to push the MLS Cup into December.

In a one-paragraph statement MLS, which a week ago announced a 30-day halt to the season, said the break was being lengthened "in accordance with the Centers for Disease ...Read more

BERLIN -- Soccer in Europe's major leagues was in crisis mode Saturday after all matches were suspended as the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to the sporting calendar.

Few events were left standing after a week which saw most sports cancel or postpone competitions, with golf's prestigious Masters tournament set for next month and Formula One's...Read more

TUKWILA, Wash. -- The Sounders have postponed their March 21 match against FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field in compliance with a mandate from Gov. Jay Inslee to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, in the Seattle area.

Inslee made the announcement Wednesday morning, ordering a halt of all ...Read more

Carlos Vela received a rude welcome in his return to Mexico on Tuesday, with fans at Estadio Leon booing him every time he touched the ball. But the harshest part of the homecoming was the final score, with Leon beating Vela's LAFC 2-0 in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League.

The teams will meet in the return leg of the two-game ...Read more

Major League Soccer and its players association have reached agreement in principle on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement that eases rules on player spending, expands free agency and increases the number of charter flights each team can use during the regular season.

The agreement, a major victory for the players, must be ratified ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The Galaxy paid the highest transfer fee in franchise history to acquire Javier Hernandez, then gave him what could prove to be their second-most-lucrative contract ever, all to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the most dominant player the team has ever had.

But if that sounds like enormous pressure, Hernandez said he has nothing to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The Galaxy have agreed to a three-year contract with Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez that will make the Mexican striker the highest paid player in MLS, a person with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed Friday. Precise terms of the deal were not known, but the team is expected to officially announce the signing next week.

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