EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The stage seemed set for Paris Saint-Germain’s coronation, adding the Club World Cup title to the Champions League crown they finally claimed in May.

Instead, the team that has complained more than any other about the heat at this World Cup froze the reigning kings of Europe out.

Led by two brilliant goals and an ...Read more

Lionel Messi is 38 years old. Inter Miami’s schedule is jam-packed. People have been wondering if he is going to take a break.

So far, the answer is no.

The Argentine captain was back in the starting lineup against the New England Revolution Wednesday night, played the full 95 minutes and made a huge impact, scoring twice in the first 37 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. was thoroughly outplayed by Mexico in Sunday's CONCACAF Gold Cup final. It was outshot, outpassed, outpossessed and arguably out of its league.

Which, surprisingly, was partly the way coach Mauricio Pochettino wanted it. Because the monthlong tournament was never really about results for the U.S. It was about finding ...Read more

Inter Miami hit the road on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s game against the New England Revolution, determined to make up ground in the MLS standings and build upon its 4-1 win in Montreal over the weekend.

Meanwhile, negotiations heated up between Miami owners and Atletico Madrid for the transfer of midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, one of Lionel ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — For now I’m done talking here about Major League Soccer’s flaws.

MLS’ version of the world’s game is growing on me. And I’m far from alone, as Saturday night’s local match further affirmed.

In a midseason temperature check of the league’s suitability to San Diego, while SDFC’s game unfolded in Mission Valley, the ...Read more

The night started off miserably for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami as the Argentine captain made a rare mistake that proved costly, leading to an early lead by CF Montreal.

But he more than redeemed himself with two brilliant goals and an assist as Miami won, 4-1, on the road Saturday in the team’s return to MLS action after its exit from the ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sports bring fans together from all different parts of the world. But what happens when those fans fear attending matches?

That’s the reality some of the 70,975 fans attending Mexico’s 1-0 win over Honduras in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal had to face on Wednesday at Levi’s Stadium. Amid a festive tailgate and ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Guatemala’s fans may have outnumbered American fans at Energizer Park on Wednesday night, but that was no problem for the United States: Diego Luna outnumbered Guatemala.

The young midfielder, making just his 10th appearance for the U.S. men’s national team, scored twice in the first 15 minutes — his second and third ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Galaxy continued to stumble through their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad season last week, taking just a point from two games against teams on the fringe of the playoff race.

That left the reigning MLS champions with just one win and nine points from 20 games. If they continue at this pace, they'll set modern-era ...Read more

WASHINGTON — There are days when it feels like there’s almost too much soccer going on this summer. Even the sport’s diehards can struggle to keep pace with the Club World Cup, the Gold Cup, MLS, the NWSL and the USL’s lower leagues all at once — and the women’s European Championship joins the party on Wednesday.

Amid all this, the ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A day after a pair of European giants were slain by underdog teams in the Club World Cup Round of 16, it was time for another pair to face off at Hard Rock Stadium: Real Madrid played Juventus in a much anticipated mid-afternoon matchup with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.

The “Madrid!” chants began less ...Read more

What happened Sunday to Major League Soccer is what happened to foreign basketball teams that long ago went against American hoops gods such as Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley.

The MLS got Dream-Teamed.

Paris Saint-Germain dunked repeatedly on MLS’ glamour franchise — Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami — in ...Read more

ATLANTA — The first “Messi! Messi!” chants inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium began during warmups Sunday morning, as 65,574 fans filed in for the highly anticipated Club World Cup Round of 16 showdown between Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami team and his former team, the recently-crowned European champion Paris Saint-Germain.

Before long, it was ...Read more

ATLANTA — If anybody knows the challenges of facing Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, it is Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique, who coached the quartet at FC Barcelona, a spectacular team that also included Javier Mascherano, now the Miami coach.

That team knocked PSG out of the ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Christopher Nkunku wouldn’t let Chelsea leave Charlotte without a win.

The 27-year-old forward scored the go-ahead goal in extra time, and Chelsea poured it on from there, earning a 4-1 victory over Benfica on Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium in the FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16.

The match was suspended for ...Read more

MIAMI — If you’ve driven near Miami International Airport lately, surely you have seen Miami Freedom Park Stadium rising and taking shape.

Inter Miami’s 25,000-seat new home is due to open in Spring 2026 and stadium officials said Tuesday that construction is accelerating and on schedule.

There is a chance MLS will give the club a ...Read more

When Christian Pulisic, currently considered this country’s best soccer player, declined to play for the U.S. Men’s National team in the current CONCACAF Gold Cup and then engaged in a long-distance wars of words both with current national team coach Mauricio Pochettino and with Landon Donovan – who was American soccer’s GOAT before ...Read more