Opening weekend showed that MLS is Back – and with historic momentum. An MLS-record 387,271 fans attended matches on Saturday and Sunday, making it the highest attended weekend in league history. With ...

The MLS season will kick off Saturday, with Inter Miami clear favorites but plenty of other teams looking to make a splash. And so here we are. It's MLS season again. There is actual, physical soccer ...

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Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami heads into the new Major League Soccer campaign as the favorite for MLS Cup success in 2026, as 30 teams in the U.S. and Canada prepare for this weekend’s season kickoff.

It’s almost professional soccer season in North America, and 2026 is promising to be one of the biggest years ever for the sport. Ahead of the MLS Is Back season openers on Saturday, Apple TV teased ...

MLS is back! For the final time under the current calendar, Major League Soccer kicks off a new season this weekend, lifting the curtain on the league's 31st season. Every team will open the 34-game ...

Best player. Best team. Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is the unquestioned force in Major League Soccer right now, on a run like nobody else the league has ever seen. The 38-year-old Argentine star — and ...

ORLANDO, Florida (WPVI) -- As part of Major League Soccer's MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, the Philadelphia Union will take the field for the first time since March 8 on Thursday morning.

Major League Soccer’s 31st season gets underway Saturday, with all 30 clubs taking the pitch for MLS is Back weekend. And Apple TV subscribers will have a front-row seat to all of it, with all 13 ...