Steven Goff

Lionel Messi's MLS era gets its signature moment as Inter Miami wins wild MLS Cup In a riveting match that his team very well could have — and maybe should have — lost, Messi assisted on Rodrigo De Paul’s go-ahead goal in the 71st minute and added another assist in the dying moment...

Lionel Messi's MLS era gets its signature moment as Inter Miami wins wild MLS Cup.

My story from South Florida …

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MLS Cup lineups

From 28 degrees in DC to 82 degrees in South Florida for my 25th MLS Cup: Inter Miami vs Vancouver Whitecaps.

The Big Picture: USA Knows Its World Cup Foes and Can Now Dream the 'Impossible' "Do the impossible" has become both the U.S. men's team mantra, and that will guide them at next year's World Cup.

“You don't play the World Cup just to be there.”

Following a favorable draw in the nation’s capital on Friday, the #USMNT isn’t putting any limits on how far it can go on home soil next summer.
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American forward Josh Sargent scores early for Norwich City at Watford, his first goal for club or country since Aug. 30.

2026 World Cup draw: USMNT catches a break with favorable group including Australia and Paraguay The top seed in Group D, the Americans welcomed Australia and Paraguay — manageable foes that they defeated in home friendlies this fall — and the winner of a March playoff between Türkiye, Romania, S...

Why yes, USMNT should definitely like the results of the World Cup draw.

Story from the FIFA circus at Kennedy Center:

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2026 World Cup draw live updates: Full groups, results, matchups and USMNT's path All eyes turn to Washington, D.C. on Friday, where the 2026 World Cup draw will finally sort the chaos into something resembling order.

2026 World Cup draw live updates: Full groups, results, matchups and USMNT's path …

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So one of the NY teams vs one of the LA teams every year then. Got it.

A dream MLS Cup: Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller meet again, 11 years after their World Cup showdown Saturday's MLS Cup is, unquestionably, as close to a dream scenario as the league and its broadcast partners could have ever concocted.

Messi, Müller and a “perfect final.”

Looking ahead to Miami vs Vancouver in MLS Cup:

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FIFA confirms Donald Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum and Mark Carney will attend World Cup draw in Washington.

2026 World Cup draw: Drama, diplomacy, celebrities — and a USMNT anxiously awaiting its fate Friday's World Cup draw, part-circus, part-ceremony, will blend celebrity-filled spectacle and political theater with the high-stakes reveal of the USMNT's group and tournament path.

2026 World Cup draw: Drama, diplomacy, celebrities — and a USMNT anxiously awaiting its fate.

My story from DC ahead of Friday’s circus:

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FIFA announces sports-world guests participating in World Cup draw:

Rio Ferdinand
Tom Brady
Shaquille O'Neal
Wayne Gretzky
Aaron Judge

Red carpet host: Eli Manning

Entertainment lineup for World Cup draw:

Co-hosts Heidi Klum and Kevin Hart
Actor-producer Danny Ramirez
Andrea Bocelli
Robbie Williams
Nicole Scherzinger
and …
Village People

(Who requested that last act? Hmm)

Premier League: Tyler Adams 90 in Bournemouth’s 1-0 home loss to Everton.

Italian Cup: Weston McKennie 90, sets up first goal, in Juventus’ 2-0 home win over Udinese.

German Cup: Malik Tillman enters in 62nd of Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 win at Dortmund.

USMNT books elite opponents for World Cup prep: Portugal, Germany and Belgium await In the final international window before Mauricio Pochettino finalizes his World Cup squad, the U.S. will face Belgium on March 28 and Portugal — likely with Cristiano Ronaldo — on March 31.

Three of the four USMNT friendlies leading to the 2026 World Cup have been finalized, the fourth is almost there.

Details:

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And Cardoso departs in the 14th minute with injury.

Gio Reyna makes first start for 'Gladbach since Sept. 14, logs 68 minutes in German Cup round-of-16 loss to St. Pauli, 2-1. Joe Scally plays 90. James Sands goes 90+ for St. Pauli.

Johnny Cardoso starting for Atletico Madrid at Barcelona.

Just announced: Mexico vs Belgium friendly March 31 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

In that window, El Tri also expected to face Portugal in Mexico, while, as previously reported, USA is planning to play Belgium and Portugal, both in Atlanta.

Following the World Cup draw Friday to determine groups, FIFA will reveal match venues and kickoff times Saturday at noon ET on its website and YouTube channel.

Tyler Adams from 45 yards out caps a weirdly delightful weekend for USMNT World Cup hopefuls By and large, it was a productive weekend for U.S. World Cup hopefuls scattered across Europe, the United States and Mexico.

Klinsmann’s “hat trick.”
McKenzie’s thrown-in assist.
Pepi’s overhead kick.
Adams from 45 yards.

A weird and wonderful USMNT weekend rundown from Europe, MLS and Liga MX:

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Maryland will host unseeded Washington Saturday at 1 pm

Georgetown will host No. 15 NC State Friday at 6 pm

D.C. area teams moving on to NCAA men's quarterfinals next weekend:

Maryland, the 4 seed, routs UConn, 3-0, and will host Stanford or Washington

Georgetown, the 7 seed, edges High Point, 2-1, and will host NC State or UNC Greensboro

Cardoso goes 59 in 2-1 home victory

Dest 90 (assist), Pepi last 21 (hits post) in 4-1 shocker at Anfield

Musah last 21 in 3-0 victory

FIFA says almost 2 million World Cup tickets have been sold. Next selling phase begins Dec. 11.

Top purchasers from …

1 United States
2 Canada
3 Mexico
4 England
5 Germany
6 Brazil
7 Colombia
8 Spain
9 Argentina
10 France

USMNT in Champions League

Balogun plays 89 and scores at Pafos in 2-2 draw

Cardoso starting for Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan

Dest starting for PSV Eindhoven at Liverpool, Pepi in reserve

Musah in reserve for Atalanta at Eintracht Frankfurt

NWSL top local viewership markets for championship game on CBS platforms:

1) Washington, DC
2) Kansas City
3) Portland, OR
4) Tulsa
T5) Baltimore
T5) Buffalo
7) Albuquerque-Santa Fe
T9) New Orleans
T9) Hartford & New Haven
T9) San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
T9) San Diego

“We are also actively working to identify and recruit top-level talent, including Designated Players, as part of our broader roster build moving forward.”

Luis Barraza and Lukas MacNaughton are free agents. DCU exercised options on Conner Antley, Caden Clark, Jackson Hopkins, Hosei Kijima, Gabriel Pirani and Garrison Tubbs.

As expected, D.C. United declines Christian Benteke’s contract option, making him a free agent, but “we remain in discussions regarding a potential return.”

DCU also declines options on Kristian Fletcher, Randall Leal, Derek Dodson and Rida Zouhir but in talks with Fletcher.