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MLS Player Status Report (Wednesday, October 8) | MLSSoccer.com The MLS Disciplinary Summary for Wednesday, October 8 will be available HERE. Wedneday, October 8 LAFC Denis Bouanga - International Duty (Out) Mathieu Choinière - International Duty (Out) Odin Holm -...

MLS Player Status Report (Wednesday, October 8)
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5️⃣ On Saturday, Inter Miami CF will host Atlanta United in their final home match of the regular season (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV) with a win securing them home-field advantage in Round One of the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.

4️⃣ It’s been a breakout year in MLS for Real Salt Lake's Zavier Gozo and the dynamic attacker is now showing that form at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, as the U.S. Youth National Team next face Italy in the Round of 16 on Thursday.

3️⃣ Across MLS and MLS NEXT Pro, 106 players were called up to national teams in the October window with World Cup qualifying reaching a boiling point in Africa, Europe, and North America.

2️⃣ Having won their last five matches, LAFC will enter this week confidently, knowing that wins in their next two matches could put them in contention for the top seed in the Western Conference and home-field advantage throughout the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs come Decision Day.

Five things to watch in MLS this week:

1️⃣ Of the five MLS games this weekend, two of them have significant implications in the chase for the final two Audi MLS Cup Playoffs spots in the Western Conference as FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake aim to secure those.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter Named MLS Player of the Matchday Presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 38 | MLSSoccer.com NEW YORK (Monday, October 6, 2025) – Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 38 of the 2...

With Berhalter's honor, this marks just the second time in Vancouver Whitecaps FC history that they have had three different players named MLS Player of the Matchday in the same season (four players in 2013). www.mlssoccer.com/news/vancouv...

How FC Dallas & Real Salt Lake can clinch playoffs this weekend | MLSSoccer.com On Saturday, FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake can clinch the final two Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs places in the Western Conference – officially rounding out the entire 18-team field.

Both FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake could punch their tickets to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs this weekend with a victory away from home on Saturday night: www.mlssoccer.com/news/how-fc-...

Aspire Academy Announces 11th Global Summit 2025 at Subaru Park | Philadelphia Union Summit to feature world-class speakers, including Sir Gareth Southgate, Rafa Benitez, Carli Lloyd, and Alessandro Nesta, alongside roundtables, practical clinics, and global partners shaping the futur...

Speakers will include the likes of Wilfried Nancy, Bradley Carnell and many other international and domestic experts.

More information about this week’s Aspire Academy Global Summit 2025 can be found here: www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/aspire-...

Tomorrow and Wednesday, the Aspire Academy Global Summit 2025 will take place at Subaru Park, home of the Philadelphia Union.

The 11th edition of the summit is being held in the U.S. for the first time in collaboration with both the Union and MLS.

Philadelphia Union Clinch 2025 Supporters’ Shield with Best Record in MLS this Season | MLSSoccer.com Philadelphia Union to enjoy home-field advantage throughout the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs courtesy of top finish in the MLS regular season

Philadelphia Union Clinch 2025 Supporters’ Shield with Best Record in MLS this Season
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‘Player Spotlight: LAFC’ Debuts on TikTok LIVE Presented by MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and Major League Soccer | MLSSoccer.com Exclusive TikTok LIVE stream puts the spotlight on LAFC stars Son Heung-Min, Denis Bouanga, and others during October 5 showdown vs. Atlanta United

MLS, TikTok, and MLS Season Pass on Apple TV announced today ‘Player Spotlight: LAFC’, a live stream bringing fans an exclusive LAFC viewing experience on TikTok LIVE as they take on Atlanta United at BMO Stadium on Sunday, October 5 at 9:10 p.m. ET.
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MLS Announces Calendar of 2025-26 Offseason Roster Building Events | MLSSoccer.com 2026 MLS SuperDraft to be held on Thursday, December 18

Today, MLS announced the full calendar of offseason roster building events, highlighted by free agency opening on Wednesday, December 10 and the 2026 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday, December 18. www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-ann...

After their 5-3 road victory tonight, Chicago Fire FC have qualified for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017 and have reached at least 50 points (51) in head coach Gregg Berhalter’s debut season.

With three goals in the first half tonight, Chicago Fire FC have now scored 39 road goals this regular season, which is the second most in a single season in MLS history (44, LA Galaxy in 1998).

5️⃣Bragging rights and star power will be on display on Wednesday night as the LA Galaxy host LIGA MX’s Toluca in the 2025 Michelob Ultra Campeones Cup.

4️⃣Major League Soccer’s hottest new duo will look to bring its historic streak to primetime, when LAFC’s Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga take on Atlanta United on Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire.

3️⃣After missing out on the postseason in 2024, the Philadelphia Union have flipped the script in 2025 under new head coach Bradley Carnell and now have a Supporters’ Shield within their grasp.

2️⃣It’s an all-British Columbia matchup in the 2025 Canadian Championship final as Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Vancouver FC on Wednesday night (10 p.m. ET) at BC Place, with a spot in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup on the line.

Five things to watch in MLS this week:

1️⃣Two of Major League Soccer’s recent expansion clubs – Austin FC and Nashville SC – will battle for their first ever trophy during Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup Final.

Major League Soccer today announced two key leadership appointments: Charles Altchek has been named EVP, Club Performance & League Growth, and Ali Curtis has been appointed President of MLS NEXT Pro and EVP of MLS Sporting Development.
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MLS Player Status Report: September 30  | MLSSoccer.com The MLS Disciplinary Summary will be available HERE. Tuesday, September 30 Chicago Fire FC Leonardo Barroso - Lower Body (Out) Chris Mueller - Not Due to Injury (Out) Viktor Radojević - Lower Body (Ou...

MLS Player Status Report: September 30
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Moments of Matchday 37: Union Near Supporters’ Shield, Fire Eye Return to Playoffs | MLSSoccer.com Below is a selection of the notable performances and moments from the 15 matches played on the 37th matchday of the 2025 MLS regular season on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28. Highligh...

Matchday 37 saw the Philadelphia Union close in on the Supporters' Shield, the Chicago Fire eye a return to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, and four more teams clinch a postseason berth.

Moments of Matchday highlights all of that and more from the weekend: www.mlssoccer.com/news/moments...

By recording a goal and assist in the second half tonight, Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Albert Rusnák became the 13th player in MLS history and second active one (Diego Fagúndez) to record 70 goals and 70 assists in the regular season.

By scoring three goals in the first half tonight, Joseph Paintsil became the third player in LA Galaxy history to produce a first half hat trick, joining Robbie Keane (May 26, 2013) and Alejandro Moreno (May 19, 2004).

After defeating the Columbus Crew tonight, Chicago Fire FC head coach Gregg Berhalter has now won at least 14 games in five of his six seasons as an MLS head coach.

After scoring the first three goals tonight for LAFC, Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min have become the first duo in MLS history to score at least 17 consecutive goals for a club in a single regular season.

By winning on the road tonight, New York City FC has now won each of the last four regular season Hudson River Derbys, marking only the second time this has happened in the rivalry’s history (New York Red Bulls from 2015-16).

After their 6-0 road victory tonight, the Philadelphia Union earned their 19th regular season win in 2025, equaling their club record in a single season (2022).

With their performance tonight against D.C. United, the Philadelphia Union have become the first team in MLS history to score at least five goals on the road against a single opponent on three different regular season occasions (2025, 2022 and 2019).