On April 6, 1996, Major League Soccer held its first match. D.C. United traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area to take on the San Jose Clash, with the hosts securing the first win in the league’s history thanks to an 88th-minute Eric Wynalda winner. Were it not for the coronavirus pandemic putting the sports
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ESPN’s MLS commentator Jon Champion gives his all-time top goals in Major League Soccer. Eric Wynalda explains what it meant to him to score the first goal in Major League Soccer history in 1996. Relive some of the best of David Beckham’s 18 career MLS goals. Eric Wynalda’s late heroics led San Jose Clash past
Former LA Galaxy players Alan Gordon and Mike Magee join Taylor Twellman to assess the state of the current side. Herc Gomez gives his No. 3 pick of MLS’s biggest stars. For the full segment watch on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is convinced that his mental attributes propelled him
This weekend, Major League Soccer teams were scheduled to be playing the fifth or sixth game of their 2020 season. The players would have settled into a rhythm, with early-season nerves and excitement giving way to the day in, day out, week in, week out predictable monotony of the professional athlete life. Instead, they are
Former LA Galaxy player Mike Magee revisits the time he sat next to David Beckham on a team flight. The Exploding Heads return to detail how footballers across the world are coping with social distancing. Jon Champion spells out reasons why clubs and the Premier League want to complete the season. ESPN producer Chris Alexopoulos
The Exploding Heads return to detail how footballers across the world are coping with social distancing. Phil Foden’s still on the bench! The Exploding Heads pit the Premier League’s youngsters against the veterans. Real Madrid less resistant than a sponge! The Exploding Heads explores how this year’s UCL will conclude. It all began at Leyton
Former LA Galaxy players Alan Gordon and Mike Magee join Taylor Twellman to assess the state of the current side. ESPN producer Chris Alexopoulos gives Taylor Twellman an inside account of the “Beckham Cam” during his LA Galaxy debut. Former LA Galaxy player Mike Magee revisits the time he sat next to David Beckham on
Julien Laurens and Gab Marcotti make their picks for the best XI of players last names beginning with “B.” Julien Laurens outlines whether Dortmund’s Erling Haaland might be a key target for Real Madrid in the summer. Alejandro Moreno suggests Raul Jimenez would just sit on the bench if he signed for Real Madrid. Lucas
Former LA Galaxy players Alan Gordon and Mike Magee join Taylor Twellman to assess the state of the current side. ESPN producer Chris Alexopoulos gives Taylor Twellman an inside account of the “Beckham Cam” during his LA Galaxy debut. Former LA Galaxy player Mike Magee revisits the time he sat next to David Beckham on
Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop feel the correct decision has been made to suspend all major leagues in Europe. Former New England Revolution defender Marshall Leonard has traded in his soccer uniform for one of an attending physician in a New York City-area hospital. Leonard’s newest job — which will be in a region that
On March 21, Cormac “Doolsta” Dooley was supposed to be at SxSW in Austin, Texas, defending his 2019 eMLS Cup title while representing as Nashville SC’s esports athlete. Instead, he was sitting on a chair in his childhood bedroom, playing a two-match series against the Columbus Crew’s Graham “SKaMzZ1992” Ellix. With a pandemic spiraling across
Herc Gomez and Ale Moreno debate who is the best current Mexican national team player. Both of Carlos Vela’s goals have been amazing, but only one makes the early top five. Watch MLS on ESPN+. Herculez Gomez explains why he thinks MLS is the more attractive destination for foreign talent than Liga MX. Reigning MLS
Herc Gomez and Ale Moreno debate who is the best current Mexican national team player. Inter Miami’s Mexican star Rodolfo Pizarro believes playing for Liga MX giant Chivas can propel or sink players’ careers and is adapting to the relatively tranquil life in Southern Florida. The 26-year-old played for Pachuca, Chivas and Monterrey, joining Inter
MLS Commissioner Don Garber explains the framework behind a relaunch of the MLS season. MLS has once again extended its training moratorium due to the coronavirus pandemic, this time through April 3, but it includes a change to the protocol. Previously, MLS had required players to remain in their home markets, but on Tuesday the
Herculez Gomez outlines the problems players are dealing with as they wait for the MLS season to resume. Taylor Twellman explains why MLS’s return on May 10 may not be doom and gloom for the league after all. Herc Gomez gives his No. 1 pick of MLS’s biggest stars. Watch the full segment on ESPN
On a typical Friday morning before a Saturday game, Alejandro Bedoya would be doing pregame things: a light workout, team meetings and getting ready to play the San Jose Earthquakes at Subaru Park. Because of coronavirus, this was not a typical Friday. It was Friday, March 13, and the Philadelphia Union captain had plenty of
Herculez Gomez struggles to see how a 50-team league merging MLS and Liga MX sides can happen by 2026. Herculez Gomez was left unimpressed by Cruz Azul’s 1-0 win over rivals Club America in the Clascio Joven. Herculez Gomez explains why Liga MX eventually decided to suspend play due to the coronavirus outbreak. Former Mexico
Taylor Twellman explains why MLS’s return on May 10 may not be doom and gloom for the league after all. MLS has extended its moratorium on team training sessions to March 27 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced on Friday. The previous moratorium was due to expire on Friday,
ORLANDO, Florida — Thierry Henry is annoyed. He grimaces. He extends his hands for emphasis, palms to the sky. It is a look the world has seen before. Since the start of a 20-year playing career that included spells at some of the world’s most important football clubs, Henry has held his teammates, the journalists
You’ll have to forgive us, the Rankings are still recovering from the insanity that went down at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday night. Heart rates remain elevated, the sweating is profuse, and we’re going to need some breathing exercises to get through this. The absolute insanity of Danny DeVito attending a soccer match. Wow.
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