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The 2026 MLS season creeps closer towards the 2026 World Cup.
Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min and Thomas Müller are the league’s current marquee attractions.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami failed to open Nu Stadium with a win, while Thomas Müller sparked a massive Vancouver Whitecaps comeback.
Inter Miami will take on Austin FC in the first match at Nu Stadium.
Dozens of MLS players will head out on international duty over the next week.
FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo played out an instant classic that ebbed and flowed.
FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo clash in the first Copa Tejas match of 2026, while Miami look for improved form against New York City FC.
The number of games each MLS team plays each year varies depending on whether they qualify for the playoffs and how far they advance.
Matchday 3 of the 2026 season saw 39 goals fly in—but three defenses are yet to be breached.
Thomas Müller’s Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Portland Timbers to kick off the Cascadia Cup.
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The Colombian superstar is set to play in his final World Cup tournament this summer.
The MLS match was repeatedly stopped due to pitch invaders, leading to eight minutes of stoppage time.
Messi earned Player of the Match as Inter Miami defeated Toronto FC 4–2 on Saturday.
Messi and Neymar were close friends at Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, spanning six seasons together.
The former Barcelona legend had much to say about the prodigious star of the present day.
The Colombian is expected to be named to his nation’s World Cup squad later this month.
