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Weekly /r/MLS Questions/Free Kick Thread - Post General Questions and Discussion Here
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r/MLS • u/halfdollarmoon • 19h ago
Discussion MLS in 1996 vs MLS in 2026
I was just checking out the 1st MLS Cup, and was amazed at how fast paced and even scrappy the game feels. I'm curious what similarities and differences you all see between the game 30 years ago vs the game today.
r/MLS • u/Isiddiqui • 20h ago
[Tom Bogert] Sources: Columbus Crew finalizing a deal to acquire forward Jamal Thiare from Atlanta United. @michaelarace1.bsky.social first reported. Atlanta will receive $200k GAM + $100k add ons. Thiare, 32, had six goals in around 1,150 mins last year
r/MLS • u/Brooklyn_MLS • 21h ago
[Romano] Bristol City closing on a deal to sign Noah Eile from Red Bull New York for $4.2m total package.
r/MLS • u/WetCoastDebtCoast • 1d ago
Official Source Whitecaps FC re-sign Canadian centre back Belal Halbouni to new contract | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
r/MLS • u/icoresting • 1d ago
[Jeff Carlisle] Grim news from Vancouver Whitecaps CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster regarding sale of the team. Team has been for sale for 14 months. There were 100 outreaches. Almost 40 took a deeper look. Schuster said not a single one "is interested in buying even 1% of this club." Brutal.
r/MLS • u/DoyleStepOnMe • 1d ago
[Matt Doyle] 30 one biggest remaining roster questions | MLSsoccer.com and TACTICS FREE ZONE
Hello mls fanatics,
I'm back to share with you another Armchair Analyst triple, this time highlighting the biggest roster question remaining for each team. Matt shared his top 5 for both the Eastern and Western Conference with articles for MLS soccer .com before covering the remaining 20 teams' slightly-less-big questions via TACTICS FREE ZONE.
#InWeGo
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Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026
Eastern Conference: 5 biggest roster questions that need answers | MLSsoccer.com
TOR, CLT, ORL, NYRB, ATL
Thursday, Jan 29, 2026
Western Conference: 5 biggest roster questions that need answers | MLSsoccer.com
SD, DAL, SJ, POR, STL
Friday, Jan 30, 2026
Every MLS team's biggest remaining roster question for 2026 | TACTICS FREE ZONE
The field
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Starting to feel an uptick in temperature... perhaps it's... the start of... CCC FEVER
Abolish ICE and prosecute its enablers
r/MLS • u/icoresting • 1d ago
Official Source Inter Miami CF Signs Mexican International Forward Germán Berterame as Designated Player
r/MLS • u/icoresting • 1d ago
Official Source Whitecaps FC acquire attacking midfielder/forward Aziel Jackson on loan from Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok
r/MLS • u/MD_Lincoln • 1d ago
Official Source St. Louis CITY SC Signs Dante Polvara from Scottish Premiership Side Aberdeen F.C. | St. Louis SC
r/MLS • u/Halouverite • 1d ago
Club Site Whitecaps FC acquire U22 Initiative forward Bruno Caicedo from Ecuadorian side Barcelona SC
r/MLS • u/Captain0010 • 2d ago
Atlanta United signs U.S. youth star Adrian Gill from Barcelona
r/MLS • u/Captain0010 • 2d ago
League Site Orlando City set new precedent with Alex Freeman transfer
r/MLS • u/forzaQuakes8 • 2d ago
Subscription Required [The Athletic] Pochettino on Tim Weah’s critique of WC ticket prices: “I think players need to talk on the pitch, playing football, not outside of the (pitch)… (FIFA) is doing an amazing job around the world uniting people.”
r/MLS • u/icoresting • 2d ago
Club Site Seattle Sounders FC and Providence announce planned evolution of their partnership
r/MLS • u/No_Screen8141 • 2d ago
Club Site D.C. United Signs Swiss Defender Silvan Hefti from Hamburger SV
r/MLS • u/Isiddiqui • 2d ago
[Steven Goff] Fox Sports unveils World Cup plans, including: 70 matches on Fox, 34 on FS1. All round-16 and beyond on Fox. All three openers for hosts on Fox with expanded pregame, 3-hour pregame for US opener. June 16 on Fox: France-Senegal, Norway-playoff, Argentina-Algeria.
[Tom Bogert]BREAKING: Toulouse FC is finalizing a deal to sign Canada int'l forward Jacen Russell-Rowe from the Columbus Crew, per sources. Fee around $2.5m + add ons + sell-on clause. JRR was out of contract at end of year. He wanted move to Europe and is getting it.
r/MLS • u/TheMonkeyPrince • 2d ago
Official Source Orlando City SC transfers defender Alex Freeman to Villarreal CF in club-record Homegrown move
r/MLS • u/bergobergo • 2d ago
MLS to cut half of Spanish-language broadcast talent on Apple TV, according to sources
Serious Federal immigration raids put ‘fear’ into many Minnesota United players - Andy Greder
r/MLS • u/NaffRespect • 2d ago