San Diego FC is a win away from reaching a conference final in Year 1, and Sir Mohamed Mansour assesses a formative debut campaign

Sacha Kljestan, studio analyst for MLS on Apple TV, detailed San Diego FC's progress from expansion team to Western Conference Finalists.

In American sports, expansion represents new growth and opportunities for teams and leagues alike. Throughout the “big three” American leagues — the NFL, NBA, and MLB — the ’80s and ’90s saw significant expansion across all three entities to ...

Atlanta United FC wrote themselves into MLS lore on Wednesday, becoming just the fourth expansion team in league history to qualify for the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs. On the historic front, Atlanta United are the first MLS expansion team in eight years to ...

The Mesa City Council voted unanimously to approve the formation of the Palo District in an attempt to bring an MLS and NWSL team to Mesa.

MLS has often struggled to capture the attention of global soccer fans during its first 30 years. But on Saturday, the league has a massive marketing opportunity to showcase itself through a championship game featuring two of the sport’s most decorated global players: Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Thomas Müller.

And then there were two, as Inter Miami CF will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2025 MLS Cup final on Saturday. Eastern Conference champion Miami booked its place in the MLS decider with a sumptuous 5-1 win over New York City FC.

The Philadelphia Union won the 2025 Supporters’ Shield. They’ve clinched home-pitch advantage in the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs. FC Cincinnati and Inter Miami each finished one point behind them in the standings. All three clubs finished with higher point totals than any of their counterparts in the West.

After a 1-0 win over Minnesota United FC, San Diego FC is now only the second expansion team in MLS history to reach the Conference Finals in its inaugural season.