major league soccer
The New England Revolution is off to its worst start in 29 seasons, going 1-6-1, but is expected to set a new attendance record for a home game on Saturday.
More than 65,000 people are expected to gather in Foxboro. What are the attractions? lionel messiof course.
The Argentine great has scored 13 points (7 goals + 6 assists) in just 6 games for Inter Miami, ranking him 2nd in MLS. He has made at least two contributions in each of the past four games, tying an MLS record.
new england coach caleb porter His players said they could not be in awe of the event,
“If they are there, they shouldn't be here,” Porter told radio station 98.5 The Sports Hub. “Every week you might be in awe of someone in our league. We have a lot of big-time players in our league.
“It's like asking, 'If you were to play against LeBron James, would you be in awe in the NBA?' If you were, you shouldn't be in the NBA. You don't start players who are going to be in awe. “After each game, you look at the players you want to sign. [Messi’s] First, the jersey. I don't know if you want to be that guy who asks for a jersey. ”
• Saturday's featured games: New York Red Bulls vs. Vancouver Whitecaps at Red Bull Arena. The pair have been surprise players in the early days of MLS, and enter the weekend's play two points behind the lead shared by Inter Miami and Los Angeles Galaxy in the Supporters' Shield race.
The Red Bulls have two wins and one draw in their three home games and lead all MLS teams with 2.33 points per game. The Caps won their first three road games of the season in Dallas, San Jose, and Seattle.
• How to read SA: Is the MLS coaching merry-go-round about to start in earnest again? (Written by Charles Boehm)
Some of the coaches who have received criticism include gary smith (Nashville SC) and Luchi Gonzalez (San Jose) sits on a bench across from GEODIS Park. Both teams' problems stem from poor defense, with both teams conceding at least two goals per game.
📺 Saturday games:
APPLE TV/MLS Season Pass
*Austin FC vs. LA Galaxy at 1:30 p.m.
FC Cincinnati vs. Colorado 7:30 p.m.
Columbus vs. CF Montreal 7:30 p.m.
DC United vs. Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
New England vs. Inter Miami 7:30 p.m.
NYCFC vs. Charlotte FC 7:30 p.m.
New York Red Bulls vs. Vancouver 7:30 p.m.
Orlando City vs. Toronto FC 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m.
Chicago vs. Atlanta United 8:30 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. Houston 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota United vs. Sporting KC 8:30 p.m.
Nashville SC vs. San Jose 8:30 p.m.
LAFC vs. Portland 10:30 p.m.
*Also available at Fox and Fox Deportes.
Always Eastern Time.
National Women's Soccer League
With less than three months until the start of the Paris Olympics, an injury to a regular USWNT player would cause alarm bells to ring.
Last weekend, there were two expected starting pitchers. alex morgan and tiana davidson He was sidelined with an injury while playing in the NWSL.
Morgan missed game against Bay FC in San Diego due to ankle injury; “It's going to be week-to-week from there,'' Wave coach said. casey stoney Said.
Davidson left midway through the first half of Gotham FC's game against Washington with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.Friday, Gotham Coach Juan Carlos Amoros He called the injury a “lower leg” injury and did not have a timetable for his return.
Another USWNT player, rose labelHe has yet to appear in the NWSL since moving to Gotham FC in the offseason.
She hopes to return to action before a new U.S. coach arrives emma haze. The USWNT's first games under the new coach will be against South Korea on June 1st and 4th.
📺 Saturday games:
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Chicago vs. Portland 7:30 p.m.
San Diego vs. Bay FC 10 p.m.
NWSL+
NC College vs. Seattle 7 p.m.
Utah vs. Houston 7:30 p.m.
Always Eastern Time.
📺 Sunday's game:
NWSL+
Gotham FC vs. Racing Louisville 5 p.m.
E.T.
USL Championship
Detroit City FC is perfect with 5 wins from 5 games. What are the big differences between last season and this season? Le Rouge is averaging two goals per game, a contrast to 2023, when they had their worst showing in the USL Championship with just 30 goals in 34 games.
If Detroit City FC wins against Pittsburgh on Saturday, it will become the first team since the Rochester Rhinos in 2012 to start a USL championship season with six straight wins.
Three other teams remain undefeated: Charleston (5-0-3), Sac Republic FC (4-0-3) and Tampa Bay (2-0-3).
📺 Saturday games:
CBS Sports Network
Tampa Bay vs. New Mexico United 7:30 p.m.
ESPN+
Charleston vs. Las Vegas is at 4 p.m.
Indy Eleven vs. North Carolina FC 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Detroit City FC 7 p.m.
Miami FC vs. San Antonio FC 7 p.m.
Birmingham vs. Memphis 901 7:30 p.m.
Louisville City vs. Hartford 7:30 p.m.
El Paso vs. FC Tulsa 9 p.m.
Orange County vs. Monterey Bay 10 p.m.
Oakland vs. Colorado Springs 10 p.m.
golasso network
Sac Republic FC vs. Loudoun United 10 p.m.
Always Eastern Time.
Americans abroad
With the Scudetto decided in Inter Milan's favor, Juventus and AC Milan will be joined by American players Weston McKennie and Tim Weah from the Bianconeri, and Christian Pulisic and Yunus Moussa from the Rossoneri. is just bragging rights.
Juventus won 1-0 in their first match at San Siro in October, giving them the chance to defeat Milan for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Both teams are in a position to qualify for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.
In the UEFA Women's Champions League, Hayes' Chelsea lead defending champions Barcelona 1-0 heading into Saturday's second leg of the semi-final series. Catarina Macario came on as a substitute in the Blues' first leg, which packed Stamford Bridge (capacity 40,343) for the first time.
On Sunday, PSG host Lyon in the other semi-final, an all-French affair for which 24,000 tickets have already been sold. PSG's Americans Eva Gaetino and Corbin Albert (both from Notre Dame) started in the first leg, while Lyon's Lindsey Horan (who started his professional career in Paris) started, and Lyon won 2-0. They came back from behind and won 3-2.
📺 Saturday games:
beIN SPORTS/beIN SPORTS en ESPANOL
french league 1
PSG vs. Le Havre (Emmanuel Sabbi)3 pm.
DAZN USA
UEFA Women's Champions League (Semifinals)
Chelsea (Katarina Macario) vs Barcelona 12:30pm.
ESPN Deportation/ESPN+
Spain La Liga EA Sports
Alavés vs. Celta de Vigo (Luca de la Torre) 12:30 p.m.
ESPN+
english league championship
Blackburn vs Coventry City (Haji Light)10 am.
germany bundesliga
Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt (timothy chandler)9:20am.
Freiburg vs. Wolfsburg (Kevin Paredes)9:20am.
Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer Plus
Sampdoria vs Como (Nicholas Gioacchini)10 am.
paramount+
italian serie a
Juventus (Weston McKechnie, Tim Ware) vs. AC Milan (Yunus Moussa, Christian Pulisic) Noon.
peacock
english premier league
Fulham (Tim Ream, anthony robinson) vs. Crystal Palace (Chris Richards)10 am.
Newcastle vs. Sheffield United (Auston Trustee)10 am.
Univision/TUDN
Mexican Liga MX
Atlas vs. Guadalajara (Cade Cowell) 11 p.m.
Always Eastern Time.
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📺 Sunday games:
beIN SPORTS/beIN SPORTS en ESPANOL
french league 1
Lyon vs. Monaco (Folarin Balogun) 1 p.m.
DAZN USA
UEFA Women's Champions League (Semifinals)
PSG (corbin albert, Eva Gaetino) vs Lyon (lindsay horan)10 am.
ESPN Deportation/ESPN+
Spain La Liga EA Sports
Real Betis (Johnny Cardoso) vs Sevilla 3 p.m.
ESPN+
Belgian Pro League (Playoffs)
Genk (mark mackenzie) vs. Club Brugge 7:30am.
germany bundesliga
Borussia Mugladbach (Jordan Pefok, Joe Scully) vs. Union Berlin (brenden aaronson)9:20am.
Darmstadt vs. Heidenheim (leonard maloney) 1:20 p.m.
peacock
english premier league
Bournemouth (tyler adams) v Brighton & Hove Albion 9am.
TUDN
Mexican Liga MX
Necaxa vs. Monterrey 8 p.m.
USA Network/Telemundo
english premier league
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City 11:30am.
Always Eastern Time.
Saturday morning: What we're reading
1. 2026 World Cup: Fans concerned about wait times for US visas – 'Your window may already be closed' Adam Crafton (The Athletic)
2. Officials close to landmark deal to bring pro soccer and World Cup guests to Auckland Written by Eli Rosenborg (San Francisco Chronicle)
3. Can San Diego FC succeed in its plan to become the Ajax of North America? Written by Ryan Baldi (Parent)