Douglas Costa scored the tying goal on a second-half penalty kick and the Los Angeles Galaxy clinched a Western Conference playoff spot with a 1–1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Carson, Calif. Jonathan Bond protected the tie with a superb stop on Justen Glad’s header in the fourth minute of second-half…

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Carlos Vela scored in the third minute and Raúl Ruidíaz’s converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the Major League Soccer All-Star team’s 2–1 victory over Mexico’s Liga MX on Wednesday night. Vela, the versatile Los Angeles FC forward who led MLS with 34 goals in 2019, headed in the early…

FC Dallas star Ricardo Pepi was named the 2021 MLS Young Player of the Year on Thursday. The 18-year-old forward led his club with 13 goals and added three assists in 31 games, including 24 starts. He recorded his first MLS hat trick against the LA Galaxy on July 24 and scored twice in games…

Tyler Miller made seven saves, including two in stoppage time, as Minnesota United held on a for a 3–3 draw with the host Los Angeles Galaxy to garner a Western Conference playoff spot on Sunday. Adrien Hunou and Robin Lod scored goals for Minnesota United (13–11–0, 49 points), who overcame an 0–4 start to the…

Jonathan Lewis scored a goal in each half to lead the host Colorado Rapids to a 5–2 win over Los Angeles FC in Commerce City, Colo., on Sunday. The MLS Decision Day win, coupled with a draw by the Seattle Sounders and loss by Sporting Kansas City, gave the Rapids the Western Conference title, the…