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Canada News.Net
7 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Expansion San Diego FC take aim at surging Nashville SC
(Photo credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images) San Diego FC and Nashville SC both have three All-Stars and are among the best teams in MLS. The two squads will meet Friday night in San Diego. Expansion San Diego FC (13-7-4, 43 points) have been among the league's biggest surprises, leading the Western Conference. Nashville (14-5-5, 47 points) has thrived in B.J. Callaghan's first full season as coach. His club is 10-1-4 over its past 15 MLS matches and is tied for second place in the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia Union and sits one point behind leader FC Cincinnati. 'For us, it's the strive for consistency,' Callaghan said Wednesday. 'Our objective from the beginning of the season was to establish our culture, establish our style of play and earn our way into the playoffs.' San Diego has hit a dip in July with a 1-2-1 record, including 0-2-1 at home. The club played Vancouver to a 1-1 home draw last Saturday to remain one point ahead of the Whitecaps in the West. San Diego features big-time offensive forces in All-Stars Anders Dreyer (11 goals, league-high 15 assists) and Chucky Lozano (six goals, eight assists). Midfielder Jeppe Tverskov (one goal, eight assists) is the team's other All-Star. 'Everyone can see their quality,' Tverskov said of Dreyer and Lozano. 'Luckily for us as a team, they're also good team players, and that's the big part of how we want to play. If we had two guys who just stood up there and waited for us to defend, and then got the balls and scored goals, I didn't think we would work as good as we have been.' San Diego ranks second in the league in goals (47) behind Inter Miami (49). Nashville's Sam Surridge scored on a header during Wednesday's All-Star Game, when the MLS All-Stars recorded a 3-1 victory over the LIGA MX All-Stars in Austin, Texas. Surridge is tied with Inter Miami's Lionel Messi for the league lead of 18 goals. Fellow All-Star Hany Mukhtar has 11 goals and eight assists as the duo has combined for 29 of Nashville's 42 goals. Nashville's other All-Star is defender Andy Najar (one goal, 10 assists). Nashville is coming off back-to-back shutout wins, but Callaghan is wary of San Diego FC. 'You see a very consistent team that plays with a very clear identity week-in and week-out,' Callaghan said of San Diego. 'It's really impressive. I'm not surprised they're having success. It's going to be a difficult match going to the West Coast.'
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to buy Nashville SC tickets during 2025 MLS season
Nashville SC opens the 2025 MLS season on Saturday against the New England Revolution at Geodis Park (7:30 p.m. CT, Apple TV). Nashville is looking to return to the playoffs after it finished 9-16-9 in 2024, finishing 13th in the Eastern Conference and missed the postseason for the first time in its five seasons as an MLS franchise. B.J. Callaghan is going into his first full season as coach with designated players Hany Mukhtar, Walker Zimmerman and Sam Surridge leading the team on the field. Nashville has called Geodis Park home since it opened in 2022. The 30,109-seat venue located at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada. Nashville has 17 MLS games at Geodis scheduled this season. In addition, Nashville will play in the U.S. Open Cup with its first game in the tournament set for May 6 or May 7, though the opponent and location are still to be determined. MAKING A SPLASH: Nashville SC signs Ahmed Qasem, 21-year-old midfielder from Sweden Feb. 22: vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. March 8: vs. Portland Timbers, 7:30 p.m. March 22: vs. CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m. March 29: vs. FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. April 12: vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. April 26: vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. May 10: vs. Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m. May 14: vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. May 17: vs. D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. May 31: vs. New York City FC, 3:30 p.m. July 5: vs. Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m. July 16: vs. Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. July 19: vs. Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. August 23: vs. Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. August 30: vs. Atlanta United, 7:30 p.m. September 27: vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. October 18: vs. Inter Miami, 5 p.m. Nashville SC single-game and season tickets can be purchased through the team's official website, using Ticketmaster. Tickets are still remaining for Nashville's home opener, starting at $16 before fees. Fans can buy season tickets or request season ticket information on Nashville SC's website. Season tickets currently start at $414 and range up to $6,800. Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@ and on Twitter @Jacob_Shames. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How to buy Nashville SC tickets during 2025 MLS season
