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CBS News
3 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Quakes extend LA Galaxy's MLS record season-opening winless streak to 16 games with 1-0 victory
Substitute Ousseni Bouda scored in the 74th minute, and the San Jose Earthquakes extended the LA Galaxy's MLS record season-opening winless streak to 16 games with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night. Bouda slipped between two defenders and got his third goal of the season on a precise pass from fellow substitute Preston Judd for the Quakes, who snapped a four-game losing streak in the California Clasico rivalry. The defending MLS Cup champion Galaxy (0-12-4) are edging toward historic ignominy after dropping yet another match at the stadium where they went unbeaten in 2024 and won their league-record sixth title in December. The MLS record is 19 straight winless matches in league play by the MetroStars in 1999. Real Salt Lake also played 18 straight without a win from 2005-06. Earl Edwards Jr. made six saves to keep his third clean sheet of the season for San Jose, which is unbeaten in eight matches across all competitions in May. Quakes head coach Bruce Arena had a successful return to the stadium where he led the Galaxy for nine seasons and won three MLS Cup championships. The Galaxy nearly salvaged a draw in the final minute of second-half injury time, but Edwards saved captain Maya Yoshida's header deep in the San Jose box. Supporters chanted "We want better!" after the final whistle. The Galaxy's woes have only compounded throughout the new season despite the return to health of stars Joseph Paintsil, Gabriel Pec and Marco Reus. All three international veterans played major roles on last year's championship team, but were limited by injury in the new year. Reus left in the 59th minute against San Jose after sitting down on the grass without contact and eventually walking off the field. Reus struggled with a knee injury earlier in the season, but had been playing well in recent matches. Disorganized in attack and lacking any crispness in their passing, the Galaxy still look lost without Catalan midfielder Riqui Puig, who orchestrated their excellence throughout the 2024 season before tearing a knee ligament in the conference final. Puig could return this summer, but LA also had to part with a handful of key contributors to last season's team due to the salary cap constraints created annually for the MLS champion by title bonuses in their players' contracts. The Galaxy's leadership has declined to panic during this mammoth skid, even extending the contract of head coach Greg Vanney two weeks ago when the winless streak was at a mere 13 games. LA's Novak Micovic had to make two diving saves in the first two minutes of play, and he finished with four saves in the scoreless first half. San Jose's Ian Harkes hit the crossbar from long range in the 22nd minute. The Galaxy host Salt Lake on Saturday night. If they don't beat Salt Lake or win at St. Louis on June 14, they could tie the MetroStars' record June 25 at Colorado.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Quakes extend LA Galaxy's MLS record season-opening winless streak to 16 games with 1-0 victory
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Substitute Ousseni Bouda scored in the 74th minute, and the San Jose Earthquakes extended the LA Galaxy's MLS record season-opening winless streak to 16 games with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night. Bouda slipped between two defenders and got his third goal of the season on a precise pass from fellow substitute Preston Judd for the Quakes, who snapped a four-game losing streak in the California Clasico rivalry. The defending MLS Cup champion Galaxy (0-12-4) are edging toward historic ignominy after dropping yet another match at the stadium where they went unbeaten in 2024 and won their league-record sixth title in December. The MLS record is 19 straight winless matches in league play by the MetroStars in 1999. Real Salt Lake also played 18 straight without a win from 2005-06. Earl Edwards Jr. made six saves to keep his third clean sheet of the season for San Jose, which is unbeaten in eight matches across all competitions in May. Quakes head coach Bruce Arena had a successful return to the stadium where he led the Galaxy for nine seasons and won three MLS Cup championships. The Galaxy nearly salvaged a draw in the final minute of second-half injury time, but Edwards saved captain Maya Yoshida's header deep in the San Jose box. Supporters chanted 'We want better!' after the final whistle. The Galaxy's woes have only compounded throughout the new season despite the return to health of stars Joseph Paintsil, Gabriel Pec and Marco Reus. All three international veterans played major roles on last year's championship team, but were limited by injury in the new year. Reus left in the 59th minute against San Jose after sitting down on the grass without contact and eventually walking off the field. Reus struggled with a knee injury earlier in the season, but had been playing well in recent matches. Disorganized in attack and lacking any crispness in their passing, the Galaxy still look lost without Catalan midfielder Riqui Puig, who orchestrated their excellence throughout the 2024 season before tearing a knee ligament in the conference final. Puig could return this summer, but LA also had to part with a handful of key contributors to last season's team due to the salary cap constraints created annually for the MLS champion by title bonuses in their players' contracts. The Galaxy's leadership has declined to panic during this mammoth skid, even extending the contract of head coach Greg Vanney two weeks ago when the winless streak was at a mere 13 games. LA's Novak Micovic had to make two diving saves in the first two minutes of play, and he finished with four saves in the scoreless first half. San Jose's Ian Harkes hit the crossbar from long range in the 22nd minute. The Galaxy host Salt Lake on Saturday night. If they don't beat Salt Lake or win at St. Louis on June 14, they could tie the MetroStars' record June 25 at Colorado. ___ AP soccer:
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Vastly improved San Jose set to host Houston
The San Jose Earthquakes can match their point total for the entire 2024 season with a win Saturday night over the visiting Houston Dynamo. San Jose is eighth in the Western Conference and 4-0-2 in its last six matches, including a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Tuesday night in the Round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup. It's been quite a turnaround for San Jose under first-year head coach Bruce Arena. The Earthquakes finished a dreadful 6-25-3 last season and with a minus-37 goal differential. San Jose, which is plus-6 in goal differential this season, can equal that point total well before the halfway point of the 2025 season with a win Saturday. "We've made some mistakes during the regular season, but correctable mistakes by some individuals that we can correct," Arena, a four-time MLS Coach of the Year and former U.S. National Team head coach, said. "We're getting better. I think hopefully, as we get into the second half of the season, we're a better team defensively. If we can continue to be a team that can score some goals, we're going to win some games." Goalie Earl Edwards Jr. had his second straight shutout against Portland and enters the contest with a 136-minute shutout streak. Houston is 10th in the Western Conference and comes in off a 3-1 loss at Austin FC on Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup. However, the Dynamo have won their last two MLS matches by shutouts, including a 2-0 Texas Derby victory at FC Dallas last Saturday as Jonathan Bond made three saves for his sixth clean sheet of the season. The win at FC Dallas was the team's first on the road this season. "Our first three points on the road, and that's going to be important this year to grab a few of those, particularly with our start," Houston coach Ben Olsen said. The Dynamo began the season 0-4-2 before scoring a 1-0 win over Los Angeles Football Club on April 5. Houston won both meetings with the Earthquakes last season, including a 1-0 victory at San Jose on July 17. Field Level Media
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
📚 Unique milestones to watch out for this weekend in MLS
After the Round of 16 of the 2025 US Open Cup dominated the midweek fixture program across the United States and Canada, MLS action is set to return at the weekend for matchday 15 after an enthralling Rivalry Week. With the race for the Supporters' Shield remaining as tight as ever while action across the East and West write their own stories, let's get into some unique milestones to watch out for this weekend. They say home is where the heart is, but for Wilfried Nancy and the Columbus Crew, an away day has never been more enjoyable for the Eastern powerhouse than during the 2025 season. Right in the thick of it at the top of the pile along with the Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati, the Crew are right on track to remain one of the top sides in the Conference, but a win on the road this weekend against a struggling Charlotte FC outfit could see them level an MLS-record 12 undefeated away matches. With the Crown coming into matchday 15 as the most out-of-form side in MLS, you would bet the house that the Crew comes away with all the points in the bag. 📸 via MLS Communications Cristian Espinoza has quietly become one of the most dangerous attacking players in MLS over the last five years in the Bay Area, and his tally of assists is proof positive that he knows how to pull a string or two. 📸 via MLS Communications The Earthquakes, now under Bruce Arena, look like a side that is determined for a post-season birth, with Espinoza's creativity chief to those efforts, but a piece of personal glory is on the line at the weekend against the Houston Dynamo. With just one assist, the 30-year-old Argentine would become just the third active player in MLS to hit the 80-assist mark, further cementing his place as the all-time leader for the club in the process. After an impressive 3-0 win against in-state rivals Inter Miami last weekend, Orlando City are one of the form sides in the East coming into matchday 15, extending their unbeaten run in 2025 to 11 matches in the process. 📸 via MLS Communications Hopeful of feeding on their recent result when they lock horns with a talented Portland Timbers side in front of home support at Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday night, Óscar Pareja's troops have a chance to pull level with the club's standing record of 12 matches unbeaten, while also potentially climbing into the top three in the East depending on results elsewhere. Most football fans love a tight-knit race at the top of the table, and thankfully for those of you who watch MLS, the 2025 season has so far delivered that and then some coming into matchday 15. 📸 via MLS Communications Coming into the pending weekend fixture list, four clubs - Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Vancouver, and Columbus - have a chance to equal or better the 30-point mark at the halfway point of the season, a feat that has never been achieved in an MLS campaign. Here is what each of those four clubs face this weekend: The Philadelphia Union hosts Inter Miami CF looking to remain top of the East. FC Cincinnati travels to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face off against Atlanta United. Western Conference leaders Vancouver take on Real Salt Lake away from home. As previously mentioned, Columbus travels to Bank of America Stadium for a clash with Charlotte FC. And finally, we head to Allianz Field and budding Western Conference outfit Minnesota United and their lofty perch of sitting second behind a much-talked-about Vancouver Whitecaps. 📸 via MLS Communications Despite their ability to perform as a collective, key man and shot-stopper-in-chief Dayne St. Clair has been sublime in goal for the Loons up to this point, posting seven clean sheets in just thirteen appearances, and should he pick up his 8th of the season, he would become just the 10th goalkeeper in MLS history to achieve that feat after 15 games. Impressively, St. Clair would pad his chances of picking up Goalkeeper of the Year honors as well, with Tony Meola (2000), Donovan Ricketts (2010), and Tim Melia (2017) being awarded the same after a similar or better run of clean sheets. 📸 Editorial Photo Credit: © Darren Yamashita | 2025 May 20-Imagn Images
Reuters
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Earthquakes coach saves Lionel Messi from postmatch red card
May 15 - An unlikely person helped save Lionel Messi from receiving a postmatch red card on Wednesday night -- San Jose Earthquakes coach Bruce Arena. Messi of Inter Miami was irate when he was tackled just outside the box during second-half stoppage time of the 3-3 tie in San Jose. He barked at the officials after the non-call and his frustration increased after the contest ended, resulting in a yellow card. Messi was still barking at the officials while shaking hands with assorted players on the field when he headed over to further confront the trio. Head referee Joe Dickerson said "walk away now" to the fuming Messi. But there was Arena standing in the mix with Messi and the three officials, serving as part peacemaker and part negotiator before personally walking Messi away. "He was obviously not happy, and I wanted to make sure he wasn't going to get a red card," Arena said during his postgame news conference. "I just tried to move him out of the way, because for him to get a red card at the end of the game would have been ridiculous. "I just wanted to make sure we get him out of there and he's ready to play the next game for Miami." Messi has five goals and three assists in nine MLS matches this season entering Sunday's home game against Orlando City. The tie with the Earthquakes gave Inter Miami a point but the club is just 1-2-1 over the last four MLS matches and 1-4-1 across all competitions. Miami has allowed 17 goals in the six matches. --Field Level Media
