If the first round of the MLS playoffs were a fairy tale, Malte Amundsen knows where the Crew are in the story. “Sometimes, in the story, it goes down a little bit. Some villain comes in or something,” Amundsen said. “But after, it ends in a nice way. This is the story I hope we … Read more
The Crew will see the new MLS playoff format firsthand starting Wednesday against Atlanta United. Instead of a a single-elimination first round where the top seed in both the Eastern and Western conferences get byes, MLS added two seeds and a wild card game to each conference, while making the first round a best-of-three series … Read more
Nashville SC hopes to score a favorable seed in the MLS Cup playoffs when it wraps up the regular season at home against the New York Red Bulls on Decision Day Saturday. Kickoff between Nashville (13-10-10, 49 points) and the Red Bulls (10-10-13, 40 points) is set for 5 p.m. from Geodis Park. The game … Read more
The population of Mariupol, Ukraine, numbered more than 425,000 before the Russian army attacked in February 2022. Twenty months later, Ukranian authorities estimate that the population is around 100,000. Those who did not flee the city, or couldn’t get out, or didn’t want to leave their homes, are subject to the daily terror of Russian occupation. … Read more