The L.A. Galaxy gave Landon Donovan his sixth career MLS Cup championship as a retirement gift after defeating the New England Revolution in 2-1 overtime to earn the 2014 MLS Cup title. Meanwhile, in Liga MX action, the top two seeds in the 2014 Liguilla postseason -- Club America and Tigres of UANL -- advanced into the finals over the weekend and will decided who will be the Mexican champs later this week.
Also, the New England Revolution end Thierry Henry's career after defeating the Red Bulls to advance to the MLS Cup finals while Monterrey upsets Atlas in the 2014 Liga MX Liguilla postseason.
The Columbus Crew will take on the New England Revolution in the 2014 Major League Soccer semifinals. Latin Post previews this match-up and predicts who will win.
Also, Los Angeles Galaxy tie the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference of the MLS, while in Liga MX action, Club America finally breaks scoring drought.
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho signs with Queretaro of Liga MX and is met with both open arms and a racial slur by a former Mexican politician, Seattle Sounders clinch MLS Playoff berth and aim for the Supporters Shield, and MLS Commissioner Don Garber is interested in replay challenges for the league.
Capitalizing on a surprisingly good run by the Unites States Men's National Team (USMNT) in the 2014 World Cup, as well the recording-breaking ratings for ESPN and Univision, United States Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber discuss the future of MLS and soccer future during Bloomberg Sports Business Summit.
Major League Soccer (MLS) signed a new eight-year television deal with ESPN, Fox Sports and Univision worth a combined $720 million for the North American soccer league. As part of the deal, Univision gets a minimum of 34 games airing exclusively on UniMás Friday nights, exclusive rights to MLS Playoff games, the Spanish-language rights to the MLS All-Star Game, the MLS Cup, and all U.S. men's national team games across television and digital platforms.
