Bradley Carnell was named the 2025 MLS Coach of the Year after leading the Philadelphia Union to a Supporters’ Shield title and a 66-point season.

The Union won the Supporters' Shield with a 29-point jump in the standings from last year, using new tactics in games. But as his players say, Carnell’s biggest impact has been on the mental side.

Marko Mitrovic, who coached United States teams to the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics and this year's FIFA under-20 World Cup, was named coach of the New England Revolution on Friday."We're really excited to welcome Marko Mitrović as head coach,

Shaka Hislop wonders if Inter Miami's MLS Cup chances will be hurt by the international break that sees Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul called up for Argentina.

It's a reward for the Union's defense returning to the stinginess it had before last year fell apart. It's also the second time both players have made the Best XI.

The higher seed are home for the first and — if necessary — third games of the series.The winners advance to the conference semifinals, with that round joining the conference final and MLS Cup Final as single-elimination matches at the home of the higher seed.

Philadelphia Union manager Bradley Carnell has won the 2025 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year award, the league announced on Thursday.

Superstar Lionel Messi, the MLS Golden Boot winner and MLS MVP favorite, leads an MLS Best XI list this season that features representatives from nine clubs. With 29 goals and 19 assists, the Inter Miami forward was one goal contribution shy of the league-record 49 set by Carlos Vela in 2019 and could be the first back-to-back MVP in league history.

Four U.S. men’s national team representatives are included in the 2025 MLS Best XI. Alex Freeman, who played nearly every second of this summer’s Gold Cup, earned the nod after a sensational season with Orlando City that helped him become an MLS All-Star and the MLS Young Player of the Year.

Nicolas Fernandez scored two goals and Alonso Martinez added another to power New York City over Charlotte FC 3-1 on Friday and into the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the MLS Cup playoffs.