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Foxborough, MASS– After tying the 2021 MLS Cup runners-up Portland in the first game of the season, New England Revolution notched a further three points. FC Dallas were in town and with the Revs in action in front of their home fans for the first time this year, the Texans left empty handed. Carles Gil […] READ MORE
The 2022 MLS season is just days away and so the Last Word on Soccer decided to vote on a number of end-of-the-season awards. READ MORE
After more than 15 years in MLS and professional soccer, Chad Marshall has announced his retirement. He featured for the Seattle Sounders FC and Columbus Crew SC. READ MORE
Jordan Morris made his return to MLS sweet with a brace against FC Cincinnati. Seattle won the match against the expansion club, 4-1. READ MORE
Editorial (January 24, 2019) – Earlier this month at the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Commissioner Don Garber announced that the MLS Coach of the Year Award would be named in memoriam of the late Sigi Schmid, the winningest coach in MLS history. This is just the second MLS season award to be named after someone, the […] READ MORE
The focus was on the MLS SuperDraft on Friday but the league also paid tribute to the late Sigi Schmid, naming the MLS Coach of the Year award after him. READ MORE
Podcast (January 4, 2018) – What’s up Internet? This week on Last Word SC Radio, Matt and Dan get caught up on post-Holidays soccer news. We discuss the recent MLS coaching hires, player signings, the passing of legend Sigi Schmid, and much more. Last Word SC Radio: MLS Coaching Hires and Off-Season News Last Word […] READ MORE
Los Angeles, Calif. — Sigi Schmid, a pioneer of soccer in the United States of America, has passed away. At the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Schmid passed away after being hospitalized three weeks ago. The initial hospitalization was due to heart problems. His cause of death was no revealed to the public. Schmid […] READ MORE
CARSON, CALIF. (Sept. 10, 2018) – Not even Zlatan Ibrahimović could save the coaching career of Sigi Schmid. Schmid has coached in the sport of soccer since 1980. He began his coaching journey with the University of California, Los Angeles. Now, he’s wrapping up his coaching career with the LA Galaxy. Sigi Schmid steps down as LA […] READ MORE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (Aug. 20, 2018) – “Our turf is great.” That’s what Brian Schmetzer said after the Seattle Sounders FC picked up a historic sixth-straight victory on Saturday over the LA Galaxy. Why did Schmetzer feel the need to hype up CenturyLink Field? Seattle Sounders mark historic sixth-straight win over LA Galaxy Because players like Zlatan […] READ MORE
Rachael Kriger is a senior editor at Last Word on Soccer, and the lead Seattle Sounders writer. She has been with the site since March 2018, and serves as a social media expert and regular contributor on the Last Word SC Radio Podcast. Personally, Rachael lives in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is a nine-year basketball coach, an avid photographer and big Riverhounds fan. She loves her beloved Russian National Team and cried when they beat Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.