The Philadelphia Union announced on Tuesday that midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta will be leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season.

Barnetta, 31, joined the Union from Bundesliga club Schalke and will return to his hometown club St Gallen in the Swiss Super League.

The Union captain has played 37 times in Major League Soccer, scoring six goals and assisting on seven others.

"I'm so thankful to everyone at Philadelphia Union for making me feel so appreciated." -Tranquillo pic.twitter.com/OsT0Nvvl8N

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Daniel Royer scored his first MLS goal in the 60th minute as the New York Red Bulls clinched a playoff berth for the seventh straight year with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact on Saturday night.

Royer headed down Chris Duvall's cross, bouncing it into the right corner. The Austrian international joined New York on Aug. 3.

Bradley Wright-Phillips' six-game scoring streak came to an end, but the Red Bulls took a share of the top spot in the Eastern Conference, tied at 48 points with Toronto...