Clint Dempsey scored his 50th career goal for the Seattle Sounders to provide a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.

Dempsey headed home from a Jordan Morris cross in the 36th minute to reach the landmark in his fourth full season with Seattle since his return to MLS in 2013.

After regaining control of the ball high on the right wing side, Morris took it toward the end line and floated a cross into the penalty area. Dempsey met it eight yards in front of the net and headed it into the...

Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi says Major League Soccer should stop investing huge sums of money in big-name older stars and concentrate on developing young talent in the league.

Adi, 26, joined the Timbers three years ago from FC Copenhagen and helped them to win the MLS crown in 2015, scoring 55 goals in 117 appearances to become the club's all-time leading goal scorer.

But he has watched on as some MLS clubs have spent heavily on wages to bring in aging internationals like Steven Gerrard,...

The second half of the 2017 Major League Soccer season has begun and with the race for the playoffs about to kick into high gear, KweséESPN sat down with Portland Timbers and Nigeria striker Fanendo Adi to discuss his thoughts on the league, winning the MLS championship, and getting a call-up to play for Nigeria.

KweséESPN: Who were your favorite players while you were growing up in Nigeria?

Adi: I was an Arsenal fan, so I loved Kanu and I loved Thierry Henry. Henry was the guy I looked...

David Villa recorded his first Major League Soccer hat trick to help New York City FC beat the New York Red Bulls 3-2 on Sunday night.

With the game level in the the 75th minute, Villa scored his third goal from the penalty spot after drawing a foul in the area and then converting from the spot.

Villa had opened the scoring in the 28th, beating a charging Luis Robles and tapping a left-footer into the open net.

Bradley Wright-Phillips took a Sean Davis pass, cut left and scored from top of the box...