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With an assist on FC Cincinnati's first goal, Evander became the fifth-fastest player in MLS history to reach 100 regular-season goal contributions, doing so in just 104 games. The only players to do it faster were Lionel Messi (64), Sebastian Giovinco (95), Robbie Keane (96), and Carlos Vela (98).
With goals in the 90+6' and 90+7' tonight, the Philadelphia Union became the first team to score both the game-tying and game-winning goals in consecutive minutes of second-half stoppage time since the LA Galaxy on July 14, 2018.
By scoring twice tonight, Mijahir Jiménez became the second player in club history to score a brace in his first-career MLS start, joining Cornell Glen on May 8, 2004.
With his goal in the first half tonight, Inter Miami CF’s Luis Suárez became the fifth player in MLS history to record at least 10 goals and five assists in each of his first three MLS seasons.
In Austin FC’s 3-1 win tonight, 18-year-old midfielder Ervin Torres became the fourth teenager in MLS history to produce multiple assists as a substitute in a match, and the second this season (Cavan Sullivan).
After their victory at home tonight, Nashville SC have now won five-consecutive MLS games, which is the longest regular-season streak in club history.
Courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Red Bull New York, Philadelphia Union interim head coach Ryan Richter earned his first MLS win as a head coach. He has now won a match as a head coach at every level of the MLS player pathway: MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, and MLS NEXT.
Round of 16 action begins today and MLS has 24 players remaining in FIFA World Cup 2026, the most of any league outside Europe's top five and just one behind the Bundesliga (25) for the fifth-most overall.
With his second-half goal, Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter became the first active MLS player in league history to record at least one goal and at least one assist in a FIFA World Cup match.
After Portland Timbers defender Finn Surman scored tonight for New Zealand, MLS players have now scored six goals at FIFA World Cup 2026, setting a new league record for goals scored in a single World Cup (five in 2002).
When they take the field for today’s Group D contest, New York City FC’s Matt Freese (United States) and Aiden O’Neill (Australia) will become the first pair of active @MLS teammates to start against one another in a FIFA World Cup match.
With his first-half goal for Croatia against England, FC Dallas’ Petar Musa became the third active MLS player to score for a European nation in a FIFA World Cup, joining Gareth Bale and Xherdan Shaqiri. The strike also marked the 32nd goal Musa has scored in the city of Dallas.
With a hat trick against Algeria tonight, Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi tied the all-time FIFA World Cup scoring record and became the first active MLS player to score three goals in a World Cup match.
By starting today’s match, former Chicago Fire FC midfielder Brian Gutiérrez becomes the first MLS Homegrown player to start the opening match of a World Cup game for Mexico since Carlos Salcedo in 2018.
Both Inter Miami CF's Luis Suárez and Philadelphia Union's Milan Iloski scored a hat trick in Miami's 6-4 victory tonight, marking the second time in MLS history there have been two hat tricks achieved in the same match.
Inter Miami CF and Philadelphia Union combined for eight goals in the first half tonight, the most goals scored in the first half of a match in Major League Soccer history.
Capping off a historic first half to the season, the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1, recording their first ever regular-season win at Providence Park in 20 attempts (1-14-5).
After tonight’s 2-1 road victory, FC Dallas has scored a club-record 30 goals through its first 15 matches of a season, surpassing the previous mark of 28 set in 2005.
By scoring a brace tonight, Whitecaps forward Brian White became the third American player in MLS history to score at least 10 goals in four-straight seasons, joining Chris Wondolowski (2010-19) and Roy Lassiter (1996-99).
With their 2-1 win tonight, Nashville SC will enter the FIFA World Cup 2026 break at the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings with 33 points through their first 14 games, which is tied for the third-most in MLS history.
After providing the assist in Charlotte FC’s 1-0 win tonight, Will Cleary became the second player in club history to produce the game-winning assist on his first start for the club.
After tonight’s three-goal, one-assist performance, Prince Owusu became just the second player in CF Montréal history to contribute to four goals in a game (Ignacio Piatti), and the fourth player to score a regular-season hat trick for the club.
By producing two goals and three assists tonight, FC Cincinnati’s Evander became the ninth different player in MLS history with at least five goal contributions in a regular-season match.
In leading FC Cincinnati to a 6–2 win over Orlando City SC, Pat Noonan recorded his 75th regular-season victory in just 151 games as head coach, tying Brian Schmetzer as the fastest coach in the post-shootout era to reach the milestone.
With his performance tonight, Evander became the first player in FC Cincinnati history to produce at least two goals and two assists in a regular season game.
From May 23-24 as part of Send-Off weekend, all clubs across MLS will be showcasing special edition player kits featuring country patches and flag name and numbers, followed by a league-wide auction.
By scoring two direct free kicks tonight, Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar became the eighth player in MLS history with multiple direct free kicks goals in the same game since it began being tracked in 2003. The last player to do this was Luca Orellano for FC Cincinnati on Aug. 31, 2024.
After scoring three goals tonight, Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar became the seventh player in MLS history to score at least five regular-season hat tricks. He is also only the second player in league history with five hat tricks at home (Josef Martínez).
The 58 goals scored tonight marked the most in a single day in MLS history, eclipsing the previous high of 57 done twice (Sept. 13, 2025 and Aug. 6, 2022).
After scoring a brace in the second half tonight, Zavier Gozo became the youngest player in club history to score multiple goals in a regular season game (19 years, 52 days old).