Joseph Lowery

2 weeks ago | mlssoccer.com | Joseph Lowery

I can’t be the only one who feels like I blinked, and now we’re through 10 matchdays of the regular season. Okay, phew. It’s not just me. As we look back at the latest slate of MLS matches, we’ve got Nashville SC showing their muscle, a dynamic Portland Timbers attack, and so much more. As always, if you want to read up on the rest of Matchday 10 in detail, check out Matt Doyle’s column.

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Joseph Lowery

It's Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it's time for ESPN's Power Rankings. Who's climbing the table? Who's in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 5 to come up with this week's order of all 14 teams in the league. Let's dive in. 1. Orlando PridePrevious ranking: 1Next match: Saturday, May 3 vs. Portland Thorns, 7:30 p.m. ETUp until last week's 1-0 loss to the Washington Spirit, the Pride hadn't lost a game since October 2024.

2 weeks ago | backheeled.com | Joseph Lowery

It’s in the title, folks. Every week during the MLS season, Backheeled will dive into the biggest Winners and Losers from around the league. This week, Nashville SC utterly dominated, FC Cincinnati did their thing, the Houston Dynamo’s new star looked for his footing, and more. Winner: Nashville SCHow do you respond to getting battered? You do some battering of your own, of course.

3 weeks ago | backheeled.com | Joseph Lowery

Pencils down, everyone. Yeah, even you Inter Miami. MLS’s primary transfer window shut on Wednesday night, so what better moment is there to look back on the window that was? Literally any point later in the season would be better because we would have much more information on which players have hit and which teams have really improved, you say? That can’t be right. I’m sure now is the best time to make confident assertions about anything and everything in MLS’s transfer ecosystem.

3 weeks ago | mlssoccer.com | Joseph Lowery

We’re officially more than a quarter of the way through the MLS regular season, folks. Things are starting to get real as performances become more indicative of each team’s level. Today, we’re looking back at the Matchday 9 slate to examine some of the most interesting things we learned. We’ve got the Seattle Sounders roaring back, Inter Miami’s identity, and so much more. If you want to read up on the rest of Matchday 9 in detail, check out Matt Doyle’s column. Let’s dive in.