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Charlotte scores early, holds on to blank Revolution

MLS: New England Revolution at Charlotte FCMay 23, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte FC defender Will Cleary (35) with the ball as New England Revolution midfielder Diego Fagúndez (77) defends in the first half at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Despite going down to 10 men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.

An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May 4 matchup against the Revs (8-5-1, 25 points) 1-0, but Saturday’s victory means they will split the season series.

Kristijan Kahlina ended the night with three saves and a clean sheet, his first in 10 games for the hosts. Matt Turner finished with four saves for the Revs.

Toklomati scored the game’s lone goal to put Charlotte ahead in the 16th minute. After receiving the ball from Will Cleary in the middle of the box, the Israeli attacker deftly beat his marker with his first touch and, with his second, directed the ball into the bottom-left corner of the goal. The opener marked Toklomati’s fifth goal of the MLS campaign.

The Revs struggled to create chances throughout the first half and largely settled for long-range, low-quality shots. The closest New England came to equalizing was Carles Gil’s 32-yard free kick that forced a diving save from Kahlina. In contrast, Charlotte repeatedly tested Turner, who made several vital saves and clearances for the Revs.

After a few minutes of back-and-forth action, Charlotte went down to 10 men when back David Schnegg earned his second yellow card of the night. Schnegg was booked after he dragged down Peyton Miller on the edge of the box. Their numerical disadvantage forced Charlotte to play on their back foot for the rest of the match.

Although New England held most of the possession, they didn’t have the chances and shots to show for it. Despite holding almost 60% of the possession, the Revs had two fewer shots on target than Charlotte. Miller came the closest to putting the Revolution on the board in the 60th minute when his low, driven shot was parried away by Kahlina.

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Brian White's brace guides Whitecaps to cozy win over San Diego

MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC at San Diego FCMay 23, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Thomas Muller (13) and forward Aziel Jackson (22) celebrate a goal scored by forward Brian White (not pictured) against San Diego FC during the first half at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chadd Cady-Imagn Images

Brian White logged a first half brace, helping send the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps into the World Cup break with a 4-2 defeat of San Diego FC on Saturday night.

Bruno Caicedo and Ralph Priso added second half markers for Vancouver (10-2-2, 32 points), which remains tied atop the West table on points with San Jose. David Vazquez and Bryan Zamble scored for San Diego (4-6-5, 17 points), which played the final 18 minutes plus stoppage time with 10 men after Luca Bombino earned his second yellow card.

The Whitecaps bounced back nicely from a 1-0 loss in stoppage time on May 16 at Houston, outshooting San Diego 20-10 and putting 11 shots on frame to San Diego’s three. The final margin could have been worse if CJ dos Santos hadn’t made seven saves for San Diego.

After nearly a half-hour of back-and-forth play, White initiated scoring in the 30th minute via a slick passing sequence. Tristan Blackmon sent Thomas Muller down the right side and the German star crossed into the middle for a sliding White, who flicked the ball past dos Santos with his left foot.

Just before halftime, White struck again. Taking a back-pass header from Jeevan Badwal, White beat dos Santos with a well-struck shot that snuck just inside the left post.

San Diego pulled one back in the 53rd minute as Anders Dreyer teed up Vazquez at the top of the box. After an initial touch got him into position, Vazquez lasered a shot between goalie Isaac Boehmer and the right post.

But Vancouver added on in the 67th minute with a pretty bit of passing. Muller hit White on the right side of the box and he split two defenders with a pass to Caicedo, who smashed it past dos Santos near the left post.

Priso tacked on his goal in the 75th minute after Bombino’s dismissal, collecting White’s shot that was headed for the net and roofing it just before it crossed the goal line.

Zamble capped the scoring in the first minute of stoppage time for San Diego.

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Two PKs extend Dallas' hot streak with defeat of Rapids

MLS: FC Dallas at Colorado RapidsMay 23, 2026; Commerce City, Colorado, USA; FC Dallas forward Logan Farrington (23) leaps over Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Nico Hansen (41) as he celebrates his penalty kick goal in the first half at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Logan Farrington and Santiago Moreno converted first-half penalty kicks to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.

Paxten Aaronson scored for Colorado (5-9-1, 16 points).

In the 12th minute, Dallas (7-4-4, 25 points) took a 1-0 lead on Farrington’s penalty kick. Aaronson clipped the right foot of the Dallas striker and sent him tumbling to the pitch to force the PK.

Moments later, Farrington buried it in the lower-left corner past Colorado goalkeeper Nico Hansen.

The Rapids leveled the match just one minute later when Wayne Frederick played a stretch pass down the sideline to Georgi Minoungou, whose slick through ball hit Aaronson in stride, allowing him to rifle a shot by Dallas goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois.

Colorado’s high press continued to yield dangerous scoring chances. In the 19th minute, Minoungou again broke wide with the ball, but this time lofted a cross that Frederick couldn’t reach. Colorado tested Sirois in the following minute when the Dallas goalie secured a Rafael Navarro shot that was blocked by a defender.

Aaronson’s shot from 15 yards out was saved in the 23rd minute. Reggie Cannon’s in-swinging cross connected with Darren Yapi in the 28th minute, but his jumping side-foot flick was launched over the crossbar.

Dallas was awarded its second penalty kick in the 45th minute when Minoungou brought down Ran Binyamin. Moreno slow-played the penalty, and his shot snuck under Hansen’s diving attempt to his left.

Just out of halftime, Yapi’s cross found Aaronson, whose bicycle-kick shot in the 47th minute was blocked and stopped by Sirois.

FC Dallas slowed the pace in the second half as it moved into a defensive 5-3-2 formation.

Colorado went a man down when Frederick was assessed a red card in the 87th minute, but still managed a few more scoring chances. Aaronson blasted a shot on frame in the 89th minute that Sirois went to his knees to save.

Dallas heads into the World Cup break with wins in four of its last five matches, while the Rapids have lost four of their last five league matches.

Colorado played without coach Matt Wells who was suspended for yellow-card accumulation. Rapids assistant coach Ally Harris filled in as interim head coach.

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San Jose gets first win in Portland on 20th try

MLS: San Jose Earthquakes at Portland TimbersMay 23, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Beau Leroux (34) dribbles the bal past Portland Timbers defender Brandon Bye (5) during the first half at Providence Park. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images

Preston Judd scored twice in the opening 12 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes won for the first time in 20 trips to Portland in the MLS era, defeating the Timbers 3-1 Saturday night.

Daniel Munie also tallied and Jack Skahan had two assists for the Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points), who entered the match 0-14-5 at Providence Park since Portland joined the league in 2011. Goalkeeper Daniel De Sousa Britto made six saves as San Jose snapped a four-match winless streak (0-2-2) in MLS play and remained tied with Vancouver atop the Western Conference entering the six-week break for the FIFA World Cup.

Antony Alves Santos scored for Portland (4-8-2, 14 points) and goalie James Pantemis made four saves.

Judd opened the scoring in the second minute on a counterattack. Beau Leroux stole the ball just outside his own penalty area and sent a pass ahead to Skahan, who dribbled over midfield and threaded a pass to Judd on the right wing. With two defenders in front of him, Judd pulled up at the top of the 18-yard box and put a right-footed shot into the lower left corner of the net.

The Earthquakes doubled their advantage in the 12th minute as Nick Fernandez stole the ball on the right wing about 35 yards from the Portland net to start a 3-on-2 rush. Fernandez fed Judd just inside the top of the penalty area and he put a 16-yard shot into the upper right corner of the net, his team-leading 11th goal of the season.

Portland got one back in the 18th minute after a free kick in its own half of the field. Jimer Fory passed to David Da Costa, whose through ball sent Antony on a breakaway. Anthony slipped a low shot past a hard-charging Daniel from just outside the top left of the 6-yard box.

The Earthquakes restored their two-goal edge in the 24th following a corner kick on the right wing. Skahan got the ball back following a short corner to Benji Kikanovic and sent a low pass toward the net that Munie redirected past a sprawling Pantemis from a sharp angle just outside the right post.

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