• The Canadian Press

    Slumping Vancouver Whitecaps searching for goals, road win in Kansas City

    VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps need a win.

  • The Canadian Press

    CF Montreal look to raise their standard against D.C. United

    MONTREAL — CF Montreal's 0-0 draw Saturday against Nashville SC wasn't celebrated with confetti and streamers, but the team's soul-searching amid a difficult stretch appears to be over. The challenge now is for Montreal (3-7-4) to raise the bar when D.C United (4-5-6) visits Saputo Stadium in Major League Soccer play Wednesday night. Montreal has had intensity issues during a nine-game winless streak (0-5-4) across all competitions. Against Nashville, however, Montreal presented a consistent eff

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto FC looks to tighten up its defence after leaking 10 goals in four games

    Toronto FC looks to tighten up its defence as it heads south for games Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union and Saturday against D.C. United. After conceding 14 goals in its first 11 league games, Toronto (7-7-1) has leaked 10 in its last four outings (1-0-3). That has dropped John Herdman's defence to 21st in the league, conceding 1.60 goals a game. Herdman said the matter was raised in a team meeting Monday. "It's not numbers (of defenders) because we seem to get good numbers in and around

  • The Canadian Press

    Seattle Sounders host Real Salt Lake in Western Conference play

    Real Salt Lake (8-2-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (4-6-5, ninth in the Western Conference)Seattle; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Seattle -102, Real Salt Lake +253, Draw +262; over/under is 2.5 goalsBOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake square off in conference action.The Sounders are 2-5-5 in conference games. The Sounders have a 2-1-0 record in games they score a pair of goals.RSL is 6-1-4 against Western Conference opponents. RSL