• The Canadian Press

    Messi plays through a scare, Inter Miami rallies past Montreal 3-2 for fifth straight win

    MONTREAL (AP) — Lionel Messi played the entire game despite a first-half injury scare, Benjamin Cremaschi broke a tie in the 59th minute and Inter Miami overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat Montreal 3-2 on Saturday night for its fifth consecutive Major League Soccer victory. Luis Suarez got his 11th goal of the season for Inter Miami, and Matías Rojas scored off a free kick. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint and Bryce Duke scored for Montreal (3-5-3). Inter Miami (8-2-3) extended its unbeaten streak

  • The Canadian Press

    Morgan sparks Red Bulls to 4-2 victory over Revolution

    HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lewis Morgan had an early goal and picked up an assist late to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 4-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. The Red Bulls (5-2-5) grabbed the lead in the 6th minute when Morgan took a pass from Sean Nealis and drilled a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner of the net. It was Morgan's eighth goal this season. The Revolution (2-8-1) pulled even in the 24th minute after Carles Gil used an ass

  • The Canadian Press

    New York City FC holds on to defeat Toronto FC 3-2 in ill-tempered MLS match

    TORONTO — Santi Rodriguez, Malachi Jones and Andres Perea scored and New York City FC held on to defeat Toronto FC 3-2 in an ill-tempered MLS game Saturday, ending TFC's five-game winning streak across all competitions. For the 20-year-old Jones, a teammate of Toronto rookie Tyrese Spicer at Lipscomb University, it was his first MLS goal in his first start. Federico Bernardeschi and substitute Raoul Petretta scored for Toronto, which trailed 2-0 at the break. Petretta's goal, a highlight-reel vo

  • The Canadian Press

    Inter Miami erases two-goal deficit to beat Montreal 3-2 as Messi arrives in Canada

    MONTREAL — Benjamin Cremaschi scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, and Inter Miami CF erased a two-goal deficit to defeat CF Montreal 3-2 in Lionel Messi’s first professional match in Canada on Saturday. Messi — considered by many as the greatest footballer ever — was held off the scoresheet despite being in scorching hot form in Major League Soccer. The 36-year-old entered the match with 10 goals and 12 assists in eight league games after a record-setting one-goal, five-assist showing i