North American Soccer Reporters (NASR)

Petar Musa of FC Dallas has been named MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchday 4! His hat-trick helped Dallas pull off a magnificent comeback to earn a draw against San Diego FC.

Wiki Carmona of CF Montreal has been voted the MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchday 3 of 2026! The ex-RBNY player scored two goals against his former club in a 3-0 victory.

Slightly delayed due to admin vacation! Lionel Messi of @InterMiamiCF has been named the MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchday 2 in 2026! He won the media vote, but Thomas Muller received a greater share of the fan vote this week!

Julian Hall of #RBNY has been named the MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchday 1 in 2026! Hall won both the fan and media vote this weekend.

Reminder to our voting members: With matchday one in the books for the 2026 MLS season, you should have already received your ballots for Player of the Matchday to your inbox! Be sure to get those votes in! If you didn't receive the email and are signed up, let us know!

The first ballot for Player of the Matchday for MLS Week 1 has just been sent out to NASR voting members. If you have signed up to receive these ballots and have not received it, please reach out via any of our channels, email, or Slack!

MLS has released the official list of Pool Reporters for each club for the 2026 season. These reporters are responsible for facilitating questions from the media for PRO officials after matches. Congratulations and thank you to those selected! mlssoccer.com/news/2026-pool…

The 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup is already in full swing. The Orange & Blue take on O&M FC in the away leg on Wednesday night. @GeoffTebbetts has the preview: wp.me/pazblx-g0Y

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The credentialing process for the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup is now open (deadline March 31) for North American media. The credentials come in two categories: Local (access to max 3 stadiums) and National (access to all stadiums). media.fifa.com/en/tournaments…

“Becoming More of a Family”: Inside the Revolution’s Preseason Growth #NERevs | #MLS 📰: prostinternational.com/2026/01/22/bec…

MLS Homegrown Players • Rules & Regulations • Current HGPs & Salaries • All-Time list of HGPs for every MLS team spotrac.com/news/_/id/3235… #MLS

Major League Soccer U22 Initiative Players • Rules • Current U22s & Salaries • All-Time list of U22s for every team #MLS spotrac.com/news/_/id/3229…

MLS Designated Players • Rules • Current DPs & Salaries • All-Time list of DPs for every team #MLS spotrac.com/news/_/id/3201…

Rocco B. Commisso, the brash and controversial billionaire soccer owner, has died at 76. The former Columbia University player with a Bronx upbringing owned both the New York Cosmos and ACF Fiorentina. More on Hudson River Blue below ⬇️ #NYCosmos | #forzaviola | #fiorentina

Cristiano Oliveira signs first-team Homegrown player contract with New England Revolution • 17-year-old, 6'0, 160lb, midfielder • Contract through 2029 with club option for 2030 #NERevs | #NERevsII | #MLS | #USYNT 📰: prostinternational.com/2026/01/14/cri…

Here's the first training ground update of 2026 for Atlanta United, straight from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground! @ATLPilgrim & @HAHiguita chat about what they saw in training & what we heard from Miguel Almiron & Latte Lath. patreon.com/posts/first-tr…

USMNT attendance was down big in 2025 so it’s no surprise that USMNT viewership was also down big in 2025. My piece on the USMNT’s English language TV ratings for @Beyondthe_90 beyondthe90.substack.com/p/usmnt-tv-rat…

BIG NEWS from San Diego! @SHWrites and @HAHiguita give their reaction as Chucky Lozano and San Diego FC will PART WAYS after ONE YEAR 🌊 Tap in ⤵️ youtu.be/-d2SQkJV4lA

Laurent Courtois is no stranger to the Columbus Crew as he spent 2022-24 as the inaugural head coach of Columbus Crew II. During his tenure with Crew II, he was named MLS NEXT PRO Coach of the Year & led the club to their 1st ever championship. #Crew96 | #MLS