Charlotte FC
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Four Straight to Chicago: Charlotte FC's Unbeaten Run Ends on a Goal Dean Smith Calls a Handball
Chicago's only goal came off a corner in the 58th minute, ending Charlotte FC's eight-match unbeaten run and making it four straight losses to the Fire. Dean Smith called it a handball and blamed the video review, and said Archie Goodwin's injury could be his Achilles.
Charlotte FC Hasn't Lost in Eight Matches. It Has Lost Three Straight to Chicago.
Charlotte FC has not lost a league match since Aug. 1, when the Chicago Fire beat it 2-1. The Fire come to Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night with three straight wins in the series, and a Chicago win would cut Charlotte's lead over them to a point.
Charlotte FC Plays Chicago Without Toklomati and Abada, and 14 of Its 47 League Goals
Four Charlotte FC players are away with their national teams for Saturday's match against Chicago. Two of them, Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada, have scored 14 of the club's 47 league goals.
Pep Biel Is One Goal From Charlotte FC's Single-Season Scoring Record
Pep Biel has 12 MLS goals this season, tying Karol Swiderski's 2023 club record for a regular season. One more breaks it, and the first chance is Saturday against Chicago.
Charlotte FC Won in Montreal and Went Six Unbeaten. Pep Biel Joined a List With Messi on It.
A 2-1 win at Stade Saputo leaves Charlotte fifth in the East and unbeaten in six. Pep Biel reached ten goals and ten assists, one of three players in MLS to do it this year. David Schnegg picked up his fifth yellow and misses Saturday at Cincinnati.
Barzee Blama Had Not Played a Home Game in Fifteen Months. He Scored in the Ninety-Fifth Minute.
A striker fifteen months removed from his last home appearance came off the bench and scored his first professional goal in the fifth minute of stoppage. Crown Legacy beat Chicago Fire FC II 4-0, though Chicago played the last half hour a man down. Nathan Richmond is now one of three players in MLS NEXT Pro with double-digit assists.
Charlotte FC's Captain Talked His Way Out of Wednesday's Match
Ashley Westwood was booked twice for dissent inside the same minute on Saturday, and Charlotte FC's captain is suspended for Wednesday's trip to CF Montréal. Three days before the red card, the club put out a release noting that the only league match he had missed all season was one he was suspended for. Saturday made it two.
Charlotte FC Sold Its Claim on a U.S. International Forward on the Last Day of the Window. St. Louis Signed Him Before It Shut.
Charlotte FC sold its exclusive right to sign Damion Downs, a 22-year-old United States international forward, to St. Louis CITY SC for $350,000 on the last day of Major League Soccer's transfer window. St. Louis had him signed before it closed. What a club is actually trading when it trades a place in the league's queue.
Crown Legacy Beats Second Place and Clinches the East's First Playoff Spot
Crown Legacy FC beat second-place Chattanooga 3-1 in Matthews and became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a 2026 MLS NEXT Pro playoff spot, with four matches to spare. Hugo Mbongue scored twice, and the lead in the East is now seven points.
Only Evander and Messi Have More Goal Contributions Than Pep Biel
Pep Biel made the MLS Team of the Matchday after a goal and an assist against D.C. United. His 19 goal contributions are tied for third in the league, behind only Evander and Messi, with two club records now in reach.
Charlotte FC Led Ten-Man Toronto by Two. It Left With a Point.
Charlotte FC led 3-1 against ten-man Toronto with a half hour to play Wednesday night at BMO Field and left with a 3-3 draw. The point moved the club to 29, but FC Cincinnati passed them into fifth. D.C. United visits Bank of America Stadium Saturday.
Charlotte FC Did Almost Enough in Leagues Cup. Pachuca Made That the Problem.
Charlotte FC conceded once in three Phase One matches, but Pachuca’s stoppage-time winner left the club waiting on the rest of the Leagues Cup table.
Charlotte FC Has Not Allowed a Leagues Cup Goal. Pachuca Is the Final Phase One Test
Charlotte FC enters its final Leagues Cup Phase One match with six points, five goals and two clean sheets. CF Pachuca is the final test Tuesday.
Aron John Has Played One Minute of League Football for Charlotte FC. Now He's Out Five Months.
Charlotte FC has four academy graduates on Homegrown contracts. Two of them, Aron John and Nimfasha Berchimas, had surgery on the same morning this week. Between them they have 132 minutes of first-team football this season. Ashley Westwood alone has 1,533.
Charlotte FC Beat Pumas 3-0 in a Tournament It Keeps Leaving Early
Charlotte FC opened Leagues Cup with a 3-0 win over Pumas UNAM on Tuesday night, banking the maximum three points from a three-match format it has crashed out of two Augusts running. The other story never touched the scoreboard: Nathan Richmond's debut made him the fourth Crown Legacy product to reach the first team this year.
Charlotte FC Sold Kerwin Vargas to Brazil. His Last Touch Was an Assist.
Charlotte FC sold winger Kerwin Vargas to Athletico Paranaense of the Brazilian First Division for what the club calls one of the largest fees in its history, keeping a sell-on percentage. He arrived in 2022 as a U-22 signing and leaves with 37 goal contributions in 147 matches, including the Decision Day goal that clinched Charlotte's first playoff berth.
Crown Legacy FC Leads the Eastern Conference, and It Has a Game in Hand
Charlotte FC's development side beat Red Bull New York II 3-0 on Friday and sits first in the MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference with 40 points from 19 matches, one clear of Columbus Crew 2 with a match in hand. The goal that made it 3-0 came from two Charlotte academy players, each recording a career first.
Charlotte FC Beat Red Bull New York Home and Away, by a Combined 8-1
Charlotte FC won 2-0 at Red Bull New York on Saturday, its first win at that ground, completing a two-match season series it took by a combined 8-1. According to the club it is the first time Charlotte has won every meeting with an opponent in a single season.
Messi and Son Are on the MLS All-Star Roster Coming to Charlotte
Lionel Messi, Son Heung-Min and Thomas Müller are on the 29-player MLS All-Star roster for Wednesday night at Bank of America Stadium. So are Tim Ream, Pep Biel and Ashley Westwood, the first Charlotte FC players ever named to one, picked in part by their own head coach.
Charlotte FC Signed a Premier League Star. Allan Saint-Maximin Is a Designated Player.
Charlotte FC signed French forward Allan Saint-Maximin, a former Premier League star and Coupe de France winner, to a three-year Designated Player contract through the 2028-29 season. He arrives on a free transfer in the prime of his career, the biggest attacking statement the club has made, with the MLS season restarting July 22 against Atlanta United.
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Charlotte FC Is Down the Street. The Rest of Charlotte Sports Requires a Screen.
Charlotte FC plays down the street Tuesday. The Knights are away, and two NASCAR drivers won at Iowa. Here is the Fourth Ward version of what matters.
Charlotte Sports This Week: One Home Match, One Long Road Trip and Some Awkward Math
Charlotte FC is home Tuesday, the Knights are leaving for 12 games and the weekend at Iowa rewarded two drivers who finally got the timing right. Here is the useful version for Firethorne.
Charlotte Sports, Minus the Homework: What Matters This Week
Charlotte FC has not allowed a goal, the Knights have some awkward math to explain and two NASCAR drivers left Iowa with wins. Here is the useful part.