Jader Obrian collected a goal and an assist early in the first half to lift host Austin FC to a 2-0 victory over the first-place LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon. Obrian's through ball allowed Diego Rubio to open the scoring in the seventh minute before the former tallied in the 19th minute to double the advantage. Brad Stuver made five saves to record his third clean sheet of the season and second in a row. Alexander Ring notched an assist for Austin FC (4-3-3, 15 points), who have won two in a row and improved to 4-1-0 in their last five matches ..read more

Two of Major League Soccer's top attacking talents will be on display this weekend in central Texas. The Western Conference leading LA Galaxy travel to Austin FC for a matchup on Saturday afternoon at Q2 Stadium in Austin. The Galaxy so far have risen to the top of the conference on the back of new signing Joseph Paintsil. The Ghanaian winger has four goals and four assists already this season, setting up teammate Dejan Joveljic (six goals) and attacking midfielder Riqui Puig (three goals, two assists) to create one of the league's most potent attacks. STREAM: Austin vs LA Galaxy LIVE on Fubo ..read more

Timothy Tillman and Denis Bouanga scored in the first half, and Los Angeles FC ended archrival LA Galaxy's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Saturday. Bouanga converted a penalty off a questionable call against Miki Yamane in the 35th minute, and that goal turned out to be the winner in the latest edition of the El Tráfico rivalry. LAFC rebounded from the worst start in franchise history (2-3-1) for its eighth win in 22 meetings with the Galaxy, including five of the last seven matchups between the rivals separated by 12 miles of LA freeway ..read more

Cristian Arango, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Christian Benteke are among the big names leading the way in the race for the Major League Soccer's Golden Boot ..read more

LA Galaxy General Manager, Will Kuntz, has delved into the team's acquisition of winger Joseph Paintsil. The Major League Soccer outfit secured the services of the Ghanaian international from Belgian side KRC Genk during the January transfer window. Since his arrival at Galaxy, Paintsil has wasted no time in making an impact, netting two goals in seven appearances, and showcasing his prowess on the field ..read more

It's Monday, another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it's time for ESPN's Power Rankings. RBNY went clear across the county and walked away from LA with a 2-2 draw. Nobody is going to complain about that, but giving up a stoppage time equalizer a week after a frustrating draw with Chicago is going to sting ..read more

Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Maya Yoshida each scored first-half goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy held on in the 100th version of the California Clasico for a 4-3 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday in Carson, Calif. Riqui Puig scored in the second half and John McCarthy made four saves as the Galaxy (5-1-3, 18 points) finished the weekend back in the top spot of the Western Conference ..read more

The San Jose Earthquakes will head south to face the LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 21. Kickoff from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, will take place at 5:15 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass and nationally on FS1, as well as on local radio via AM 810 The Spread (English) and AM 1370 La Kaliente (Spanish). The Earthquakes created several chances but could not find the back of the net in a defeat at home last weekend against the Colorado Rapids. The away side got off to an early start, with forward Miguel Navarro earning a penalty and converting ..read more

San Jose Earthquakes (1-7-0, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. LA Galaxy (4-1-3, first in the Western Conference) Carson, California; Sunday, 8:15 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Los Angeles -161, San Jose +356, Draw +336; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Earthquakes travel to the LA Galaxy aiming to end a four-game road skid. The Galaxy are 4-1-2 in conference matchups. The Galaxy are seventh in the Western Conference allowing only 11 goals. The Earthquakes are 1-7-0 against Western Conference opponents. The Earthquakes are 1-4 in one-goal games. Sunday's game is the seco ..read more

Joseph Paintsil scored the tiebreaking goal and Diego Fagundez added insurance two minutes later as the Los Angeles Galaxy earned a 3-1 victory over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Dejan Joveljic also had a goal for the Galaxy (4-1-3, 15 points), who moved into first place in the Western Conference. Riqui Puig had two assists for Los Angeles. Brian White scored for the Whitecaps (4-2-1, 13 points), who fell out of first place and into a tie for second with the Houston Dynamo ..read more