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The Loons enter their final regular-season game — Saturday night at Sporting Kansas City — needing a win and help from other teams to make the MLS postseason.
The Loons fired Adrian Heath, the only head coach they have ever had as an MLS team, and replaced him with assistant Sean McAuley for the regular season's final two games.
Adrian Heath, the Loons' only manager since their move to Major League Soccer in 2017, was fired Friday. Here's how his firing followed the path of Glen Mason, Brad Childress, Mike Yeo and others.
Hassani Dotson tallied an early goal for Minnesota United, but the Loons were then run over and fell 5-1 at LAFC in a loss that further damaged their playoff hopes.
David Beckham delves back into the hateful treatment he received following his infamous 1998 World Cup red card — and its impact on him — in a new Netflix documentary series pegged to the 10th anniversary of his retirement.
Saturday night's 1-1 result left the Loons in 11th place in the Western Conference, three points out of the final playoff spot — now just with three games to go, two of which are on the road.