Did you know MLS is back? Starting tomorrow? @ManiacalClown will need to add any milestone appointments, but here we go. 6 games - 4 Thursday, 2 Friday. 07/16/2026 CF Montréal vs Toronto FC Stade Saputo (7:30PM ET) REF: Guido Gonzales Jr AR1: Corey Rockwell AR2: Ben Pilgrim 4TH: Pierre-Luc Lauziere VAR: Kevin Stott AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps Soldier Field (8:30PM ET) REF: Sergii Boiko AR1: Ian McKay AR2: Tyler Wyrostek 4TH: Chris Penso VAR: Younes Marrakchi AVAR: Tom Supple St Louis CITY vs Sporting Kansas City Energizer Park (8:30PM ET) REF: Allen Chapman AR1: Logan Brown AR2: Andrew Bigelow 4TH: Fotis Bazakos VAR: Edvin Jurisevic AVAR: Jonathan Johnson Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers Lumen Field (10:30PM ET) REF: Rosendo Mendoza AR1: Nick Uranga AR2: Kevin Lock 4TH: Malik Badawi VAR: Kevin Stott AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert 07/17/2026 Nashville vs Atlanta United GEODIS Park (8PM ET) REF: Filip Dujic AR1: Cameron Blanchard AR2: Jeff Swartzel 4TH: Lorenzo Hernandez VAR: Younes Marrakchi AVAR: Tom Supple LA Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC Dignity Health Sports Park (10:25PM ET) REF: Rubiel Vazquez AR1: Jeremy Hanson AR2: Jose Da Silva 4TH: Elijio Arreguin VAR: Edvin Jurisevic AVAR: Jonathan Johnson
No milestones to report, just that it isn't *really* a full match day, but MLS gonna MLS (or more likely SporTec gonna SporTec).
34’ LAFC-LAG: I really don’t get what the standard is for fouls that interfere with a promising attack where the advantage is played. It’s a clearly deliberate holding foul, but it’s nothing ridiculously cynical, and advantage is played. Seems like exactly the kind of offense IFAB changed the law not to be a yellow card a few years ago. What am I missing?