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Vancouver Whitecaps forward Deiber Caicedo (7) controls the ball as Colorado Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett (26) defends in the second half of an MLS soccer game, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Canadian MLS teams try to make best of relocation

By Anne M. Peterson May. 05, 2021 04:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber speaks during the Major League Soccer 25th Season kickoff event in New York. Major League Soccer embarks on the 2021 season with — another — new labor agreement in hand, the return of a two big stars, a new team in Austin and lessons learned from an eventful 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
MLS season starts with hopes of returning to normalcy

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 15, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

FILE - Leicester's Timothy Castagne, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Kieran Gibbs vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich and Leicester City at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of the panache of previous years. In terms of recognizable names, Inter Miami may have landed the biggest by nabbing England left back Kieran Gibbs from West Bromwich Albion. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP, File)
Defending champ Columbus, Philadelphia again tops in East

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 13, 2021 05:14 PM EDT