#fc-cincinnati

#fc-cincinnati

In tonight's 9-0 win, FC Cincinnati have set a new club record for goals scored and margin of victory. Of the nine goals: Four were scored by FC Cincinnati Academy graduates (Valenzuela, Chávez, Jimenez, S. Chirila) with Chávez, Jimenez and Stefan Chirila scoring their first goals.

Philadelphia Union put one foot in the last 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup after cruising to a 5-0 away victory over Defence Force in the opening leg of their first-round tie. It took 29 minutes for the MLS side to get themselves in front, which they did in impressive fashion through a Milan Iloski free-kick. Club-record signing Ezekiel Alladoh and Olwethu Makhanya both scored headers either side of half-time to put Union in full control of the contest.

On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Peter Mangione officially signed with Brooklyn FC, joining the club's inaugural USL Championship roster pending league and federation approval, PEOPLE reports. The move places the 24-year-old midfielder just a few miles from where his cousin Luigi Mangione remains incarcerated while awaiting trial. Brooklyn FC announced the signing in a statement, highlighting Peter's all-around midfield profile and his ability to influence matches in the attacking third.

Captain Lionel Messi scored the first goal of the night, connecting with Mateo Silvetti to head the ball into the net and earn the early lead for the visiting team. Messi then assisted on the second goal by setting up Silvetti, who rocketed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal from the left side of the field.

The LA Galaxy struck four past Santos Laguna in their final game of the Leagues Cup group phase, securing a quarter-final place with an impressive performance.

Evander's left-footed shot from the center of the box found the bottom right corner of the net to double Cincinnati's lead early in the second half after Gerardo Valenzuela had put the hosts up in the first half.

[We need to improve] our intensity in certain moments. Maybe we've gotten away from some of the areas that have made us strong in the past, as we look to be better defensively.