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Crown Legacy fall to Columbus Crew 2. 1-2 final. The Charlotte Football Club organization’s pursuit of their first trophy will take a bit longer.

Time running out for Crown Legacy. They have 5 minutes and stoppage to find an equalizer.

Columbus Crew 2 have scored another goal, lead Crown Legacy 1-2 at 72’.

HUGE After conceding first, Crown Legacy’s Magic Smalls earns a PK for a nasty head to head collision inside the box. Legacy’s Hugo Mbongue slots it to the keeper’s left as Crew 2’s Luke Pruter guesses right. Legacy Equalize! 1-1 at 58’

We’re back at the Matthews Sportsplex for MLS NEXT Pro Conference Semifinal playoff action. The Second half started with a yellow card for the Legacy’s regular season leader in goal contributions, Nathan Richmond and a goal for Columbus Crew 2. Legacy 0-1 Crew at 55’

The Charlotte Independence are celebrating the team’s first-ever trophy, the 2026 USL League One Players’ Shield, today at Memorial Stadium. The Jacks secured the best record in the league and the #1 seed in the playoffs last week.

Portland nab a set piece goal at the absolute death, Timbers win 3-2.

Toko ties it! De La Torre assist! 2-2 at 69’

Portland goal. Lassiter brace. 2-1 at 40’

Portland equalize. 1-1 at 11’

Whoa! Pep Biel gets started early. Third minute strike to take the lead at Providence Park. POR 0-1 CLT at 3’

"Obviously, we love soccer, but it can also be really cruel." - NC Courage Defender Ryan Williams

"I think we just need to not feel sorry for ourselves and do what we can to win next weekend" - Courage defender Ryan Williams

"Right now disappointed but trying to gather my thoughts and make sure that we give us a good chance in the last game against Denver. That's where my focus is right now." "It's not in our hands anymore but we have to do our job." - NC Courage head coach Mak Lind

Courage fall 1-0 to Portland. Need a big win next week and need help from the Houston Dash. Updated the Ash Tracker:

As it stands, the NC Courage still control their playoff destiny, but they need two goals in 15 minutes tonight and a win against Denver next week to guarantee a berth. If they lose tonight, they MUST win next week and Seattle MUST lose or draw. Courage are up +6 on GD. #NWSL

Sanchez keeps getting so close to the record ... getting blocked and saved a LOT as thenccourage continue their persistent attack tonight.

Courage give up a goal. Luckily, Seattle drew so the Courage can't be eliminated tonight, but they don't want to leave Portland without points. Portland 1-0 Courage at 60'.

Last night's win is the first time since the establishment of Tepper Sports & Entertainment in 2018 that a TSE pro team won a playoff match in regulation at home. Charlotte FC have home and away playoff wins in penalty kicks only. Panthers have no playoff wins since 2018.

CROWN LEGACY ADVANCE TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS! 2-1 win over RBNY II

It’s about to be a long 5 minutes of stoppage for Crown Legacy FC … Crown 2 - 1 RBNY at 91’

RBNY get one back. 👑 2 - 1 🐂 at 79’

Crown Legacy FC up 2-0 at the half in the MLS NEXT Pro playoffs. Should the scoreline hold, it will be Legacy’s second-ever playoff win, their first knockout tournament win at home, AND the first time a Tepper Sports & Entertainment pro team has won a playoff match at home.

MENDOZA GOAL!!! 2-0 CROWN LEGACY AT 31’

RICHMOND GOAL!!! CROWN LEGACY UP 1-0 at 13’

Ashley Sanchez has two matches left to break the all-time #NWSL season scoring record. Will she do it?

Crown Legacy FC are 1-3 in knockout contests, and 0-2 at the Sportsplex. The last time they were in the Next Pro playoffs (2024), they won the East quarterfinal against Cincy II - their only playoff win to date - and lost to Philly II in the Semis. Will Sunday be different?

Despite Wednesday's loss, Charlotte FC can clinch a playoff berth with a win at Philadelphia (or a couple other scenarios with a draw).

We’re giving away two tickets to tomorrow’s Carolina Ascent match celebrating the Superwomen of the Carolinas. The match is at 7:00 PM tomorrow at Memorial Stadium in Charlotte. To enter, make sure you’re subscribed to Soccer Sheet at SoccerSheet.com!

“For 60 minutes we were woeful.” - Dean Smith after Charlotte FC’s 3-1 loss to Columbus Crew

ASHLEY SANCHEZ WITH THE FIRST #USWNT GOAL OF THIS INTERNATIONAL BREAK!

Charlotte win 3-2! Despite the win, Charlotte remain in 5th in the East. While they are tied with New England on points (46) and lead in goal difference (10 to 6), NE have one more win than the Crown.

Shoutout to our photographers for braving the elements tonight!

TOKLOMATI BRACE ALERT 🚨

It’s final: Independence win 3-0 and are back atop the USL League 1 Table!

ASM - TOKO - GOAL CLT 1 - 2 DAL at 70’

Musa adds another in his Golden Boot pursuit. CLT 0-2 DAL at 64’

Independence & Ascent having a much better night than Charlotte FC so far: 0-3 Ascent WIN 3-0 Independence at HT Charlotte trail Dallas 0-1 at 25’

Dallas score. CLT 0-1 DAL at 23’

Dallas score. CLT 0-1 DAL at 23’

First Soccer Sheet update of the night: USWNT fall 0-2 to Spain Carolina Ascent lead 0-3 at 83’ Charlotte Independence lead 1-0 at 36’ Charlotte FC tied 0-0 at 12’

Want the latest from Soccer Sheet on our investigation to a proposed soccer development in Columbia, S.C.? Could Crown Legacy or Atlanta United 2 be on the move? Read more below: www.soccersheet.com/p/building-a...

Here's the core of the MOU between Hometown Soccer Holdings and the City of Columbia. "State of the art multi-use outdoor sports and entertainment venue" anchored by an affiliated (read: not independent) MLS NEXT Pro team. The best fit for that profile is Crown Legacy FC.

"Folks want to put a soccer stadium here, so I think that's a great thing for our community. Let's see where it goes." - Columbia Mayor Daniel J. Rickenmann The MOU with Hometown Soccer Holdings to build an MLS-affiliated soccer stadium in Columbia, S.C. passes unanimously.

Reporting (virtually) from the Columbia City Council meeting. A spokesperson for Carolina Core has confirmed their team is not moving. We are yet to hear back from Crown Legacy and ATL UTD 2. The team that moves will be an existing team.

With a 4-1 win over Briar United FC on Sunday, local #NPSL side Mint Hill FC advanced to round three of the 2027 US Open Cup qualifiers. However, the team’s website and Instagram have suddenly disappeared. Soccer Sheet is looking into it.

There is a very interesting item on the Columbia, SC city council agenda for Tuesday Night. Soccer Sheet has reached out to multiple sources for comment. We suspect the tenant of the stadium to be an MLS NEXT Pro Team, but would they be an existing team or an indy?

Coach Beard at the track!

Portland Thorns star Sophia Wilson saw red yesterday for a pretty obvious hair pull. If the penalty is increased to two matches, she’ll miss the match when the Thorns host the NC Courage.

With tonight's 0-1 away win over Seattle Reign - their first at Lumen Field in 8 years - the NC Courage improve to 7th Place in the table and 13-11-3 (42 Points) on the season. Even with other #NWSL matches to play this weekend, they can't fall below the playoff line. Updated Sanchez Tracker: