The Colorado Rapids waived French forward Kevin Cabral on Friday, opening a Designated Player roster spot.

Cabral, 26, tallied seven goals and four assists in 68 MLS matches since joining the Rapids in 2023. None of those goal contributions came this season in 770 minutes across 18 games (10 starts).

“We are grateful to Kevin for his professionalism and efforts throughout his time with the Rapids,” Rapids president Padraig Smith said. “We thank him for his contributions both on and off the field and wish him the very best in the next chapter of his career.”

Cabral has 13 goals and four assists in 129 career MLS matches (89 starts) with the Los Angeles Galaxy (2021-22) and Colorado.

–CF Montreal transferred defender George Campbell to English second-division side West Bromwich Albion.

The 24-year-old U.S. international registered one goal and four assists in 70 matches (61 starts) with Montreal since 2023.

Campbell broke into MLS with Atlanta United in 2020 and posted one goal in 36 matches (22 starts) for the Five Stripes through 2022.

–FC Dallas acquired winger Louicius Deedson from Danish top-flight side Odense Boldklub.

The 24-year-old Haitian international is under contract through 2028 with options for 2029 and 2030. He will occupy an international roster slot.

Deedson racked up 37 goals and 18 assists in 139 first-team appearances in Denmark with Hobro (2019-23) and Odense Boldklub (2023-25). He also has eight goals in 22 caps for Haiti.

–St. Louis City signed defender Jaziel Orozco following his impressive play with their MLS NEXT Pro affiliate.

“Jaziel has been a standout leader for CITY2 this season and has shown composure, hunger, and quality whenever he’s stepped into the first-team environment,” said sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel.

The 22-year-old Mexico native is under contract through the end of this season with club options through 2028.

–The Vancouver Whitecaps transferred midfielder Pedro Vite to Liga MX side Pumas UNAM.

The 23-year-old Ecuador international has posted 15 goals and nine assists in 139 matches across all competitions since his Whitecaps debut in 2022.

A U22 Initiative signing, Vite helped Vancouver win three Canadian Championships (2022-24) and advance to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final.

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Los Angeles FC will get what has traditionally been one of their tougher tests of the season when they play host to the rival Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday.

The Galaxy might be in the middle of one of the worst seasons in franchise history. However, even amid a historic winless streak to open the season, they still managed to forge a 2-2 tie when they met LAFC at home on May 18.

That draw came as the defending MLS champion Galaxy were on a run of 16 consecutive matches without a victory, the longest to start a season in MLS history.

The Galaxy (3-14-5, 15 points) are 3-2-2 since earning their first win of the season on May 31. They moved out of last place briefly but are back in the basement after a 2-1 home loss to Austin FC on Wednesday.

Joseph Paintsil scored the lone goal for the Galaxy, his fourth of the season to put him in a tie for second-most on the team behind Marco Reus (five goals, seven assists).

“Hopefully, (the defeat) is a reminder again that you can’t go to LAFC and be in the middle ground intensity-wise,” Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney said. “You’ve got to show up with maximum intensity. Everybody knows that and looks forward to this game. They know what’s at stake.”

LAFC (10-5-5, 35 points) went 0-2-1 at the Club World Cup and did not advance out of group play but are 3-1-0 since. They earned a 1-0 victory on the road against Minnesota United on Wednesday.

Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick late in the first half for his team-leading 11th goal of the season. He also has seven assists.

“(Bouanga) can beat you with physicality, he can beat you with technique, on the dribble or as a pure finisher,” LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said. “For attackers, the season is always up and down, but we try to see the work in between, and for me, it has been very consistent over the past three years.”

Playing without defender Aaron Long, who ruptured his left Achilles tendon last week and is done for the season, LAFC still managed to extend their scoreless streak to 340 minutes, going back to a June 29 loss against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

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The San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders both played to draws Wednesday in MLS play.

And neither were happy about it.

The teams, who are scheduled to meet Saturday in Seattle, both felt they could have done better.

The Earthquakes (7-8-8, 29 points) tied FC Dallas 2-2, with San Jose’s Josef Martinez scoring the tying goal in the 86th minute, just one minute after the visitors had taken the lead. Martinez also assisted on Ian Harkes’ first-half goal.

“It was a sloppy performance at the end of both halves,” said Earthquakes coach Bruce Arena, whose team is winless in its past four league matches (0-1-3).

“The first goal they scored, we could have done better on that play. … The second goal they scored, we have three guys that just fell asleep, did a really poor job. I give our guys a lot of credit getting a point out of this game. In a game where we’re a little bit better, maybe we win by a couple of goals.”

The Sounders (9-6-7, 34 points) squandered a three-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with visiting Colorado, despite two goals and an assist from Albert Rusnak.

For the second consecutive match, the Sounders built a 3-0 lead only to concede a pair of second-half penalty kicks.

“I’m more frustrated about our team and us being able to close out games when we go up 3-nothing, especially at home,” said Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer, whose team is unbeaten in its past four matches (2-0-2). “That scoreline should’ve been game over.”

The Rapids tied the score in the 75th minute, as substitute Darren Yapi dribbled past Cristian Roldan and Jackson Ragen, both on yellow cards, before putting a shot into the lower left corner of the net.

“There’s always a point in the season that there is a little bit of a lull,” Roldan said. “Whether it’s individually or as a team. We’re seeing it right now in the second half after conceding PKs and those are things we can fix. It’s not that we’re declining or anything.”

Ragen will miss Saturday’s match due to a suspension for yellow-card accumulation, while fellow defender Nouhou Tolo will serve the finale of his two-game ban for throwing a ball into the stands at Kansas City.

The Sounders and Earthquakes played to a 1-1 tie March 29 at San Jose, with Rusnak scoring the tying goal in the 80th minute after Beau Leroux tallied in the first half for the hosts.

–Field Level Media