Minnesota United loves penalty kick shootouts in the MLS Cup Playoffs. After the Loons and Sounders played to a scoreless draw in Game 1 of a MLS Cup Playoffs first-round series on Monday, Minnesota ...

Dayne St. Clair of Minnesota United was the hero in penalties again after a 3-3 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday. From the moment Major League Soccer announced its current playoff format, ...

Auckland City FC have defended their National League Championship title with a penalty shootout win over Wellington Olympic.

Penalty shootouts are the cruelest way to decide a soccer match, especially given they tend to be in the latter stages of a tournament. There’s no denying that they're incredible entertainment if your ...

An NHL insider made an interesting point about encouraging the league to call more penalty shots, and he's right. Even though the very similar shootout has lost its shine, the penalty shot remains ...

Since teammate Miro Muheim had already hit the crossbar and Phil Harres had coolly converted Kiel’s last penalty, HSV’s fate ...

The missed opportunities will haunt New York City FC the most following their Game 2 loss to Charlotte FC in a penalty-spot shootout that sets up a win-or-go-home Game 3 in their first-round MLS Cup ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 5-seed LSU Soccer team (13-5-4) fell in the championship round of the 2025 SEC Tournament on Sunday afternoon in a penalty shootout to the No. 2-seed Vanderbilt Commodores ...

PROVO, Utah — No. 5 BYU women’s soccer edged out Utah State in a 7-6 penalty kick shootout after double overtime ended in a 1-1 draw in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on South Field Friday ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Price is a reporter covering world soccer and soccer finance. Oct 16, 2025, 03:30am EDT Oct 16, 2025, 10:05am EDT Italian ...

The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs have a unique format — featuring single-elimination games as well as best-of-three series — yet that isn't the only quirk that soccer football fans will have to keep in mind ...

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses a Nigerian football coach’s bizarre claim as to why his team lost in penalty shootouts. “Football is pretty big in Africa, especially in Nigeria. They played a ...