Nashville SC wins first Supporters’ Shield; Angel City strengthens playoff position

Nashville SC claims first Supporters’ Shield and eyes points record

Nashville SC clinched its first MLS Supporters’ Shield with a 2-0 win over CF Montréal, securing the league’s best regular-season record. Sam Surridge opened the scoring in the 51st minute, and captain Hany Mukhtar added the second in the 76th. ESPN reported Nashville had 70 points through 31 games, an unassailable lead with three matches left.

The Shield gives Nashville the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 playoff seed, home-field advantage through the MLS Cup final if the team advances, and a place in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup. The club has also won the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. Nashville is pursuing the MLS points record of 74, set by Inter Miami in 2024.

MLSsoccer.com reported Nashville has conceded a league-low 23 goals this season, while ESPN noted the team leads MLS with 21 wins and a plus-43 goal differential. Surridge has scored 18 goals and Mukhtar 17; Cristian Espinoza has supplied 14 assists, according to ESPN.

Angel City beats Bay FC, moves closer to hosting playoff game

Angel City FC beat Bay FC 2-0 at BMO Stadium, extending its unbeaten streak to nine games. Gisele Thompson scored in the 49th minute, and Riley Tiernan sealed the victory in the 83rd. The Los Angeles Daily News reported a crowd of 20,568, and Newsday noted that goalkeeper Angelina Anderson earned her 10th clean sheet of the season.

The win lifted Angel City to fourth place at 14-8-7 with one regular-season game remaining, putting the team in position to host a first-round playoff game against the fifth seed. The club had already secured a playoff berth after Portland beat North Carolina 1-0, the Daily News reported.

U.S. Women’s CP team rallies to win World Cup

The U.S. Women’s Cerebral Palsy National Team came back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to beat Australia 3-2 on Oct. 23 and win the 2026 IFCPF World Cup. U.S. Soccer reported that Catarina Guimaraes and Jesslyn Kuhnel scored to level the final, then Annie Wickett netted the winner in stoppage time.

Australia had taken the lead through Annmarie De Uriarte in the seventh minute and doubled it with a Georgia Beikoff goal. U.S. Soccer reported that a second-half goalkeeper change, with Gabriella Scotto replacing Guimaraes in goal as Guimaraes moved into the field, was part of coach Chris Maravalli’s tactical shift.