Charlotte FC

Charlotte FC has won four straight matches to put themselves firmly back in the playoff battle. On Saturday night, they beat Toronto FC 2-nil and now sit seventh in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference standings. Coach Dean Smith says his team is recovering the form that had them atop the standings back in April before falling back to ninth."Pleased that we've won four, you know, still doesn't take away the pain from May, you know, but, yeah, it's good that we've put ourselves in the chase again," he said.Charlotte takes a three-game break from Major League Soccer competition this week for League’s Cup play, starting Thursday night at home against FC Juarez.

Charlotte FC’s goal is to build and launch a total of 22 mini-pitches for adults and children across the Carolinas over the next couple of years.

Forward Kerwin Vargas has scored six goals this season, making him tied for the third-highest scorer on Charlotte FC. He’s considered a valuable player as the team prepares for its playoff match.

Charlotte FC is headed for the Major League Soccer Playoffs after wrapping up the regular season Saturday with a 3-nil win over DC United. Over its last five matches, Charlotte has won four times and battled to a draw against Miami, the league’s top team.

Charlotte FC returns to the home pitch Wednesday night against Cruz Azul from Liga MX in Mexico for their second match of the Leagues Cup tournament.

Charlotte FC is on the road this weekend and will play the first match of the group stage of this year's Leagues Cup tournament. The team will take on Philadelphia Union on Saturday at 8 p.m.

English club Chelsea and Spanish club Real Madrid will play a preseason friendly match this summer in uptown Charlotte.

“If I sat here and said I haven't come to do anything but win the MLS Cup, I shouldn't have been hired,” Smith said at Monday's press conference.

Charlotte FC hires its third head coach in club history by signing a former Premiere League manager.