Nashville SC caps record season with 2-0 win over Cincinnati

Nashville SC finished the 2026 Major League Soccer regular season on Saturday with a 2-0 victory at Cincinnati. The win gave the club 77 points and 23 wins, setting a new single-season record for the league. The previous benchmark of 74 points was shared by New England in 2021 and Inter Miami in 2024.

Goalie Brian Schwake recorded his 16th shutout of the season in the match. That mark ties the league record set by Tony Meola in 2000. In 34 regular-season games, Nashville lost only three times and drew eight others.

Coach B.J. Callagan attributed the performance to the squad's effort. “It’s just really a tremendous honor and the players have to get the large majority of the credit,” Callagan said. “They’ve just put in the work. To be able to come here on the road, win and get a shutout is very on brand for Nashville.”

The club’s first playoff match is scheduled for Nov. 22 at Geodis Park. Nashville will face either FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC. Tickets for the postseason are currently on sale.

In local government news, the Nashville Fire Department broke ground Friday on a new headquarters and Fire Station 2 on Second Avenue North. Mayor Freddie O’Connell and several Metro councilmembers attended the ceremony. The site is where the old Fire Station 2 stood, a building that closed in 2019 and was demolished in 2023.

The new facility will house primary departmental operations, including the Fire Marshal’s Office and administration. Staff have worked from a temporary office on Hickory Hollow Parkway since the previous Hermitage Avenue facility closed on Oct. 6, 2025. The $11 million project, approved in 2023, is scheduled for completion in late 2028 or early 2029.

Separately, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing podcaster Candace Owens for defamation. The complaint, filed on Nov. 4, follows a retraction demand and a two-season podcast series titled “Becoming Brigitte.” A Delaware judge dismissed a prior version of the suit in October, ruling that Owens' Delaware business connections did not establish jurisdiction because she resides in Tennessee. The Macrons are now pursuing the case in Davidson County.