CINCINNATI — American international Kenny Saief has joined FC Cincinnati on loan from RSC Anderlecht in Belgium. The 25-year-old Saief’s arrival, announced Monday by the club, will bolster an FC Cincinnati attack many consider to be an incomplete story. A native of Panama City, Fla., Saief moved to Israel with his family at age 3. After a starting […]
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MLS Power Rankings Week 1: D.C. United open 2019 season on top
#MLSisBack and so too is the weekly Pro Soccer USA Power Rankings. Week 1 is in the books and there was plenty of drama, some snow, some brilliant goals and the early emergence of the best teams in Major League Soccer. Following an impressive 2-0 home win at a rain-drenched Audi Field over defending MLS […]
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Week 1 MLS recap: 41 goals, 3 reds, snow and the next big thing
Major League Soccer didn’t disappoint in its first week back. Forty-one goals, three red cards, one snow game, a return of one of the top Americans playing in the league and the debut of the next big phenom highlighted the 12-game slate Saturday and Sunday. Seattle was one of the biggest winners of the weekend, […]
SEATTLE — Despite taking an early lead through a Leonard Bertone wonder-strike, FC Cincinnati’s first match in Major League Soccer ended in a 4-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night. Anticipation for the 24th MLS expansion franchise’s inaugural match was sky high, both in Cincinnati and Seattle. Reports of up to […]
SEATTLE — Jordan Morris had not started a match at CenturyLink Field for the Seattle Sounders in 538 days entering Saturday’s home opener against FC Cincinnati. In front of an announced crowd of 39,011, Morris made up for lost time, bagging a brace as the hosts took an emphatic 4-1 victory over the MLS debutants. […]
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Hype, Field or Assets: Categorizing every MLS designated player
The three designated player (DP) slots every Major League Soccer team has are the most important roster spots to fill. The DP slot allows a team to spend however they want on three players. Unlike other salary budget mechanisms, such as Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), these slots are guaranteed every year to each team. In other […]
CINCINNATI — Life as an expansion side in Major League Soccer can be tricky. While clubs like Atlanta United and LAFC have hit the ground running, others, such as Orlando City SC and Minnesota United, found it a little more turbulent. And as FC Cincinnati embarks on its first MLS campaign as the league’s 24th […]
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MLS 2019 season preview: Big, bold and bullish
As you may have heard, Major League Soccer is back for a new season, stepping into the spotlight with the serendipitous coincidence of reaching 24 member teams in its 24th year of existence. Bigger and more flush with cash and relevance than ever, MLS still has a ways to go in its pursuit of a […]
Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference is going to look different when it comes to star power for the 2019 regular season, which begins March 2. Miguel Almiron, David Villa and Sebastian Giovinco were among the big-name departures from the East during the offseason, but a brand new batch of stars is ready to make its […]
Although the team drafted him with the 29th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, Tommy McCabe won’t be spending his first professional soccer season with FC Cincinnati. The MLS expansion side loaned McCabe to North Carolina FC, a USL Championship side based in Cary, N.C., on Friday. A holding midfielder and a […]