Major League Soccer’s 24 teams sent representatives to Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday for its annual preseason media day. Preseason training is getting under way, with some players getting acclimated to new coaches and teammates. Check out highlights from their remarks during media day: Federico Higuain is talking about the #SavetheCrew movement: "I think it was […]
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Columbus Crew SC signed 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa, better known as Robinho. The player was acquired for an undisclosed transfer fee from Ceara SC, a team in Brazil’s first division, the club announced Friday. Robinho has bounced around clubs in the Brazilian league, going on loan multiple times as he continues to […]
2019 MLS SuperDraft: Final two rounds conclude with mixed results
The 2019 MLS SuperDraft concluded Monday afternoon with the third and fourth rounds, which took place via conference call. After first two rounds of the draft took place Friday in Chicago, the final two rounds were met with mixed results from teams around the league. The New York Red Bulls selected three more players for a […]
CHICAGO — Trades highlighted the first two rounds of the 2019 Major League Soccer Draft. Days before the draft, the Philadelphia Union traded out of the MLS SuperDraft entirely in one fell swoop. The host Chicago Fire followed suit by trading away all three picks they had in the first two rounds as well. Despite some […]
Watch: 2019 MLS SuperDraft, all selections in first two rounds
The 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft began at 1 p.m. ET at McCormick Place in Chicago. A total of 206 players were eligible for selection in the draft. Expansion side FC Cincinnati used its No. 1 overall pick to select UCLA midfielder Frankie Amaya. Watch the first two rounds live in the video above. Below […]
Major League Soccer renamed its Coach of the Year award the ‘Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year’ award, following the passing of coaching legend Sigi Schmid late last year. MLS commissioner Don Garber announced the honor during Friday’s SuperDraft in Chicago. Schmid won Coach of the Year twice in his 20 year MLS coaching career, […]
MLS SuperDraft 2019: List of players eligible for selection
The 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft begins at 1 p.m. ET Friday in Chicago. Below is the full list of 206 players eligible for selection, provided by MLS. Read more about the draft and its rules here. You can watch the first two rounds live on Pro Soccer USA by clicking play on the video […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Crew SC held an introductory press conference for new team president Tim Bezbatchenko and new head coach Caleb Porter, along with the faces of the new ownership group, Dee Haslam and Pete Edwards. The event had multiple notable attendees, including ESPN analyst and former USMNT player Taylor Twellman, MLS Commissioner Don […]
Excitement for the 2019 Major League Soccer season escalated a bit Monday, when the league released the entire regular-season schedule. The season begins on the first weekend of March with a full complement games and the following two weeks feature the majority of the other home openers. Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers have to […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Major League Soccer is unique among American pro sports in many ways, including the offering of Homegrown Player deals. The Homegrown program allows teams to offer contracts to young players from their areas who have spent time with their academy. Teams get first claim to these players and do not have to […]