ORLANDO, Fla. — Creighton University defender Akeem Ward enjoyed the 2019 MLS Player Combine this week in Orlando, calling it a chance to play with the best collegiate players in the country. After four years with the Bluejays, the Brooklyn native is hoping to find out where his professional career will begin on Friday during […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Goals from Simon Ernstrom and Robbie Mertz guided Team Predator to a 2-0 victory over Team Copa on Wednesday, the final day of the MLS Player Combine at Orlando City Stadium. “Everybody was on the same page,” Virginia Commonwealth midfielder Siad Haji said of his team’s win. “Obviously, we never played together, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Team X defeated Team Nemeziz 2-1 Wednesday morning at Orlando City Stadium during the final day of the 2019 MLS Player Combine. “I think it’s hard playing with some of the players you don’t know, but there’s a lot of high quality players,” said Denver forward Andre Shinyashiki, who scored Team X’s […]
University of North Carolina left back John Nelson’s story so far has been about achieving dreams. He wanted to play soccer at UNC, so he did. The Ohio native started in all 41 games UNC played over his his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Tar Heels. “I don’t know why,” Nelson said with […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — University of Maryland midfielder Amar Sejdic comes from a football family. His father played professionally in Germany before moving the family to the United States. From that point, Sejdic began his developmental rise in the game. He’s now looking to make the most out of the 2019 MLS Player Combine this week […]
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Major League Soccer releases full 2019 schedule
Major League Soccer unveiled its full 2019 season schedule Monday afternoon. The 2019 season sees the debut of MLS’ 24th club, FC Cincinnati, and a new single-elimination playoff format that gives higher seeds home field advantage and concludes on Nov. 10 with MLS Cup, making this year’s final the earliest since 2002. All teams will play […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Team X won the second match of the 2019 MLS Player Combine 2-0 over Team Predator to conclude Day 1 MLS Combine activities Saturday at Orlando City Stadium. Team X opened the scoring early when Stanford University forward Amir Bashti capitalized on a giveaway from Team Predator and then struck a long-distance […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Day 1 of the 2019 MLS Player Combine kicked off Saturday at Orlando City Stadium, and Team Nemeziz clinched a 4-1 victory over Team Copa in the opening match. Team Nemeziz started the scoring when Orlando native Santiago Patino held the ball and turned around to connect with former Michigan State forward […]
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Why the often-derided MLS SuperDraft isn’t going anywhere
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2018 MLS SuperDraft: Akron’s Joao Moutinho goes No. 1
Akron’s Joao Moutinho was selected Friday by Los Angeles FC with the No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The day also featured a major trade: The Philadelphia Union acquired forward Davis Accam from Chicago for $1.2 million in allocation money. Moutinho, 19, turned heads at the MLS combine. Last season […]