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Nashville SC signs former Timbers, SKC forward Kharlton Belmar

Nashville won’t be a Major League Soccer city until at least 2020, but on Thursday the city’s United Soccer League Championship side announced the signing of a forward with MLS experience. Nashville SC signed Kharlton Belmar to a contract for the 2019 season, pending league and federation approval. Belmar, 26, played in both USL and […]

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Nashville MLS expansion club adds CFO Will Alexander

Just days after Nashville SC CEO Court Jeske’s imminent departure was announced, there’s more movement afoot in soccer front offices in the Music City. Thursday, Nashville’s yet-to-be-named Major League Soccer expansion team announced the hiring of Will Alexander as its Chief Revenue Officer. Alexander, a Nashville native, has been involved in Nashville’s MLS push since its inception […]

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Nashville SC: Court Jeske to hand over CEO responsibilities to Ian Ayre

Ian Ayre was hired as the chief executive officer of Nashville’s Major League Soccer expansion franchise in May. But after an announcement Tuesday, it seems he will now have added soccer responsibilities in the Music City. Nashville SC, a United Soccer League Championship club, announced that Court Jeske will leave the club at the end […]

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Nashville’s first MLS player is Daniel Rios

Nashville’s Major League Soccer team doesn’t have an official name and won’t begin play until 2020, but it signed its first player Tuesday morning — forward Daniel Rios. Rios, 23, is coming off an impressive 2018 season in which he scored 20 goals in 31 appearances for United Soccer League Championship side North Carolina FC […]

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Nashville MLS franchise expected to name GM in 4-6 weeks

NASHVILLE — Ian Ayre has been in Nashville less than two months, but he’s making progress in his role as CEO of Nashville’s MLS franchise set to join the league in 2020.  First up for Ayre is the hiring of a general manager, which will happen in the coming weeks. The formation of the technical […]

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Louisville City FC beats Nashville SC to advance in U.S. Open Cup

Louisville City FC took down fellow United Soccer League side Nashville SC 2-1 Wednesday night to advance in the U.S. Open Cup.Louisville won the Round of 16 match at home in Lynn Stadium, with goals from Paco Craig and Paolo DelPiccolo in the 24th and 58th minutes, respectively. Nashville’s lone goal came in minute 68 from Matt LaGrassa. Louisville […]

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MLS Trade Value: Ranking the league’s top assets

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”21″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] This Major League Soccer offseason has been the most newsworthy and crazy silly season in recent memory. Two former MLS MVP candidates were traded in two days and that probably doesn’t even make the top 10 most captivating stories of the offseason.  The massive […]

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Pictures: Atlanta United battles Nashville SC before sellout crowd

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”20″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] More than 9,000 fans were on hand on Saturday to see Nashville SC kick off its inaugural United Soccer League season with a preseason friendly against Atlanta United. A lot of rain created a sloppy field and also dropped temperatures for the sellout crowd […]

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Atlanta United handles Nashville 3-1 in preseason friendly

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”20″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] NASHVILLE – It rained, rained and rained some more on Saturday, but a sloppy field and chilly temperatures didn’t slow down the parade for Nashville SC’s inaugural United Soccer League season. And it didn’t cause any hiccups for the most lethal offense in Major […]