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Orlando City B’s roster set ahead of inaugural USL League One season

The inaugural roster for Orlando City SC’s USL League One (formerly USL D3) side, Orlando City B, is set, and the team’s focus as a development side for Orlando City’s first team is evident in the ages of the players.  There isn’t a player over the age of 23 on the roster. There are 22 […]

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Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union going with attack-minded lineup for preseason game against D.C. United

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Union will field an attack-minded lineup in their penultimate preseason game Wednesday against D.C. United.  With an eye on the Major League Soccer season opener March 2 against Toronto FC, Union head coach Jim Curtin will throw together a lineup that resembles the way the team wants to play at Talen […]

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LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy partner with On The Ball to provide free feminine hygiene products

LOS ANGELES — The LA Galaxy have partnered with On The Ball, a Scotland-based grassroots campaign, to offer free feminine hygiene products in all Dignity Health Sports Park restrooms during LA Galaxy home games.  “The LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park are committed to providing the best experience for the hundreds of thousands of […]

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News US Soccer USL

ESPN+ to carry all USL League One’s 2019 games

Every game of USL League One’s inaugural 2019 season will be digitally streamed on ESPN+ as part of an exclusive media rights agreement announced Wednesday. USL League One is the United States Soccer Federation’s new sanctioned Division III league, which places it one level below the United Soccer League and two below Major League Soccer. The […]

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Colorado Rapids News

Colorado Rapids reportedly re-sign Kellyn Acosta

The Colorado Rapids will reportedly make a sizable investment in the midfield by re-signing Kellyn Acosta to a three-year deal. Acosta’s new contract will pay him an average of $800,000 per season, according to an MLSsoccer.com report. Colorado will use Targeted Allocation Money to buy down Acosta’s new salary because it’s higher than the league maximum, the […]

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Orlando Pride

Orlando Pride to open preseason play against the North Carolina Courage

The Orlando Pride’s first preseason opponent of 2019 will be the North Carolina Courage, the defending NWSL champions.  The two teams will face each other at 1 p.m. on March 23 in North Carolina. Their match will be the first of the day at WakeMed Soccer Park — USL Championship side North Carolina FC will […]

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New York Red Bulls News

New York Red Bulls banking on last year’s experience for another CCL run

In Concacaf, expect the unexpected. That’s generally the rule of thumb for club or country and it relates to everything on the road — from the hotel accommodations to the condition of the locker room, to the rowdy fans, to unpredictable referees and playing surfaces. “When theres international competition, theres another element, its the feel […]

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Houston Dynamo News

Three things we learned from the Houston Dynamo’s opening CCL win

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”460″ 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″] The Houston Dynamo secured a win, a precious away goal and a clean sheet to boot in a 1-0 victory over CD Guastatoya in their opening Concacaf Champions League match in Guatemala City on Tuesday night. Here are three things we learned from the […]

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Orlando Pride

Orlando Pride star Marta featured in Netflix Brazil ad for ‘The Umbrella Academy’

It looks like Orlando Pride and Brazilian women’s national team star Marta’s “family” is a fictional family of superheroes. Marta caused a stir on social media Tuesday morning when she posted she was going to dedicate herself to her family, leading some to believe she was going to leave Orlando’s NWSL side. A team spokeswoman […]

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News Toronto FC

Toronto FC shellacked by Independiente, 4-0, in CCL opener

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”458″ 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″] Toronto FC were one of the final two teams playing in the 2018 Concacaf Champions League, ending the tournament with a heartbreaking penalty-kick shootout defeat to Chivas de Guadalajara. Tuesday night in Panama, TFC were one of the first teams to open play in […]