CHICAGO — For most of the 2018 season, the Chicago Fire and its supporters endured a war of words that featured season ticket holders being banned from matches and supporters boycotting home matches. On Wednesday, the Fire and Section 8 Chicago, the independent association for Fire supporters, announced a compromise as the 2019 season nears. […]
Every time Zack Steffen jogs onto the field this season for Crew SC, he will be cherished. It’s possible the club won’t ever have a goalkeeper as good as Steffen again, which is more of a credit to him. But for every save he makes, the focus will be on what lies ahead once Steffen […]
The New York Red Bulls have forged a reputation as one of the Major League Soccer leaders in developing and cultivating Homegrown talent. From Matt Miazga to Tyler Adams and most recently Omir Fernandez, local, American players have climbed the club’s pyramid to earn a spot on the first team. With the signing of Danish […]
The North Carolina Courage have bolstered their defense ahead of the 2019 NWSL season by signing Ally Haran to a contract. The club did not disclose the terms of the deal. Haran was a four-year starter and twice a team captain at Wake Forest University. Her college career concluded in 2017, and in 2018 she […]
Juan Agudelo will receive a minuscule increase in pay this season as part of the new contract he signed with the New England Revolution in December. The multiyear deal features a 2019 salary of $605,000 in guaranteed compensation, according to a source, which is an increase of $2,500 from the 2018 figure MLS Players Union […]
WASHINGTON — The Washington Spirit released its 2019 preseason schedule, including a game against Division 1 Féminine side FC Bordeaux at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Washington, which finished second to last in the National Women’s Soccer League last year with one more win than Sky Blue FC, plays four preseason games between March 16 and April 6 […]
The United States women’s soccer team announced its roster for the SheBelieves Cup on Tuesday, and the biggest news involved a player not on the team. Midfielder Lindsey Horan, whose creative playmaking and big goals have made her a near-automatic starter, has been sidelined by a quadriceps injury. Details of when and how she suffered […]
It’s blue, it’s orange, it has stripes. It’s here. Major League Soccer’s newest club, FC Cincinnati, has unveiled its home kit for the 2019 season. The club made the jersey, shorts and socks combo public at a ticketed event in the city Monday night. Emblazoned with a Mercy Health sponsor across the chest, the jersey […]
Amobi Okugo has a new professional soccer home for the 2019 season. The veteran midfielder, who has more than 150 appearances with Major League Soccer clubs under his belt, has signed a deal with USL Championship expansion side Austin Bold FC for the 2019 season, the club announced Monday. “Amobi is an excellent player who […]
The Montreal Impact have signed Nigerian forward Orji Okwonkwo on a one-year loan from Italian side Bologna FC 1909, the club announced Tuesday. The 21-year-old will join the club upon receiving his IFC, visa and passing a physical. “I’m satisfied in welcoming another striker to the team,” Impact coach Rémi Garde said. “Orji Okwonkwo is […]