The LA Galaxy signed 27 year-old defender Diego Polenta from Club Nacional de Football in Uruguay. Polenta was signed using Targeted Allocation Money and he will occupy an International roster spot, the club announced Thursday. “Diego is a strong and gifted defender in his prime that we believe can become a top defender in Major […]
Orlando City midfielder Cristian Higuita, the club’s all-time leader in MLS appearances with 94 in four seasons, is unsure of his future with the Lions. Speaking before training Thursday morning, Higuita said coach James O’Connor said he wasn’t sure if he was going to be involved with the team’s plans for 2019. “I can be […]
The Chicago Fire have been in Spain for the past two weeks, and now it is time for the team to head back across the Atlantic. The Fire concluded their action in Spain with a 1-0 win against third-tier side C.F. Fuenlabrada in Madrid. The match took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning […]
Orlando City on Thursday announced a multiyear partnership with WOFL-Fox 35 that will make WRBW-My65 the team’s flagship station for locally-televised games, starting with the 2019 MLS season. Fox networks — Fox-35, My65, and Fox Sports — will broadcast 30 of Orlando City’s 34 regular season matches this season, as well as the MLS All-Star Game, […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City coach James O’Connor is determined to keep the intensity up during his team’s training sessions. Preseason training – something O’Connor didn’t get to oversee last season because he was hired during the summer – has been about establishing a culture. After two weeks in Bradenton, O’Connor wants to maintain what […]
Memphis 901 FC, an expansion side in the USL Championship this season, signed midfielder Adam Najem on Tuesday. Najem, 24, is a native of New Jersey and a product of the New York Red Bulls academy, where he spent eight seasons. He played college soccer at Akron, where he scored 33 goals in 89 appearances […]
As he stood for his first international appearance in red, white and blue, expectations for forward Christian Ramirez were high. “I need a goal, big man,” head coach Gregg Berhalter said as he patted Ramirez on the back on his way to the sideline referee. “Okay,” Ramirez said, nodding in response. “Alright.” Externally, he played […]
Orlando City has waived right back RJ Allen ahead of the 2019 MLS season. Allen, 28, played in 18 games (10 starts) for Orlando City last season. He played both right back and centerback for the Lions and had two assists during the 2018 season. He started five of the 17 matches new coach James […]
The New England Revolution wrapped up the first leg of preseason by beating Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 in Marbella, Spain, on Wednesday. Juan Agudelo and Diego Fagundez recorded their first goals of preseason, Carles Gil scored for the first time as a member of the Revolution and goalkeeper Matt Turner made a second-half penalty kick save. […]
When Crew SC opens the 2019 season at home on March 2, it will mark 481 days since Caleb Porter last coached a Major League Soccer game. After taking a year off from coaching, just being back in preseason training is filling a void for the championship coach. “I’m like a kid in a candy […]