VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps added Tunisian center back Jasser Khmiri on Friday via transfer from Stade Tunisien. Khmiri agreed to a three-year contract through 2021, with a club option for 2022, and becomes the first-ever Tunisian player to sign a Major League Soccer contract. The 6-foot-4 defender is Vancouver’s most recent roster acquisition, but is […]
Tim Weah isn’t the only American that joined Scottish Premier League side Celtic FC this season. On Thursday, the transfer deadline day for many European leagues, Celtic announced it had signed a pair of U.S. players, Manny Perez and Andrew Gutman, each to contracts of three-and-a-half years. Both players are represented by the same agency, […]
To say the last two months have been hectic for Andrew Gutman would be putting it mildly. In December, he helped Indiana make the College Cup semifinals in his senior season. Later that month, he went on trial with Scottish club Rangers. In early January, he won the Hermann Trophy, given to college soccer’s best […]
The Philadelphia Union still have a month until they open the 2019 Major League Soccer season against Toronto FC, but manager Jim Curtin is excited about what he’s seen from his group so far. The Union won their first preseason scrimmage in Clearwater, Florida on Wednesday, as they beat the New York Red Bulls 3-2. […]
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, a USL League One expansion side, added a player recently who has scored a handful of goals at the Major League Soccer level. The club announced on Jan. 23 that it had signed Conor Doyle to a deal for the 2019 season, pending league and federation approval. “I’m very excited to […]
In its first trip back to the Banc of California stadium since last year’s MLS playoffs lost, LAFC kicked off the preseason with a bang with a 4-1 victory over Japanese club Vissel Kobe. From the beginning, the match was framed as a battle between LAFC captain Carlos Vela and the international stars of Vissel […]
BRADENTON, Fla. — Orlando City is shifting its focus after a week of preseason conditioning at IMG Academy in Bradenton. Head coach James O’Connor said his team is working on implementing the principles that will dictate tactics once the Lions step on the pitch. Last season, O’Connor lamented different facets of the team’s play. Sometimes […]
This is not the way Sebastian Giovinco wanted his career with Toronto FC to end. A product of the Juventus academy, the Italian striker spent four seasons with the Reds, tallying 83 goals and 64 assists in 142 appearances. He won the league’s MVP, Golden Boot and Newcomer of the Year awards. He is Toronto’s […]
After weeks of training and a closed-door friendly match, LAFC is officially kicking off the preseason at Banc of California stadium on Thursday night by hosting Japanese club Vissel Kobe for a friendly. The game is as much about exhibition as competition, offering fans a chance to return to the stadium and see their team […]
It’s been a busy two months for Atlanta United FC. The club won MLS Cup, celebrated that victory with a parade, had its former coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino get hired in Mexico, brought on a new head coach in Frank de Boer and added several players, including South American Player of the Year Gonzalo Pity […]