Birmingham Legion FC added a player with Major League Soccer experience to its back line Thursday with the signing of Kyle Fisher. Fisher, 24, joins the USL Championship expansion side on a multiyear deal. A defender who can play centerback or right back, he is the 11th player Birmingham has signed so far. “Kyle is […]
The New England Revolution officially signed striker Justin Rennicks to a homegrown contract on Friday morning, drawing an end to a much-publicized disagreement between the player and club that lasted almost two years. Rennicks, 19, is currently a sophomore at Indiana University and is widely regarded as a promising United States soccer prospect. He trained […]
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have officially signed 21-year-old Canadian defender Derek Cornelius from the Serbian side FK Javor Ivanjica. ProSoccerUSA reported yesterday that a deal was imminent. “Derek is one of the top young players in a new generation of Canadian talent,” said Whitecaps FC head coach Marc Dos Santos. “For his age, he […]
Columbus Crew SC signed 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa, better known as Robinho. The player was acquired for an undisclosed transfer fee from Ceara SC, a team in Brazil’s first division, the club announced Friday. Robinho has bounced around clubs in the Brazilian league, going on loan multiple times as he continues to […]
SEATTLE — Online retailer Zulily will be the Seattle Sounders’ primary kit sponsor for the foreseeable future, the club announced Thursday during an event in the Olympic Sculpture Park in downtown Seattle. The National Women’s Soccer League’s Seattle Reign, which has different ownership than Major League Soccer’s Sounders, also announced Zulily as their kit sponsor […]
VANCOUVER — The news first broke in Germany. Former VfB Lübeck defender Derek Cornelius completed his medical and will join the Vancouver Whitecaps from Serbian side FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica, German newspaper Lübecker Nachrichten reported Thursday. Derek Cornelius has left the Javor-Matis’ training camp to sign a contract with the Whitecaps, sources in Serbia confirmed to ProSoccerUSA. In Cornelius, […]
SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders signed former academy product and recent Indiana Hoosier Trey Muse to a Homegrown Player contract Tuesday. Muse, 19, was a MAC Hermann trophy semifinalist his sophomore year at Indiana. “It’s always exciting to add an academy product and we’re pleased to sign Trey to the First Team roster,” Sounders FC […]
Luis Barraza was surprised when New York City FC chose him in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft. “It was a little bit unexpected,” the Santa Teresa, N.M., native said. Yet his selection – the 12th choice overall – was the result of an evaluation that began four years ago during Barraza’s freshman season […]
The Bundesliga returns from its annual winter break Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET with Hoffenheim hosting Bayern Munich. That match, in particular, could see the Bundesliga debut of Canadian star Alphonso Davies, who joined Bayern officially on Jan. 1 after completing his record transfer from the Vancouver Whitecaps. Davies, however, is not the only new […]
The United States men’s national team will be down a defender when it takes the field later this month against Panama for a friendly. Garza left camp after suffering a “low-grade quadriceps strain,” U.S. Soccer announced Thursday. His Major League Soccer club, FC Cincinnati, called the injury “minor” and said he will undergo treatment for the […]