The Chicago Fire made three trades during the draft on Friday and the team now has a player to show for it. The third trade of the day for the Fire sent the 32nd pick to the New York Red Bulls for the rights to a player to be named later. On Sunday, it was […]
A new champion was crowned Saturday during the final day of the 2019 Florida Cup at Orlando City Stadium. Brazilian club Flamengo, who played up a man for most of the game, won the fifth edition of the tournament after defeating German club Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0. Eintracht Frankfurt were reduced to 10 players in the […]
CHICAGO — Orlando City coach James O’Connor can’t wait to start preseason training. The Lions get to work Jan. 21 at IMG Academy in Bradenton – the same place the team went for a week of sessions in the second half of a disastrous 2018 season. O’Connor said the team will be there for about […]
OKC Energy FC added a forward with Major League Soccer experience on Wednesday, signing Trinidad and Tobago international Cordell Cato. Cato, 26, comes to OKC after spending last season with the USL Championship’s Charlotte Independence. In 24 appearances with the club last season, he scored eight goals and added eight assists. “Cordell is another player […]
CHICAGO — “Maybe in France, one day, it could be like this.” That’s what a young Brigitte Henriques thought when she traveled with the French national team to play matches in the United States. Those were the days when players like Mia Hamm were bringing U.S. women’s soccer into the limelight – and becoming superstars […]
Friday was a major day of change for rosters across Major League Soccer. The 2019 MLS SuperDraft ushered new talent into clubs, including Los Angeles FC. LAFC initially held the No. 16 overall pick, but traded that selection to FC Cincinnati for picks No. 40, 64 and 73. The first two rounds concluded Friday, with […]
It’s safe to say Janos Loebe aced his interview with the New York Red Bulls. The German-born winger from Fordham University did his homework before he sat down with sporting director Denis Hamlett and the rest of the club’s technical staff, including former Fordham standout and Red Bulls II head coach John Wolyniec. “It’s interesting, when […]
CHICAGO — Trades highlighted the first two rounds of the 2019 Major League Soccer Draft. Days before the draft, the Philadelphia Union traded out of the MLS SuperDraft entirely in one fell swoop. The host Chicago Fire followed suit by trading away all three picks they had in the first two rounds as well. Despite some […]
CHICAGO – Friday’s MLS SuperDraft accented what has been a busy offseason rife with change for the Colorado Rapids. Finishing 10 points clear of last-place San Jose in head coach Anthony Hudson’s debut 2018 campaign, Colorado is in the midst of another rebuild – one which has seen the additions of proven MLS talent including […]
CHICAGO — When Friday began, D.C. United did not have a second-round MLS SuperDraft pick. But thanks to a three-team deal, United used the 33rd overall pick in Friday’s 2019 MLS SuperDraft to trade for the rights to Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Chris Seitz. The two-part trade involved United, the New England Revolution and the Houston […]