ORLANDO, Fla. — It wasn’t easy growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Sergio Rivas. The midfielder went to Seattle University to escape his surroundings and make the most of his dream of one day playing soccer. Rivas spoke recently with Pro Soccer USA about the 2019 MLS Player Combine and his time playing collegiate […]
CHICAGO — To start off its record-setting seventh season, the NWSL announced increases in its roster sizes, player compensation figures, overall salary cap, and permitted team assistance caps. The announcements came during Thursday’s league draft, which you can stream live here. The league minimum salary will now be $16,538 – up from $15,750, the 2018 […]
The Portland Timbers and central defender Liam Ridgewell mutually agreed to part ways on Thursday. Ridgewell, 34, joined the Timbers as a designated player in 2014. Ridgewell was a stabilizing presence on the back line for the Timbers as he helped guide the club to an MLS Cup victory in 2015 and a runner-up finish […]
As a former first-round pick, FC Dallas head coach Luchi Gonzalez knows how important it is for players to be drafted and get a chance in the big leagues. It is why Gonzalez is coming into the draft with a very optimistic viewpoint, amidst news that the draft combine could be scrapped in the coming years, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — After leading the nation with 28 goals during his last collegiate soccer season, Andre Shinyashiki isn’t worried about where he might possibly land in Major League Soccer. He just wants to play professionally. The former Denver University forward arrived late on Saturday to Orlando and played his first and only game on […]
Following up on Tuesday’s announcement to select fans about an apparent launch event for Austin FC on Jan. 15, the prospective MLS club sent out a press release through its Austin-based PR firm confirming the event. Though the release didn’t explicitly say it would be the launch event for the team, it touted Tuesday’s event […]
The Philadelphia Union won’t be doing any business at the 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. On Wednesday, the club sent all five of its picks in Friday’s draft to FC Cincinnati for up to $200,000 in General Allocation Money. “When evaluating how we want to build our roster for the 2019 season and beyond, we […]
The Los Angeles Sports Council announced on Wednesday that LAFC President Tom Penn will be the recipient of the council’s 2018 Sports Executive of the Year award. Penn received the award after his team finished third in the Western Conference and went 34-16-9 in its inaugural season of MLS Play. Penn will officially receive the […]
This year is big for women’s soccer. The World Cup kicks off in June, and the United States will fight to defend its 2015 title. The heightened focus and interest on the game during a World Cup year is something Amanda Duffy hopes to capitalize on while she continues to lead the growth of the […]
There isn’t much Siad Haji remembers about when he first came to the United States. He remembers being sick on the plane – at about 4 years old, it was his first plane ride. Haji’s parents fled the civil war in Somalia to a refugee camp in Kenya, just outside the capital city of Nairobi, […]