ORLANDO, Fla. — Team X defeated Team Nemeziz 2-1 Wednesday morning at Orlando City Stadium during the final day of the 2019 MLS Player Combine. “I think it’s hard playing with some of the players you don’t know, but there’s a lot of high quality players,” said Denver forward Andre Shinyashiki, who scored Team X’s […]
The Philadelphia Union’s longest-tenured player will be back for another season. The club re-signed right back Ray Gaddis to a new contract Wednesday, setting up his eighth season with the Union. “We are looking forward to welcoming Ray back to the Union,” Union Sporting Director Ernst Tanner said. “He is a tireless worker with an […]
Austin FC, expected to be the 27th Major League Soccer franchise, took one step closer to that Tuesday afternoon by revealing a Jan. 15 event that will bring together MLS commissioner Don Garber, Austin FC Chairman and CEO Anthony Precourt and Austin Mayor Steve Adler. The gathering is being billed as a “legendary announcement” — […]
University of North Carolina left back John Nelson’s story so far has been about achieving dreams. He wanted to play soccer at UNC, so he did. The Ohio native started in all 41 games UNC played over his his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Tar Heels. “I don’t know why,” Nelson said with […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Birmingham City Women FC manager Marc Skinner is set to be named the next Orlando Pride head coach, a league source confirmed to Pro Soccer USA. Skinner, 35, has been Birmingham City Women’s coach since 2016. According to the club’s website, Skinner was the technical director for the Birmingham City Ladies Centre […]
Excitement for the 2019 Major League Soccer season escalated a bit Monday, when the league released the entire regular-season schedule. The season begins on the first weekend of March with a full complement games and the following two weeks feature the majority of the other home openers. Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers have to […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — University of Maryland midfielder Amar Sejdic comes from a football family. His father played professionally in Germany before moving the family to the United States. From that point, Sejdic began his developmental rise in the game. He’s now looking to make the most out of the 2019 MLS Player Combine this week […]
After plenty of transfer speculation, FC Dallas signed Honduran midfielder Bryan Acosta to a designated player contract Tuesday. Acosta joins Major League Soccer from Spanish Segunda Division side Tenerife. Acosta has made 16 appearances for Tenerife, scoring two goals for the team in the midfield. He did not play with the team in its most […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Major League Soccer is unique among American pro sports in many ways, including the offering of Homegrown Player deals. The Homegrown program allows teams to offer contracts to young players from their areas who have spent time with their academy. Teams get first claim to these players and do not have to […]
Jonathan Lewis was initially startled when beckoned to his first United States men’s national team camp, but after further evaluation, the decision by head coach Gregg Berhalter became less stunning. The New York City FC winger was in Trinidad on vacation with his family when he received the good news. “I just got the email […]