Teya Shearer is beloved at Providence Park. She works the VIP gate, where she greets regulars, takes tickets, hugs elderly people, holds babies and guides Timbers fans as they enter the park. She’s a year into her first job and it comes with perks — she gets to catch some of the matches on her […]
Atlanta United’s playing style under new manager Frank de Boer should be similar to that of Gerardo Martino in leading the team to the MLS Cup. The team will press. The team will be aggressive. The team will be able to play with or without the ball. The continuance is by design. “Very much about […]
Birmingham Legion FC, a United Soccer League Championship expansion side, added a defender with Major League Soccer experience last week. The club announced Friday it signed right back Eric Avila to a contract for the 2019 season. Avila, 31, played last season with the Las Vegas Lights FC, but has appeared in 174 MLS matches […]
It was against a backdrop of growing discontent that Caleb Porter — who soon will be named coach of the Crew — made his first professional foray into Columbus. After accepting the head coaching job in Portland during the summer of 2012, effective for the start of the 2013 Major League Soccer season, the Michigan-born […]
Sacramento Republic FC added some depth to its defense on Saturday ahead of the upcoming United Soccer League Championship season. The California-based club announced it signed Dekel Keinan to a contract for the 2019 season. The deal, which is pending league and federation approval, also has a club option for 2020. Keinan, 34, most recently […]
Enzo Martinez had the best statistical performances of his professional soccer career when he was playing for the Charlotte Independence of the United Soccer League Championship. From 2015 through 2017, Martinez made 87 appearances with the club, tallying 31 goals and 14 assists. The attacking midfielder was twice a finalist for the USL MVP award, […]
Defensive help was on most Dynamo fans’ wish list this offseason. With the team’s signing of Slovenian international defender Aljaz Struna on a full transfer from Palermo, announced Monday, those fans should consider it a Merry Christmas. Struna — a 28-year-old centerback with more than 200 professional appearances since debuting in 2009, will provide an […]
Christmas came early for Atlanta United FC and Michael Parkhurst. The two sides agreed to a contract on Saturday, bringing the 34-year-old centerback and captain back to the reigning Major League Soccer Cup champions for at least one more season. Parkhurst has been with the Five Stripes before the team ever took the pitch. The […]
Just 15 days after winning the Major League Soccer Cup, the champs have a new head coach. On Sunday, Atlanta United FC announced the hiring of Frank de Boer as their next manager, just the second in the history of the club. The 48-year-old Dutch tactician succeeds Gerardo “Tata” Martino as the boss of Atlanta, […]
It was one of the most spectacular transfer announcements in North American soccer in 2018. A transfer worth between $7 million and $10 million will send Columbus Crew keeper Zack Steffen to Manchester City in the summer of 2019. “This is a historic transaction for the Club and a special moment for Zack Steffen that […]