The city of Austin, Texas, took a step forward Wednesday toward landing a Major League Soccer team. The city and Precourt Sports Ventures — whose CEO, Anthony Precourt, is the investor-operator of the Columbus Crew — finalized an agreement to build a soccer stadium on city-owned land. Spencer Cronk, the city manager, signed a lease […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United acquired goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. from Orlando City SC in exchange for a natural second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Edwards will back up United starting goalkeeper Bill Hamid. “Last season, Earl showed us that he has the size, athleticism and shot stopping ability to be a capable goalkeeper in […]
The Philadelphia Union traded one of their starting defenders to the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday afternoon. Right back Keegan Rosenberry, who was selected by the club with the No. 3 pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, was sent to the Rapids in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money, $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and […]
The United Soccer League Championship unveiled its schedule for the 2019 season, which features 36 teams set to play a total of 612 games across 33 weeks. For the 2019 season, each USL Championship side will play a home-and-home series with intraconference teams. All USL Championship games will be streamed on ESPN+, but the league […]
The 2019 college draft for the National Women’s Soccer League is less than a month away. On Wednesday, the league released a list of 63 players who have registered and are eligible for the draft. The list is a preliminary one and players have until 4 p.m. ET on Jan. 9 to register for the […]
Pieces continue to fall back into place for the Galaxy. Midfielder Chris Pontius, who was set to be out of contract at the end of 2018, was re-signed Wednesday for the 2019 season. Pontius had 15 starts in 26 appearances for the Galaxy last season, notching five goals and six assists. Despite missing the last month […]
Major League Soccer fans already knew the who. That part was announced earlier this month. Wednesday, they got the when and where after Concacaf released the 2019 Champions League Round of 16 schedule. The 2019 season kicks off in earnest on Feb. 19 when Toronto FC heads to Panama to meet Club Atletico Independiente at […]
The New England Revolution is reportedly in the process of acquiring Colombian striker Juan Fernando Caicedo this week. A report in Futbolete, a Colombian soccer news site, said Caicedo allowed his contract with Deportivo Independiente Medellín to expire and was en route to Boston on Monday for his medical. The Revolution do not comment on […]
After years of quietly chasing Kelyn Rowe, Sporting Kansas City finally secured his services Tuesday afternoon by showing up late to trade talks between the New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids. Rowe, who has been with the Revolution since being drafted third overall in the 2012 MLS Superdraft, was the centerpiece of a three-player deal […]
Orlando City’s roster rebuild continued on Wednesday with the addition of two players head coach James O’Connor is already familiar with. The club announced the signings of goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh and defender Kyle Smith, two players who were coached by O’Connor while O’Connor was at Louisville City as the USL Championship side’s head coach. Ranjitsingh, 25, […]