The good news for Sporting Kansas City is that it will boast a similar roster in 2019. Most of the guys who helped Kansas City win the Western Conference in the 2018 regular season before crashing out of the conference final against Portland will return. Every player who started in the season-ending loss to the Timbers […]
The Galaxy’s search for a new coach took an unexpected turn Thursday when Caleb Porter, who appeared to have the job, turned his attention instead to the coaching vacancy with the Columbus Crew. A person with knowledge of the negotiations with the Galaxy, but who is not authorized to speak about them on the record, said […]
Dave Sarachan, who oversaw the U.S. men’s national soccer team on an interim basis for a year after the failure to qualify for the World Cup , is the front-runner to become head coach of second-division North Carolina FC, multiple sources told the Insider. Sarachan, 64, said in a phone interview “there is interest on […]
The Vancouver Whitecaps traded Erik Hurtado to Sporting Kansas City on Friday in exchange for two MLS SuperDraft picks. The Whitecaps will receive Sporting’s 2020 natural second-round draft pick and the 2021 natural first-round pick. “We are thankful to Erik for his contributions on and off the pitch over his six seasons in Vancouver, we […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Toronto FC selected former D.C. United midfielder and right back Nick DeLeon Friday in the 2018 Re-Entry Draft. DeLeon was one of United’s most versatile players in his seven season with the club, playing in the midfield before coach Ben Olsen converted him to right back out of necessity. DeLeon was the […]
The Colorado Rapids spent Friday stockpiling goalkeepers, announcing the acquisition of Clint Irwin in a trade with Toronto FC just after selecting Andre Rawls from New York City FC in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft. The Rapids dealt a second round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, which was originally acquired from FC […]
Atlanta United 2, the United Soccer League Championship affiliate of the MLS Cup champions, will have a new home for the 2019 season. The club will play its home matches in Kennesaw, Ga., at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. In 2018, its inaugural season, ATL UTD 2 played its home games at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, […]
After spending the first seven years of his professional career with D.C. United, defender Nick DeLeon is making the move to Toronto FC as one of three players selected in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft on Friday. The first player selected was goalkeeper Andre Rawls by the Colorado Rapids, while left back Donny Toia returned […]
Orlando City left back Donny Toia is headed back to Real Salt Lake. Toia, 26, was taken in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry draft on Friday. He was one of three players selected, the other two being D.C. United defender Nick DeLeon (Toronto FC) and NYCFC goalkeeper Andre Rawls (Colorado Rapids). It’s a return to Utah […]
The first signing of the Ernst Tanner era is a forward. The Philadelphia Union announced Friday it signed Brazilian Sergio Santos from Chilean side Audax Italiano with Targeted Allocation Money. “He’s an upcoming young striker and he had a fantastic season in Chile,” Tanner, the new Union sporting director, said of Santos. “We had a lot […]