ATLANTA — When the Portland Timbers walk onto the field inside a boisterous Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night for MLS Cup, they won’t be intimidated by one of the best environments in the league. In order to get to MLS Cup, the Timbers reeled off road wins against FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City, and […]
COLUMBUS — The new investor group that is slated to purchase Columbus Crew SC as soon as a deal is finalized with Precourt Sports Ventures intends to build a $230 million stadium in the Arena District of downtown Columbus. The stadium would be 430,000 square feet, hold around 20,000 seats and sit on a 33-acres […]
Orlando City B has hired Oguchi Onyewu as the team’s sporting director. League sources confirmed the hire to Pro Soccer USA. It was first reported by MLSSoccer.com Onyewu played in two World Cups for the U.S. men’s national team and spent time with Belgian First Division side Standard Liège. He also made appearances for Newcastle United, […]
COLUMBUS — Despite all indications pointing toward a resolution in the Columbus Crew SC relocation saga, the lawsuit brought against Major League Soccer by the city of Columbus and the state of Ohio is still ongoing. Franklin County Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled this week on MLS’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit, denying the request and […]
Philadelphia Union centerback Mark McKenzie experienced plenty of firsts throughout his inaugural Major League Soccer season, but his final accomplishment was one of the rarest. The 19-year-old went directly from the Union’s playoff loss against New York City FC into the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Bradenton, Fla. Alongside Philadelphia Union teammates Matthew Real and Anthony […]
ATLANTA — In just his second MLS season, Josef Martinez is quickly filling up his trophy case. The Atlanta United FC striker took home Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award earlier this year after breaking the single season MLS record for goals scored. Combined with his postseason totals, the 25-year-old Venezuelan has tallied 34 goals this […]
Orlando City is set to bring on Luiz Muzzi to run soccer operations, a league source confirmed to Pro Soccer USA. An announcement is set to be made soon. Former Orlando City SC GM Niki Budalić was fired last week after Orlando City posted its worst MLS record in its four-year history in the league, […]
The New York Cosmos saw unprecedented success in their reboot, winning three North American Soccer League titles and playing in the championship match four times before the league closed shop ahead of the 2018 season. Off the field, chaos reigned. There were ownership changes, financial woes and uncertainty of the club’s future existence. But through […]
HARRISON, N.J. — They were two announcements that took no one in American soccer circles by surprise. On Sunday, at long last, Gregg Berhalter was named the new U.S. men’s national team coach. A few hours later, the New York Red Bulls made Tyler Adams’ transfer to RB Leipzig official. Both moves were rumored for […]
CARY, N.C. — It’s unlikely this past Sunday will be the last time Julia Ashley steps onto the turf at WakeMed Soccer Park. She walked off it in defeat for the last time as a college player that afternoon, her North Carolina Tar Heels falling 1-0 to ACC rival Florida State in the NCAA Women’s […]