Justin Meram isn’t too worried about his goal-scoring drought. The mentality comes with years of MLS experience. He’s taken 26 shots — five on target — and hasn’t found the back of the net. During Orlando City’s training sessions, he stays late to work on finishing. He’s not stressed about scoring his first goal, he’s […]
Victor Vázquez proved he has the talent of a designated player when he made Major League Soccer’s Best XI in his debut season in North America. The problem was Toronto FC already had three DPs who weren’t going anywhere any time soon in Sebastian Giovinco, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore. So Reds general manager Tim Bezbatchenko […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”167″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Has the New England Revolution back line improved, or not? The Revs (4-3-2, 14 points) have a chance to answer that question Saturday night as they host Toronto FC (2-5-1, 7 points) at Gillette Stadium. After last weekend’s 4-2 loss at Montreal, a strong […]
When the Seattle Sounders announced that Clint Dempsey would return for the 2018 season, the front office said the midfielder accepted a significant pay cut from his 2017 rate of $3.89 million per year. How much his salary was reduced remained unknown until the MLS Players Association released its first 2018 salary guide Thursday. Dempsey […]
Miguel Almirón is the 12th highest paid player in Major League Soccer, but he’s been worth every penny for Atlanta United F.C. this season. According to the latest figures released by the MLS Players Association Thursday, the Paraguayan attacking midfielder’s total compensation for this year is just a hair under $2.3 million, making him the highest […]
With a total payroll of $9,176,166.46, Sporting Kansas City has bumped its spending from last year. Most of that increase came after adding another designated player in the offseason, signing of Felipe Gutiérrez. He is the team’s highest-paid player this year, with a base salary of $1.6 million and total compensation equaling $1.65 million. He […]
The trend in Major League Soccer is to pay big bucks on the attacking side with less spending at the back. Although New York City FC’s salary structure fits that mold in 2018, a boost in cash was distributed to the last line of defense. The MLS Players Association released its annual salary guide Thursday. […]
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After drawing Los Angeles FC 1-1 last weekend, FC Dallas will take on the other L.A. team, the LA Galaxy, Saturday at Toyota Stadium. Dallas is coming home after a two-game road trip and is eyeing a win over the out-of-form Galaxy, who have dropped three straight matches and four of their last five. Zlatan […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”179″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] TORONTO — Once again, all the familiar problems afflicting Toronto FC surfaced — from injuries to video review and the state of the pitch at BMO Field. But while TFC certainly has legitimate gripes, this team once found pride in its ability to find […]