The Colorado Rapids signed French-born Ivorian striker Yannick Boli from Dàlián Yīfāng of the Chinese Super League, the club announced Thursday. The MLS club signed Boli, 30, to a one-year deal using Targeted Allocation Money, pending the receipt of his visa and international transfer. “Yannick is a very strong addition to our attack,” said Executive Vice President […]
The Union have a new minority owner: Richard Leibovitch, founder of New York-based real estate investment firm Arel Capital. Majority owner Jay Sugarman told the Inquirer and Daily News that Leibovitch purchased a part of the stake owned by another owner in the team who wanted to reduce his investment. Sugarman would not name the […]
Precourt Sports Ventures, which owns Crew SC, continued to build its case Tuesday for studying a site in Austin, Texas, for a Major League Soccer stadium, releasing a four-page “Commitment to the Community” letter detailing the benefits of an MLS team. The letter, addressed to Austin city council members and Mayor Steve Adler, comes days […]
After taking all three points on the road against the Houston Dynamo last week, the Vancouver Whitecaps look to build on their road record, currently the best in Major League Soccer. They will travel to Georgia for a 7:30 p.m. match Saturday against Atlanta United, one of the most exciting teams in the league as […]
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New York City FC will host its 2015 expansion rival Orlando City SC this week. With Orlando City comes playmaker Sacha Kljestan, whose 10 career assists against NYCFC are the most of any active player against one MLS team, according to data provided by Opta. Kljestan notched those assists as a member of the New York Red […]
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Jesús Medina gathered an L.A. Galaxy turnover near the halfway line and found himself face to face with former Arsenal, Chelsea and England national team player Ashley Cole. Medina waited for the moment Cole was square in his defensive stance to push the ball past the 37-year-old Galaxy defender. Moments later, Medina delivered a perfect […]
Carlos Vela has played around the world — most recently for La Liga’s Real Sociedad. But he’s a newbie to Major League Soccer. Just two games in, the 29-year-old star from Mexico is already having an impact for Los Angeles FC. In the expansion team’s season opener against the Seattle Sounders, fellow newcomer Diego Rossi […]