After weeks training separately from the rest of Orlando City, striker Dom Dwyer and attacking midfielder Josué Colmán were full participants in Wednesday’s training session. They are two of the team’s three designated players. While the duo was out recovering from injury, midfielder Sacha Kljestan was servings a suspension. He is clear to make his […]
[bc_video video_id=”5750941754001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] HARRISON, N.J. — Here are three things we learned from the New York Red Bulls 3-1 win over Club Tijuana that advanced them to the Concacaf Champions League semifinals 5-1 on aggregate Tuesday night. Adams and Valot provide calming influence Bradley Wright-Phillips sensed […]
[bc_video video_id=”5754304800001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] After clinching a playoff berth for the first time last season and making several offseason roster moves to bolster the squad, Orlando City SC CEO Alex Leitão expects the Orlando Pride to be highly competitive when the National Women’s Soccer League regular season kicks […]
Precourt Sports Ventures sent a letter to Austin City Council on Tuesday afternoon detailing a community benefits package it says is worth in excess of $326 million over the next 25 years in exchange for landing a possible Major League Soccer stadium site at McKalla Place. Anthony Precourt, owner/operator of Columbus Crew SC, has narrowed […]
Portland Timbers defender Zarek Valentin has had plenty of ups and downs in his seven years as a professional soccer player. But he said that Portland’s 4-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls Saturday was one of the worst defeats that he has experienced in his career. “It’s embarrassing,” Valentin said. “It was probably one of my worst losses as a […]
HARRISON, N.J. — The last thing the New York Red Bulls needed Tuesday night was to concede early, to give Club Tijuana a glimmer of hope with an all-important away goal. Yet, there they were trailing in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals after Luis Mendoza scored for Xolos, cutting the Red […]
There is one big reason Toronto FC likes its chances in these tight knockout games. They will, more often than not, win a few free kicks within 30 yards of the goal. And when they do, their odds of scoring might be better than any team in the world thanks to Sebastian Giovinco. Giovinco netted […]
Bertrand Owundi Eko’o wasn’t hard to pick out at Minnesota United practice Tuesday at the National Sports Center. The Cameroonian center back, at 6-2. 190 pounds, is easily one of the biggest guys on the team. After some paperwork hold ups delayed the defender’s announcement and arrival, Owundi Eko’o is here and ready to add […]
Any time a struggling sports team is threatened with relocation over off-the-field issues, fans of other struggling teams look around and wonder whether their franchise could be next. In Major League Soccer right now, the threatened team is the Columbus Crew. Their owner has been making very public and very loud overtures to Austin, Texas, […]
FC Dallas’ newcomers continued to get acclimated this week as the club prepares for its next Major League Soccer match March 18 against Seattle. Dallas actively signed players during the offseason in an effort to revamp the roster after a poor 2017 campaign. The team added players from Europe, including left back Anton Nedyalkov and […]