The Los Angeles Football Club has several issues to address ahead of its inaugural MLS game in two weeks. But resilience isn’t one of them. For the second time in three preseason games, LAFC came from behind to earn a draw, this time playing the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 4-4 tie at UCLA on Sunday. “You’ve got […]
MARIETTA, Ga. – Hector Villalba did not participate in Atlanta United’s open training on Thursday. Earlier this month, the 23-year-old designated player from Argentina had his abductor examined. He also did not see the field in Atlanta’s 3-1 preseason win over Nashville. The 5-foot-6 forward tallied 13 goals and 11 assists last season. Captain Michael […]
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Paul Arriola and Russell Canouse have been members of D.C. United for about seven months. Arriola just turned 23. Canouse is 22 until June. Combined, they’ve played all of 21 MLS matches. Until last winter, when Arriola cracked Tijuana’s lineup, neither had started regularly in first- or second-division soccer. But with […]
Orlando City SC is in the final stages of acquiring center back Lamine Sané, continuing the Lions’ roster rebuild with less than two weeks before the season opener. The club reached an agreement with Sané, whose signing is expected to be officially announced soon, according to a source. Orlando City officials declined to comment on […]
Everything about #KakuWatch was unprecedented for the New York Red Bulls. For the club’s sporting director Denis Hamlett, who had coaching gigs with the Chicago Fire, Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact before joining the Red Bulls in 2015, there’s never been a longer process than the one that resulted in the club signing Alejandro “Kaku” […]
FC Dallas finished its 2018 preseason strong with a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers. Maxi Urruti scored twice in the match held in Tucson, Ariz., and Michael Barrios assisted both first-half goals. Portland’s Samuel Armenteros, a swedish striker signed during the offseason, scored the only goal for his team in the 71st minute. […]
After missing a substantial portion of the preseason due to a quad contusion, Paraguayan attacking midfielder Josué Colmán should return to training this week, said Lions coach Jason Kreis. Colmán has missed the club’s training scrimmages against MLS competition due to his injury, but Kreis said the 19-year-old young designated player should begin running on […]
Chris Mueller has received so much solid advice during his first MLS preseason, he has trouble singling out just one piece as the best. For him, it’s been a pleasant surprise. The 21-year-old rookie midfielder-turned-striker out of Wisconsin came into the preseason with a “just put my head down and work” mentality and it’s been […]
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Bradford Jamieson IV will miss the start of the MLS season and there is concern the rest of his career may also be in doubt after the Galaxy forward sustained the latest in a series of concussions in training last month. Jamieson, 21, banged heads with teammate Jorgen Skjelvik during practice on Jan. 28. Skjelvik […]