LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Football Club remained unbeaten — and winless — two games into its first MLS preseason after playing New York City FC to a 1-1 draw Friday at UCLA. LAFC, which will make its regular-season debut next month, tied Toronto FC 2-2 last week in the first game in the expansion team’s history. Costa […]
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Carlos Cordeiro is U.S. Soccer’s new president
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A new leader for soccer’s governing body in the United States will be chosen today. In the two days leading up to the verdict, the myriad conversations with various factions gliding through the massive lobby of the Renaissance SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando could be characterized in three parts: information, misinformation or deliberate misinformation. […]
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US Soccer will elect its president next to an amusement park in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s entirely fitting that the U.S. Soccer Federation’s presidential election will take place Saturday in a hotel with clear views of Sea World’s rides and roller coasters. The description of the hyper-coaster Mako – “high speeds, deep dives and thrills around every turn” – could certainly apply to a campaign with […]
The Swedish striker had joined Italian Serie A side Benevento Calcio with high hopes in the summer of 2017, but his newly-promoted club opened the season by losing 15-straight games as morale plummeted within the team. Armenteros found himself relegated to the bench early in the season until a coaching change enabled him to […]
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Future of U.S. Soccer hangs in the balance as presidential election approaches
The U.S. Soccer Federation will hold its first contested presidential election in 20 years Saturday in Orlando. But given the tenor of the three-month campaign, picking a winner may do more to inflame than heal a federation still battered by missing the World Cup for the first time since 1986. In the run-up to the […]
Sacha Kljestan opened a lot of eyes when he recently claimed the New York Red Bulls lacked “difference makers.” Citing Orlando City’s recent signings of Justin Meram and Uri Rosell, Kljestan praised his new club’s offseason moves, while criticizing his former team during a radio interview on SiriusXM FC. “That is something I’ve wanted in my […]
LOS ANGELES — Steven Beitashour is, by all accounts, a really good soccer player. He’s also a good teammate and a positive presence in the locker room. So why, he wants to know, has he passed through more clubs than a tone-deaf DJ in the past six years, going from San Jose to Vancouver, then […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Who will be the next president of U.S. Soccer? Representatives from hundreds of soccer organizations from across the country have gathered near the gates of SeaWorld Orlando for the U.S. Soccer Federation’s annual general meeting, which began Thursday. The cornerstone of the event is Saturday’s National Council Meeting, where the organization’s […]
When reports late last year the Columbus Crew could soon relocate to Austin, Texas, Justin Meram began weighing his future with the club. Concerns about the Crew leaving Columbus helped trigger Meram’s trade to Orlando City last month, a decision he said that wasn’t easy but had to happen eventually. “It was part of it, […]