[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”9″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” slug=”David-Beckham-MLS-Miami-franchise-announced” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MIAMI – It took almost two decades and plenty of headaches for David Beckham, but Major League Soccer is back in South Florida at long last. Beckham got the news that he and his ownership group waited four years for, as MLS announced […]
CARSON, Calif. — Defenders Ike Opara and Matt Polster made their U.S. national team debuts along with goalkeeper Zack Steffen as the Americans played a listless 0-0 tie in an exhibition against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday night. Haris Medunjanin sent a penalty kick off Steffen’s right post in the 53rd minute as the goalkeeper dove the other […]
Don’t set your 2018 expectations by anything the Sounders did Sunday afternoon in a 3-1 win over the Tijuana U20 side to wrap up the Chula Vista, Calif. portion of their training camp. But there were two youngsters trying to make their mark with the Sounders — onetime University of Washington star Handwalla Bwana and […]
Brianna Campos waved a hand furiously in front of her face, trying to blink back the tears. “I don’t want to cry,” the 17-year-old said. “It’s so sad.” But her willpower was no match for her emotion, and a few seconds later she wrapped herself in the nearest hug and began sobbing. “OK,” she said, […]
MIAMI – On the eve of the long-awaited launch of David Beckham’s Major League Soccer team in Miami, I can’t help but think back to July 8, 1997, when I traveled to New York City for the official launch of Miami’s first MLS team – the Miami Fusion. That was nearly 21 years ago, […]
Bastian Schweinsteiger is returning to Bayern Munich — for a half. The Fire on Saturday announced they will travel to Germany to take on the reigning Bundesliga champions Aug. 28 in a tribute match to Schweinsteiger. “I’m really looking forward to walking back out at the Allianz Arena and hopefully meeting lots of fans who’ve been there since the start of […]
New York City FC defender Ben Sweat signed a new contract with the club on Friday. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in this league,” Sweat said in a statement released by NYCFC. “New York took me in as a trialist last year and put a lot of trust and faith in me and […]
The moment South Florida soccer fans have been waiting for will take place at noon Monday with the official launch of David Beckham’s Miami Major League Soccer team. The ceremony is being held at the Adrienne Arsht Center, which makes sense, considering how much drama the soccer icon’s MLS bid has encountered over the past […]
Multiple Turkish media outlets report that Beşiktaş JK and Orlando City have reached a deal on a transfer fee without taking the dispute to FIFA. The agreement reportedly is for £1.85 million, which translates to about $2.3 million, but a spokesman for Orlando City said no deal had been reached at the time of those […]
The site of next year’s Super Bowl already is celebrating a championship for best concessions. Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and MLS Atlanta United, finished first in a 2017 NFL fan survey for quality and value of food and beverages. The results released Thursday show the lowered prices, including $2 hot dogs, $3 […]