Houston Dynamo midfielder Eric Alexander, left unprotected by the organization in today’s MLS Expansion Draft, went with the fourth of five picks made by FC Cincinnati today. FC Cincinnati, in preparing to make the leap from USL to MLS, chose a player in Alexander who could conceivably be a regular starter in either a defensive […]
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The New York Red Bulls said goodbye to a young promising defender and hello to an established MLS starter on Tuesday as Hassan Ndam, a 20-year-old Cameroonian youth international, was selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft, while the club acquired Amro Tarek in a trade with Orlando City SC. Ndam was […]
FC Cincinnati added five players to its roster Tuesday afternoon, with four coming through the 2018 expansion draft. The new club, which will become Major League Soccer’s 24th team next year, went after a few dynamic attackers on big salaries to improve the quality of its roster in the final third. They’ll join striker Fanendo […]
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All you need to know about 2018 MLS Expansion Draft
With MLS Cup capping the 2018 Major League Soccer season, the clock now turns toward the 2019 season. The MLS Expansion Draft is set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET and will be streamed live here. The event is part of a busy offseason, which includes the player combine and draft in early January. FC […]
FC Cincinnati’s roster-building process accelerates Tuesday with the selection of five players in the 2018 Major League Soccer expansion draft. The Ohio side, which moves from the United Soccer League to MLS for the 2019 season, has locked up some of its USL mainstays in the first few weeks of the offseason, but it hasn’t […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United FC released its list of 11 protected players ahead of Tuesday’s expansion draft, leaving a trio of Loons currently under contract exposed alongside a number of 2018 Loons whose contracts had expired or had their 2019 options declined. Designated Players Darwin Qunitero and Ángelo Rodríguez were protected, as were captain Francisco Calvo […]
FC Cincinnati will have the opportunity to add a recent MLS Cup winner to its growing roster. The club, which will become the 24th in MLS in 2019, will select five players from around the league in an expansion draft at 2 p.m. Tuesday. On Monday, Atlanta United FC, winners of the 2018 MLS Cup, […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United midfielder Yamil Asad and defender Oniel Fisher are among 11 players protected ahead of Tuesday’s MLS Expansion Draft, the club announced on Monday. “Everything starts at the salary cap and where we see each player moving forward,” United general manager Dave Kasper said last month. “The salary cap dictates a lot […]
The Houston Dynamo announced Monday that 11 players were officially placed on the protection list ahead of Tuesday’s expansion draft. FC Cincinnati will use Tuesday’s draft to build up its roster — notably including former Portland Timbers forward Fanendo Adi and former San Jose Earthquakes midfield Fatai Alashe, as well as Argentine midfielder Emmanuel Ledesma, […]
It appears the New York Red Bulls are getting closer to signing defender Tim Parker, whose rights were protected ahead of Tuesday’s MLS Expansion Draft for FC Cincinnati, the club announced on Monday. Although he will be out of contract, Parker is part of the protected 11 for the Red Bulls, who announced they have extended […]