The Vancouver Whitecaps traded Erik Hurtado to Sporting Kansas City on Friday in exchange for two MLS SuperDraft picks. The Whitecaps will receive Sporting’s 2020 natural second-round draft pick and the 2021 natural first-round pick. “We are thankful to Erik for his contributions on and off the pitch over his six seasons in Vancouver, we […]
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New Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos announced the rest of his coaching staff on Friday. Vanni Sartini and Phillip Dos Santos will be assistant coaches and Youssef Dahha joins the club as the new goalkeeper coach. All three coaches have agreed to multi-year contracts. The trio has worked in six different countries and bring close […]
ATLANTA — In just his second MLS season, Josef Martinez is quickly filling up his trophy case. The Atlanta United FC striker took home Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award earlier this year after breaking the single season MLS record for goals scored. Combined with his postseason totals, the 25-year-old Venezuelan has tallied 34 goals this […]
Today, the Alphonso Davies hype-train arrived in Munich. Although Davies won’t be allowed to play for his new club, Bayern Munich, until Jan. 1, when the Bundesliga transfer window opens and allows teams to register new players, the 18-year-old Canadian has already arrived and begun training in the Bavarian capital. Bayern has struggled in the […]
Aaron Long received another plaudit in what has been a breakout season, with the New York Red Bulls central defender being named the 2018 MLS Defender of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday. The 26-year-old helped anchor the stingiest defense in the league, with the Red Bulls conceding the fewest goals (33) in the […]
The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Marc Dos Santos as the club’s new head coach Wednesday morning. “We are excited to welcome Marc Dos Santos to our club,” Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi said. “It’s not often that you find a coach who seeks out the unique learning opportunities and challenges that Marc has accumulated around the […]
Columbus Crew SC’s Zack Steffen is the 2018 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year after just two MLS seasons, the league announced Tuesday. At 23 years old, he is the second youngest winner of the award in MLS history. Steffen recorded 10 shutouts in 29 games, missing some time for international duty. Steffen also set a […]
The Houston Dynamo’s MLS season has officially entered the do-or-die phase heading into Saturday’s match in Orlando. Should Houston lose this weekend and Western Conference playoff hopefuls Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC win, the Dynamo would be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. That means, even as they look forward to hosting the U.S. […]
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[bc_video video_id=”5808217400001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] HANOVER, N.J. — It is beginning to sound like when, and not if, Tyler Adams heads to Europe, but current New York Red Bulls coach Chris Armas said the defensive midfielder isn’t going anywhere — yet. “I’m not [worried],” Armas said after training […]