MONTREAL — Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde’s second training camp was grueling, but players knew what to expect. Last year, Garde set out to make his new team one of the fittest in MLS, so the club’s low turnover during the offseason could come as an advantage. In Tampa for the Suncoast Invitational, the Impact got a […]
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A year ago, Magnus Eriksson arrived in San Jose as the scoring champion of the Swedish first division, freshly inked to a Designated Player contract with expectations the mohawked midfielder would bring his attacking acumen to Major League Soccer and elevate the Earthquakes to playoff contenders. Unfortunately, he did not have the […]
SEATTLE – The Seattle Sounders remained winless in four preseason contests with a 2-0 loss in a friendly to Uruguayan Club Nacional de Fútbol. Fielding a weakened lineup, the Sounders struggled to compete with Nacional in the midfield in front of an announced crowd of 32,233 at CenturyLink Field. Hoping to keep players on a […]
Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference is going to look different when it comes to star power for the 2019 regular season, which begins March 2. Miguel Almiron, David Villa and Sebastian Giovinco were among the big-name departures from the East during the offseason, but a brand new batch of stars is ready to make its […]