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2019 MLS SuperDraft: Final two rounds conclude with mixed results

The 2019 MLS SuperDraft concluded Monday afternoon with the third and fourth rounds, which took place via conference call. After first two rounds of the draft took place Friday in Chicago, the final two rounds were met with mixed results from teams around the league. The New York Red Bulls selected three more players for a […]

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Orlando City SC

MLS SuperDraft: Orlando City selects Denver centerback Scott DeVoss in 3rd round

Orlando City wrapped up its 2019 MLS SuperDraft by selecting University of Denver co-captain and centerback Scott DeVoss in the third round Monday afternoon with the 59th overall pick.  DeVoss was the second centerback added by Orlando City in the draft, and the third added by the club in the last week. Orlando City used […]

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Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders’ MLS SuperDraft picks: Rydstrand to join immediately, Bone reports in May

The Seattle Sounders drafted two midfielders on the first day of the MLS SuperDraft Friday, selecting the Air Force Academy’s Tucker Bone with the 20th overall pick and Creighton’s Joel Rydstrand with the 44th. Rydstrand will report to the Sounders immediately for pre-season training, but Bone will be unable to report until around May due […]

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MLS SuperDraft recap: Trades headline 2019 draft day

CHICAGO — Trades highlighted the first two rounds of the 2019 Major League Soccer Draft. Days before the draft, the Philadelphia Union traded out of the MLS SuperDraft entirely in one fell swoop. The host Chicago Fire followed suit by trading away all three picks they had in the first two rounds as well. Despite some […]

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Colorado Rapids

MLS SuperDraft: Colorado adds Denver forward Shinyashiki, two defenders

CHICAGO – Friday’s MLS SuperDraft accented what has been a busy offseason rife with change for the Colorado Rapids. Finishing 10 points clear of last-place San Jose in head coach Anthony Hudson’s debut 2018 campaign, Colorado is in the midst of another rebuild – one which has seen the additions of proven MLS talent including […]

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Chicago Fire Portland Timbers

Chicago Fire trade away MLS draft picks for allocation money

CHICAGO — Every year Nelson Rodriguez has been in charge of the Chicago Fire, he’s made a trade in the first round on draft day. And Friday, when the Fire played host for the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Rodriguez made it four straight years. The Fire traded down once, then traded away two picks to finish […]

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LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy select two offensive players in first rounds of MLS SuperDraft

The LA Galaxy decided to bolster its attack Friday during the first two rounds of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft in Chicago. The Galaxy selected midfielder Emil Cuello from Southern Methodist University with the 19th overall pick and Oregon State forward Don Tchilao with pick No. 36. The Galaxy initially had the 12th pick overall in […]

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MLS SuperDraft: D.C. United selects right back with local ties

CHICAGO — D.C. United selected Creighton defender Akeem Ward with the 14th overall pick Friday in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. A local player, Ward moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Vienna, Va., at 5 years old. He spent the majority of his life growing up in the Washington, D.C., area and played for development academy Bethesda […]

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Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City drafts two midfielders in MLS SuperDraft

CHICAGO — It was a relatively low-pressure kind of day at the MLS SuperDraft for Sporting Kansas City. Head coach Peter Vermes has said he’s fairly content with the club’s roster heading into 2019. Still, the team had a No. 21 pick Friday and landed Florida Gulf Coast defender Kamar Mariott, who was not present […]

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Vancouver Whitecaps add depth, draft Georgetown centerback Brendan McDonough

The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired some much-needed depth in the back by drafting Georgetown University centerback Brendan McDonough in the second round (35th overall) of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft on Friday. The 22-year-old McDonough made 56 starts in 63 appearances at Georgetown, collecting two goals and two assists while serving as captain in the last two […]