A total of 19 Major League Soccer players — plus another out on loan — headed over to Russia to represent their countries in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Some will play starting roles for their teams, others will be ready to come off the bench at a moment’s notice and one already was sent […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”268″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] As he celebrated with his teammates and fellow countrymen, tears poured down Andy Polo’s face on Nov. 15, 2017 inside Lima’s Estadio Monumental. Peru had beaten New Zealand 2-0 in a game the 23-year-old Portland Timbers midfielder started in. This was the final hurdle. […]
Carlos Vela has played around the world — most recently for La Liga’s Real Sociedad. But he’s a newbie to Major League Soccer. Just two games in, the 29-year-old star from Mexico is already having an impact for Los Angeles FC. In the expansion team’s season opener against the Seattle Sounders, fellow newcomer Diego Rossi […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Timbers midfielders Andy Polo and David Guzman have been called up by their respective national teams for friendly matches, it was announced today. As both players continue to prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Polo will join Peru for friendlies against Croatia on March 23 and Iceland on March 27, […]