MUNICH, Germany — It was one of the most celebrated transfers in Canadian soccer history. In July, then 17-year-old Alphonso Davies joined German giant Bayern Munich in a deal worth $12 million — possibly up to $22 million with all bonuses added. FIFA transfer regulations, however, meant Davies had to complete the 2018 Major League Soccer […]
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FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas defeated Bayern Munich’s under-23s 4-0 as preparation for the 2019 Major League Soccer season continued Saturday. The team previously had scrimmages — intrasquad and against Houston Baptist University — but this was the first friendly at Toyota Stadium. As Luchi Gonzalez continues his transition to FCD’s head coach, one of his […]
Canadian soccer history was made Sunday. In the 85th minute of a match between Germany’s Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart at Munich’s Allianz Arena, the referee held up the substitution board that showed Alphonso Davies’ number, 19. Seconds later, the 18-year-old former Vancouver Whitecaps player became the first Canadian national team member to play for Bayern […]
The Bundesliga returns from its annual winter break Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET with Hoffenheim hosting Bayern Munich. That match, in particular, could see the Bundesliga debut of Canadian star Alphonso Davies, who joined Bayern officially on Jan. 1 after completing his record transfer from the Vancouver Whitecaps. Davies, however, is not the only new […]
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 […]
A tumultuous Vancouver Whitecaps season came to an end last week against the Portland Timbers. It was also the last time Alphonso Davies featured in a Whitecaps shirt. The winger ended his season with the Caps in the best way possible. The 17-year-old, who turned 18 Nov. 2, scored two goals and was the player […]
The German Bundesliga league will kick off on Friday with the top match between current champions Bayern Munich and title challengers 1899 Hoffenheim. Bayern Munich, in particular, has been in the spotlight in North America. The record-setting Bundesliga champions not only participated in the International Champions Cup in the United States this summer, but the […]
Alphonso Davies played 30 minutes in his first ever MLS All-Star game. Coming on 30 minutes into the game, Davies was used as a left back by MLS All-Star coach Tata Martino until being taken off in the 60th minute. Davies did nothing wrong, the rotation is normal MLS All-Star procedure. Every player on the […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — When Chris Richards received a call about interest from Bayern Munich, his excitement was through the roof. The interest from the German champions turned into a loan move from FC Dallas, and with some of Bayern’s top stars still away after the World Cup, the 18-year-old is back in the United States […]
“Alphonso Davies is done.” The words spoken by Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeneß upon the club’s arrival to the United States for the International Champions Cup are true. The Vancouver Whitecaps agreed to sell Davies, their 17-year-old star, to the German giant on Tuesday, sources told Pro Soccer USA. He will make the move this winter […]