HANOVER, N.J. — Luis Robles has plenty of reasons to be wary of Orlando City SC, who come to Red Bull Arena Saturday night. Of primary concern for the New York Red Bulls goalkeeper is the Lions dangerous and versatile attack that now includes former Manchester United standout Nani, who has a pair of assists […]
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Major League Soccer is no stranger to playing through FIFA international windows. Every season, the issue of missing players comes up during a shortened slate of games, and Week 4 is no different than that. This is just the first of many international windows MLS is going to have to play through with the regular […]
NEW YORK — November 28, 2018. On this date, the legend of the New York City Football Club, David Villa, announced he would be departing the Bronx – eventually joining his former Barcelona teammate, Andres Iniesta, in Japan. From that moment, discourse has centered on the position of center forward at NYCFC – what to […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A scoreless game got interesting in the 80th minute, when Gyasi Zardes took a hard shot from a distance and the ball skyrocketed into the air off the foot of Ecuador’s Robert Arboleda. The ball’s flight path was a high arc toward Ecuador’s goal, skimming the crossbar on its descent before dropping […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Ali Krieger’s first national team call-up in nearly two years came as a surprise. United States women’s national team coach Jill Ellis texted Krieger a couple of days ago to see if she was available to talk. Krieger had just wrapped up the first of two training sessions with the Orlando Pride […]
MONTREAL — There were fewer players and the atmosphere was a little smoother at the Montreal Impact’s training facilities this week. After three games on the road, the team is looking to take advantage from a weekend off. After the international break, the Impact will round out their six-game road stint to open the season […]
HANOVER, N.J. — There’s a joy that radiates from Vincent Bezecourt when he’s on the field. It’s there on the training pitch and especially evident on game day. Its origins go back to when Bezecourt was growing up in France and just learning the sport. It grew stronger when the New York Red Bulls midfielder […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City’s formation shifted at the start of its game against the Montreal Impact, with coach James O’Connor opting to utilize a four-man backline, instead of the three-centerback formation he used during the Lions’ first two matches of the season. Veteran midfielder Sacha Kljestan said the plan was to “catch Montreal […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – At just 24 years old, Colorado Rapids homegrown Dillon Serna has all the marks of a grizzled veteran. He stands as the longest-tenured player on the Rapids roster. His 91 appearances in Burgundy also mark the most for any current Rapids player. But through seven seasons and three different head coaches, […]