Recent high-profile moves — and near moves — for Major League Soccer players are signaling a shift in how the league is perceived on the world stage. The old stereotype that MLS is a final destination for players on the downside of their careers is fading as more of the league’s stars are getting attention […]
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The first glimpse of New York City FC without David Villa resulted in a meek attacking effort at New York University Field, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. FC Copenhagen, atop the Danish first division table through 20 matches this season, defeated City 2-0 in the 2019 preseason opener on a rainy evening in the Persian Gulf. […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The field was soggy from overnight rain, but the announced 13,656 fans who braved the conditions at Avaya Stadium Saturday afternoon were treated to a scintillating second-half performance by the United States men’s soccer team. A pair of late goals secured the home team’s 2-0 victory over Costa Rica. Sebastian Lletget, […]
Andrew Gutman won’t be putting on a Nashville SC uniform in 2019. Gutman — the recent recipient of college soccer’s Hermann Trophy — signed a three-and-half-year contract with Celtic FC, a power in the Scottish Premier League, on Thursday. Celtic then loaned Gutman back to the U.S. with Nashville SC, a USL Championship side. But Major […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After nearly four weeks of training, the U.S. men’s soccer team concludes it’s annual winter camp with a friendly against Costa Rica, as the Concacaf rivals meet in the Bay Area at Avaya Stadium. New head coach Gregg Berhalter, who’s assembled a squad made up of MLS players, has used the […]
The U.S. men’s national team will play a friendly against Ecuador in Orlando City Stadium on March 21, marking the first game for the USMNT in Orlando since 2017. The match is set to be broadcast on ESPN2 and Univision Networks, with pregame coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. and tickets will go on sale at […]
There are a bevy of fresh faces in New York Red Bulls preseason camp. There’s players who have MLS experience like defender Amro Tarek, who spent the 2018 season with Orlando City SC, and pacy Marcus Epps, who competed for the Philadelphia Union for the last two years. There’s also recently selected players from last […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the roster for U.S. Soccer’s annual January camp was released back in December, one name stuck out. Michael Bradley — a mainstay of the team for over a decade, but a significant part of the group that failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup — was certainly a surprise […]
The 2018 season ended agonizingly for the New York Red Bulls after an ouster by Atlanta United in the Eastern Conference final. It was especially painful for Kemar Lawrence since the MLS Best XI left back missed both legs of the series due to an MCL injury. With the start of the 2019 season a little more than […]
Seattle Sounders midfielder Jordy Delem and fullback Kelvin Leerdam have both acquired their U.S. Green Cards, the club announced Friday. The two players now no longer occupy international roster slots on the club’s roster, per league rule, freeing up two of Seattle’s eight international roster slots. The club’s six remaining international players are: Gustav Svensson […]