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Kaku, agent blast New York Red Bulls over transfer negotiations with Club America

A drawn out transfer from Argentina’s Huracan to the New York Red Bulls last winter for a club record transfer fee earned the hashtag #KakuWatch. Now, the sequel is playing out with talented Kaku looking to make a move to Club America in Liga MX. The Red Bulls have been silent about the reported negotiations, […]

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New York Red Bulls News

Rza returns: Marc Rzatkowski signs new contract with New York Red Bulls

The New York Red Bulls have signed midfielder Marc Rzatkowski to a new contract after declining an option on his loan deal last month, the club announced Thursday. The 28-year-old German, who spent last season on loan from Red Bull Salzburg, was signed using Targeted Allocation Money and is on a free transfer. A year […]

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Philadelphia Union

Assessing the Philadelphia Union depth chart during first week of preseason

The Philadelphia Union opened their preseason camp with 25 players on the first-team preseason roster.  Twenty-four of those players are under contract and the other is a trialist.  Unlike past years, the Union carry plenty of depth in most attacking positions, but the one spot they’re lacking at the moment is at the No. 10 […]

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Orlando City SC

New Orlando City right back Kyle Smith helped prep Lions for grueling preseason

BRADENTON, Fla. — Kyle Smith had some advice for his new Orlando City teammates entering their first preseason training camp with head coach James O’Connor. Smith has done this before. He went through the grind of preseason training with O’Connor while the two were at Louisville City. O’Connor was the head coach at Louisville City […]

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Los Angeles FC US Soccer

Key LAFC players start preseason in U.S. national team camp

While preseason training continues at the LAFC Performance Center this week, several familiar faces have been missing from the lineup — goalkeeper Tyler Miller, defender Walker Zimmerman and forward Christian Ramirez. The trio isn’t far away, only a two-hour drive down the 5 at the Olympic training center in Chula Vista, where the United States […]

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Atlanta United FC

Argentina winger Pity Martinez officially signs with Atlanta United

The 2018 South American Footballer of the Year landed in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport around 5:30 a.m. Monday morning, essentially confirming what had been rumored for months. Gonzalo “Pity” Nicolás Martínez wasn’t coming to Atlanta to watch the Super Bowl, or to see the Atlanta Aquarium, or to experience the glory of one of the […]

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New York City FC News

Justin Haak becomes third Homegrown for New York City FC

When James Sands earned the unofficial man-of-the-match honor for New York City FC after a 2017 preseason friendly in Ecuador — performing with grace and precision in an otherwise drab showing by the visitors — he closed his final audition for a Major League Soccer contract.  Four months after that night, in front of a raucous […]

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MLS preseason schedules for all 24 teams

All 24 Major League Soccer clubs opened preseason training during the last week.  Between now and the season opener on March 2, teams across the league will venture to a variety of domestic and international locations to prepare for the 2019 season.  The five teams participating in the Concacaf Champions League are a week ahead […]

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Los Angeles FC

LAFC looks to regroup through preseason training

On a cool morning at Cal State Los Angeles, old and new faces gathered to begin to piece together the future of LAFC. The team gathered Monday for the first day of preseason training, and throughout the session, every member of the team emphasized the importance of continuing to grow throughout 2019. “The challenge to […]

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Vancouver Whitecaps officially sign Lass Bangoura

The Vancouver Whitecaps officially announced the signing of Guinean winger Lass Bangoura from Rayo Vallecano using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) on Wednesday. The impending deal was first reported Monday by Pro Soccer USA.  Bangoura, a 26-year-old attacking winger spent the majority of his career in Spain’s top two divisions, as well as a loan stint in […]