The Vancouver Whitecaps remain busy on the transfer market. On Tuesday the club acquired experienced Spanish midfielder Jon Erice with the use of Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). The 5-foot-9, 32-year-old midfielder joins the Whitecaps from the Spanish La Liga 2 side Albacete Balompié. Erice has agreed to an MLS contract through 2020 with a club option […]
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The New England Revolution doesn’t seem to be interested in parting ways with Diego Fagundez, who is drawing interest from at least one team in South America. Fagundez confirmed Tuesday morning after New England’s second training session of preseason that the Revolution turned down an offer from Uruguayan side Nacional. Uruguayan journalist Sebas Giovanelli first […]
Carlos Vela exited the locker room Monday with heavy legs and a wry smile. He had just finished the Los Angeles Football Club’s first training session of the new season, literally running circles around the rest of the team by jogging along the perimeter of the field while his teammates scrimmaged inside. “It’s nice to […]
Corey Baird had a roommate at Stanford who is a computer coder and arrived on campus having already established several companies. Baird has never asked him what he makes, but he figures it probably involves another zero or two more than the $54,504 Baird pulled in as a rookie in Major League Soccer. The same […]
Benji Michel might be the start of a new era for Orlando City. At the very least, he’s indicative of what Orlando City is trying to do under new executive vice president of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi, who has made it clear he values to the talent available to him in Central Florida. Michel, a […]
BRADENTON, Fla. — Orlando City isn’t interested in discussing last season anymore. The Lions are in Bradenton for preseason training at IMG Academy — something coach James O’Connor has been waiting for since the end of last season’s tumultuous campaign. The team had medical exams Sunday and on Monday got to work building the culture […]
Former LA Galaxy defender and captain Ashley Cole has joined Derby County, currently in the English Championship. Cole had 86 appearances for the Galaxy over his three years with the club. At the time of this article, the Galaxy had not yet issued a statement regarding Cole’s departure. “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to […]
The Vancouver Whitecaps are on the verge of signing Guinean attacking winger Lass Bangoura from Rayo Vallecano, sources told Pro Soccer USA. The winger has since confirmed the transfer on his Instagram profile. The 26-year-old national team player has struggled to break into Rayo’s first team this season, playing just one game for the Spanish […]
LOS ANGELES — New Colorado Rapids forward Kei Kamara mostly accepts the surprises that come with playing in MLS. The journeyman forward is playing for his fourth MLS team since 2016. He said he was sure he’d be coming back to the Vancouver Whitecaps, but he was left unprotected in the MLS Expansion Draft, selected […]
It was nearing the end of 2018 and Françoise Luca had been wondering what was going on with the petition effort to possibly thwart a soccer stadium deal between the city of Austin and Austin FC owner Anthony Precourt. So she made a phone call and set the stage for the city’s latest citizen-led ballot […]