There isn’t much Siad Haji remembers about when he first came to the United States. He remembers being sick on the plane – at about 4 years old, it was his first plane ride. Haji’s parents fled the civil war in Somalia to a refugee camp in Kenya, just outside the capital city of Nairobi, […]
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With more than 15 years of FC Dallas coaching under his belt, Marco Ferruzzi will be moving into the front office after the team named him director of soccer operations Wednesday. Ferruzzi has been with the club since 2004, when he was brought in as an assistant coach for the Major League Soccer team. Ferruzzi served […]
The LA Galaxy hired Gustavo Barros Schelotto, Ariel Pereyra and Dominic Kinnear as assistant coaches to head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto, the club announced Wednesday. In addition, Javier Valdecantos will serve as fitness coach. Former director of sports performance Pierre Barrieu, director of player personnel and scouting Kurt Schmid and assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson will […]
Gerardo “Tata” Martino isn’t coaching in Major League Soccer anymore, but the veteran manager will still patrol sidelines on American soil a few times in 2019. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol announced Wednesday that Mexico’s men’s national team — which introduced Martino as its newest head coach earlier this week — will play four friendlies […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Crew SC held an introductory press conference for new team president Tim Bezbatchenko and new head coach Caleb Porter, along with the faces of the new ownership group, Dee Haslam and Pete Edwards. The event had multiple notable attendees, including ESPN analyst and former USMNT player Taylor Twellman, MLS Commissioner Don […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Goals from Simon Ernstrom and Robbie Mertz guided Team Predator to a 2-0 victory over Team Copa on Wednesday, the final day of the MLS Player Combine at Orlando City Stadium. “Everybody was on the same page,” Virginia Commonwealth midfielder Siad Haji said of his team’s win. “Obviously, we never played together, […]
Major League Soccer expansion side FC Cincinnati will have an extra first-round pick in Friday’s SuperDraft after completing a deal with Los Angeles FC. The deal, announced Wednesday, has LAFC sending $175,000 in General Allocation Money and the No. 16 overall selection in the 2019 draft to Cincinnati in exchange for the No. 73 pick […]
It’s fitting that in this women’s World Cup year, women’s soccer will take center stage at this year’s United Soccer Coaches convention. The annual gathering always welcomes many of American soccer’s top thinkers and influencers, and plays host to the National Women’s Soccer League and Major League Soccer drafts. Those two events are high on […]
CHICAGO — This year’s National Women’s Soccer League draft will have an early and frequent taste of its host city: The Chicago Red Stars. The Red Stars, who finished fourth in league standings last season, will try to fortify their roster even more with three picks in the first round. They’ll open the draft with […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Team X defeated Team Nemeziz 2-1 Wednesday morning at Orlando City Stadium during the final day of the 2019 MLS Player Combine. “I think it’s hard playing with some of the players you don’t know, but there’s a lot of high quality players,” said Denver forward Andre Shinyashiki, who scored Team X’s […]