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MLS Player Combine Recap: Team X beats Team Predator 2-0

ORLANDO, Fla. — Team X won the second match of the 2019 MLS Player Combine 2-0 over Team Predator to conclude Day 1 MLS Combine activities Saturday at Orlando City Stadium.  Team X opened the scoring early when Stanford University forward Amir Bashti capitalized on a giveaway from Team Predator and then struck a long-distance […]

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MLS Combine News

MLS Player Combine: Team Nemeziz downs Team Copa 4-1 in match day opener

ORLANDO, Fla. — Day 1 of the 2019 MLS Player Combine kicked off Saturday at Orlando City Stadium, and Team Nemeziz clinched a 4-1 victory over Team Copa in the opening match. Team Nemeziz started the scoring when Orlando native Santiago Patino held the ball and turned around to connect with former Michigan State forward […]

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Orlando City SC

New Orlando City EVP of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi: 2018 in past, club focused on new strategy

New Orlando City SC executive vice president of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi wants Orlando City supporters to know there’s a plan in place. The Lions are getting younger. The club is looking to add another big name, as well as some defenders. He wants supporters to know last season’s “disaster” is firmly in the past. […]

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MLS Player Combine matches kick off Saturday in Orlando

The 2019 MLS Player Combine kicks off in earnest on Saturday, with more than 70 collegiate, youth and international stars looking to make an impression ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft in Chicago. Games featuring the draft prospects will take place Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at Orlando City Stadium, with coaches and technical staff from all […]

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LA Galaxy News

LA Galaxy honor late Sigi Schmid while introducing new coach

CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy introduced new head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto on Thursday afternoon, but not without first paying respect to former head coach Sigi Schmid, who passed away on Christmas Day.  “We lost someone that was very important to us, important to our club and important to the sport of soccer in […]

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Hermann Trophy winners are Indiana’s Andrew Gutman, Stanford’s Catarina Macario

The winners of the 2018 men’s and women’s MAC Hermann Trophy were unveiled on Friday.  Indiana senior defender Andrew Gutman won the men’s award and Stanford sophomore forward Catarina Macario won the women’s award. The two were announced during a ceremony at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.  The Hermann trophy is the highest […]

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Austin Expansion News

Austin mayor believes petition opposing soccer stadium won’t derail 2021 MLS launch

The plan to build a soccer-specific stadium for future Major League Soccer team Austin FC won’t be derailed by a petition filed Thursday by stadium opponents, according to Austin mayor Steve Adler and Richard Suttle, the lawyer who represented Precourt Sports Ventures in stadium negotiations with the City of Austin. Even though the city’s legal team […]

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USL

USL notes: Austin da Luz returns to North Carolina FC for 8th season

Austin da Luz is a familiar face and a fan favorite among supporters in Cary, N.C., and fans will get the chance to cheer for him again in 2019. The former Major League Soccer SuperDraft pick is returning to North Carolina FC for his eighth season, the club announced Thursday, pending league and federation approval. […]

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Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC hire Tim Bezbatchenko and Caleb Porter

Ending weeks of speculation, Columbus Crew SC hired Tim Bezbatchenko as club president and Caleb Porter as head coach Friday. Bezbatchenko will be in charge of both business and soccer operations for the team. Both men have MLS Cup victories on their resumes, with Bezbatchenko serving as GM of Toronto FC during their 2017 victory […]

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USWNT coach Jill Ellis calls 26 players for January camp

United States women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis has called up 26 players for January camp and for a pair of friendlies against France and Spain. This year’s January camp is pivotal because it’s the USWNT’s first tune-up for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup since learning at the tournament draw in December it would […]