University of Portland forward Benji Michel has been signed as Orlando City’s fifth Homegrown player, the club announced on Monday. Pro Soccer USA on Saturday reported a deal was in the works to bring Michel back to Orlando. Michel, 21, is an Orlando native who played at Montverde Academy and for Orlando City’s development academy. […]
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Sporting Kansas City was not exactly in a position that necessitated ripping up its entire roster and starting over. But that didn’t stop manager Peter Vermes from making several moves before Christmas, including the surprise move to send away striker Diego Rubio. SKC signed free agent defender Rodney Wallace, who previously played for New York […]
Montreal Impact midfielder Alejandro Silva’s old club, Olimpia, is reportedly hot on the trail of its former player. The Paraguayan side is said to be interested in paying the Impact a record fee for Silva, who arrived in Major League Soccer last March. Olimpia President Marcos Trovato directly inserted himself into the transfer speculation by […]
With Chris McCann, Jose Hernandez, Mikey Ambrose and homegrown George Bello at left back, plus Hector “Tito” Villalba, Ezequiel Barco and homegrown Andrew Carleton having featured on the left wing, it didn’t seem Atlanta United FC needed to add depth on that side of the pitch — on paper, anyway. The decision makers for the […]
The Houston Dynamo is bringing back veteran defender DaMarcus Beasley for the 2019 season. Beasley, 36, started 26 matches for the squad last year, providing vital emotional leadership on the team’s match to a 2018 U.S. Open Cup championship as well as scoring a goal and notching two assists. He was named Defender of the […]
It would be a cliché to say Sigi Schmid’s life was all about soccer. It would also be untrue because for Schmid, who died on Christmas at age 65, the sport was so much bigger than that. “I have three hobbies,” he said last year. “I like watching soccer live. I like watching soccer on […]
Vissel Kobe, a top club in the Japanese first division, will make a winter tour of Southern California that will include a Jan. 31 friendly against the Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium and a Feb. 5 game with the Orange County Soccer Club at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. […]
Additional cities in Georgia and Utah are getting professional soccer teams. Dalton, located in the northeast part of Georgia near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, will host a United Soccer League Two team in 2019, the league announced Friday. Additionally, Park City, Utah will also have a team for the upcoming season. The […]
Orlando City is set to sign University of Portland forward Benji Michel to a Homegrown contract, club sources confirmed to Pro Soccer USA. Michel, 21, is an Orlando native who played at Montverde Academy and for Orlando City’s development academy. He recorded double-digit goals during each of his three seasons at Portland, scoring 10 goals in […]
Since the transfer of Zack Steffen was made official earlier this month, Columbus Crew SC has been on the hunt for a new keeper. Though Steffen won’t leave for Manchester City until July, the scouting process began immediately. At the time the transfer was announced, Crew SC interim general manager Pat Onstad said, “Ahead of […]