HARRISON, N.J. — Four days was not enough time for Kemar Lawrence to recover from an injury and make the matchday squad for the New York Red Bulls’ second leg of the Eastern Conference final against Atlanta United. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena. FS1 is broadcasting the match. Connor […]
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ATLANTA — One of the most recognizable images in Major League Soccer this season has been the scowl of Josef Martinez. Fans of the league have seen the Venezuelan striker’s mean mug often this season. Martinez rarely celebrates his goals. He doesn’t dance and he doesn’t do flips. Occasionally, Martinez will indulge teammate Miguel Almiron […]
Just days after Nashville SC CEO Court Jeske’s imminent departure was announced, there’s more movement afoot in soccer front offices in the Music City. Thursday, Nashville’s yet-to-be-named Major League Soccer expansion team announced the hiring of Will Alexander as its Chief Revenue Officer. Alexander, a Nashville native, has been involved in Nashville’s MLS push since its inception […]
Chris Wondolowski, who came up one goal short of tying the MLS scoring record last season, will be back with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2019. Wondolowski was one of 12 players to have their 2019 contract options exercised or automatically vested by reaching certain performance thresholds during the 2018 season, or be signed to […]
In the last 48 hours, New York City FC has lost the final two pieces to its original franchise. Wednesday, the club announced that David Villa would not be returning to the Bronx in 2019. Thursday, New York native Tommy McNamara was among the seven players who had their contract options declined. Also declined were […]
Sporting Kansas City went into Portland Sunday night and shut out the Timbers in the first leg of the Western Conference Finals. Here are three things we learned from the scoreless draw: Sporting’s back line still commanded Besler, Zusi It was hard to keep up with the number of times Matt Besler saved Sporting’s night […]
Real Salt Lake signed midfielder Luis Arriaga and goalkeeper David Ochoa as the club’s 17th and 18th Homegrown contracts, the club announced Wednesday. Both players spent significant time in the RSL academy system and will join the first-team roster ahead of the 2019 season. “These are two players who we know very well from the […]
LAFC exercised the contract options of five players and declined the options of seven others, the club announced Tuesday. As a result of the moves, LAFC has a total of 16 players under contract for next season. Of note, forward Marco Ureña’s contract option was declined. During the 2018 regular season, there was speculation as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United declined the contract options of nine players from its 2018 roster and exercised options on midfielder Luciano Acosta and defender Jalen Robinson, the club announced Wednesday. Additionally, forward Darren Mattocks, defender Oniel Fisher and goalkeeper Travis Worra are out of contract, leaving United with 15 players currently on its roster. Players […]
The Houston Dynamo has new jersey partner for 2019, after being the only Major League Soccer team in 2018 to not have a kit sponsor — and it’s a well-known Houston entity. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is the official jersey partner of the Dynamo, the club announced Wednesday. […]