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Orlando City SC

New Orlando City assistant coach Sean McAuley hopes to bring consistency to Lions

SANFORD, Fla. — New Orlando City assistant coach Sean McAuley wants to be a part of something that’s never been done before. He charted a new course when he left English club Sheffield Wednesday for the Portland Timbers in 2012. He wasn’t looking for a new opportunity – he was simply ready to embrace the […]

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D.C. United News

Investment group led by Jason Levien takes ownership of D.C. United

WASHINGTON — D.C. United is officially under new ownership — well, sort of. A new investment group spearheaded by Jason Levien, D.C. United’s current managing partner & CEO, has completed the acquisition of former majority owner Erick Thohir’s portion of the club. Levien, who is also the co-managing partner at Swansea City A.F.C, brought on […]

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New England Revolution News

New England Revolution’s grasp on playoff spot slipping fast

The New England Revolution let vital points slip away Saturday night in a 3-3 draw with Orlando City SC. New England gave up two leads to drop points in Orlando and remain winless in five games. Here are three takeaways from the Revolution’s performance: Back line reverses attack’s sterling performance Michael Mancienne can’t come soon […]

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FC Dallas

Mistakes by goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez lend to FC Dallas’ recent loss

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”338″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] FC Dallas fell 3-1 to San Jose on Saturday, missing an opportunity to pull closer in the Supporters’ Shield race.  It was the team’s first loss at home all season and a rough result for a side that knocked off Sporting Kansas City on […]

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Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC News

Christian Ramirez says goodbye to Minnesota, heads home to California with LAFC

Earlier this evening, Minnesota United FC issued a press release confirming it sold its all-time leading scorer, Christian Ramirez, to LAFC. The Loons could recoup as much as a million dollars worth of allocation money, with $800,000 guaranteed, for Ramirez, as first reported by the Star Tribune. MNUFC Sporting Director Manny Lagos will be under some […]

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Los Angeles FC

LAFC acquires forward Christian Ramirez from Minnesota United

Los Angeles Football Club acquired Christian Ramirez, a Southern California native, from Minnesota United FC in exchange for up to $1 million dollars of allocation money dispersed over the next two seasons. Minnesota United will receive $250,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2018 and 2019, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) in 2018, $200,000 in […]

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New England Revolution News Sporting Kansas City

New England Revolution trade Krisztián Németh to Sporting Kansas City

The New England Revolution traded Hungarian midfielder Krisztián Németh to Sporting Kansas City on Monday afternoon. SKC announced it acquired the 29-year-old in exchange for $250,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, $100,000 in General Allocation Money and a natural first-round pick in the 2020 MLS Superdraft. The transaction means the Revs have an extra international roster […]

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Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire terminate Rafael Ramos’ contract, freeing him to sign with FC Twente

Rafael Ramos’ short, uneventful tenure with the Chicago Fire has come to an end. The Fire and the Portuguese right back mutually terminated the player’s contract. He was then free to sign with FC Twente, which was relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie last season. Ramos, 23, joined the Fire in a trade with Orlando during […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City midfielder Pierre Da Silva returns from Saint Louis FC loan eager to play

So far, the first team opportunities haven’t been there for Orlando City midfielder Pierre Da Silva. He spent all of 2016 and a good chunk of 2017 with OCB, which suspended operations this season. He made one MLS appearance last season and hasn’t seen the pitch for Orlando City on match day this season. Da […]

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Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United’s Mikey Ambrose to miss 3-4 months after knee surgery

ATLANTA — Atlanta United FC’s depth at fullback just took another hit. Mikey Ambrose had surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus recently and will miss three to four months of playing time, the club announced Monday. Ambrose, 24, was seen on crutches last week at events for the 2018 MLS All-Star […]