Jason Levien, D.C. United’s managing general partner, is assembling a group of investors from his ownership circle at Premier League club Swansea City to help form the MLS team’s new slate of shareholders, the Insider has learned. The group seems likely to include American businessman Steve Kaplan, Levien’s primary partner and money man at Swansea […]
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Los Angeles FC and Borussia Dortmund announced Tuesday they will soon face off in a friendly match. The teams will play at the newly-opened Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on May 22. The game will give LAFC fans a chance to watch their team compete against one of the strongest clubs in German […]
The Philadelphia Union signed 20-year-old Cameroonian defender Olivier Mbaizo to an MLS contract Tuesday, after initially signing him to a USL contract with Bethlehem Steel in January. Mbaizo gives the Union more depth at outside back. He also gives them some questions to answer,especially about the timing of the move. Mbaizo hasn’t played for Steel […]
There’s a Twitter beef brewing between Orlando Pride forward Sydney Leroux and Merritt Paulson, majority owner for the Portland Thorns and the Portland Timbers of MLS. Leroux on Tuesday tweeted Paulson “implemented a rule” that meant she couldn’t bring her 1-year-old son, Cassius, onto the pitch after Sunday’s game between the Orlando Pride and the […]
After a high-intensity road win in Vancouver that featured two goals for LAFC, the expansion club was bound to take home an MLS Goal of the Week nomination. Once again, it’s Carlos Vela earning the nomination for the third time this season. His strike came in the 58th minute with the score leveled 0-0. Vela […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”125″ 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″] Since transferring from FC Kaiserslautern before the 2017 season, Alex Ring has been a fixture in the middle of the park for New York City FC. He is a holding midfielder with the work rate and endurance to provide coverage defensively for the quartet […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”115″ 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″] Through six Orlando City matches, the only player who has been a constant on the back line has been left back Mohamed El-Munir. He’s one of four players who have played in all 540 minutes of Orlando City’s season. The other three are midfielders […]
Chivas Guadalajara was like nothing Jesse Marsch had seen before. The New York Red Bulls coach labeled the Liga MX side “unique” after being held to a 0-0 draw at Red Bull Arena, which eliminated his club from Concacaf Champions League at the semifinal stage. Marsch was referring to Chivas’ unusual man-to-man marking system employed by […]
Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson was fined for comments he made on social media regarding officiating during his team’s 3-2 road loss April 8 against Orlando City. “Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that Portland Timbers Owner Merritt Paulson has been fined an undisclosed amount for his comments on April 8 on social […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”124″ 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″] Sporting Kansas City came from a goal behind to take a 2-2 draw away from Sunday’s home match against the Seattle Sounders. Here are three things we learned: High expectations Not that this hasn’t always been the case under SKC coach Peter Vermes, but […]