The Tampa Bay Rowdies traded away a pair of players and got one that its familiar with in return. Also, reports say the USL is “strongly considering bringing a franchise to Baltimore.”
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Imagine, for a moment, a soccer league in the United States with 36 teams across the map. And those squads have rosters filled with various players, including budding talent, veteran marquee stars and journeymen. And the clubs have unique names with flashy kits. Sounds pretty cool, right? Newsflash: that league exists. It’s the United Soccer […]
The United Soccer League rebranded and reorganized itself into three tiers during the offseason, and the highest level – the USL Championship – is set to get underway this weekend. Filling rosters in the league are budding and promising prospects, former MLS stars, bonafide professionals and journeymen who just flat out love the sport of […]
CARY, N.C. — Manny Perez had been searching for the right path. Since he was a child growing up in North Carolina, watching Manchester United and FC Barcelona on TV, he had dreams of playing soccer in Europe, where the sport is the undisputed king. Playing college ball at N.C. State, it was clear that […]
Major League Soccer can’t call off this transaction. USL Championship side Charlotte Independence announced Friday that American defender and Hermann Trophy winner Andrew Gutman will join the club on loan from Scottish side Celtic FC for the 2019 season. Gutman, 22, has been training with the club since Feb. 8. The deal puts both of Celtic’s […]
CARY, N.C. — As each year passes, Austin da Luz allows himself to be bit more indulgent at Super Bowl parties. One more wing, one more chip-full of dip. The veteran midfielder, now in his 12th season as a pro — eight spent with North Carolina FC of the USL Championship — feels like he […]
Tim Weah isn’t the only American that joined Scottish Premier League side Celtic FC this season. On Thursday, the transfer deadline day for many European leagues, Celtic announced it had signed a pair of U.S. players, Manny Perez and Andrew Gutman, each to contracts of three-and-a-half years. Both players are represented by the same agency, […]