The Chicago Fire announced Tuesday the signing of Serbian midfielder Aleksandar Katai, on loan with an option to buy from La Liga side Alaves for the 2018 MLS season. “Aleksandar should make our attack more diversified,” said Fire general manager Nelson Rodríguez in a club statement. “He has the ability to turn a game on a single play whether […]
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A day after officially joining the Portland Timbers, Paraguayan youngster Cristhian Paredes made his debut for the club as he came on in the second half of a preseason game against the Seattle Sounders Saturday. At 19, Paredes wasn’t even the youngest player to feature for the Timbers in the match. While Portland enters […]
D.C. United is reportedly putting its recent influx of allocation money into action and adding depth to its attack. The club is nearing a deal to acquire Argentine midfielder Yamil Asad, according to a Washington Post report Monday. Asad most recently played for MLS side Atlanta United, joining the team on loan from Vélez Sarsfield in […]
Los Angeles FC continued adding to its inaugural roster by signing Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye. The 23-year-old previously played for reigning United Soccer League champion Louisville City FC, which agreed to immediately transfer him to LAFC. Kaye scored four goals and had an assist in 19 regular-season appearances last year. He leaves Louisville with a […]
TUCSON, Arizona — Portland Timbers goalkeeper coach Guillermo Valencia placed a barrier a few steps in front of the goal line at training Tuesday morning and proceeded to lob ball after ball off the wall. Each of the club’s goalkeepers took a turn in the net, diving left and right in an attempt to […]
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MLS makes gains during busy winter transfer season
The heart of winter is a time of year when soccer makes more news off the field than on it. It’s the middle of the club campaign throughout almost all of Europe, and with team needs and expiring contracts at the forefront, the twice-annual transfer season furnishes a heavy dose of hysteria and spending. […]
D.C. United opened the 2018 MLS preseason looking for redemption. In the offseason, United acquired three veteran MLS players, including goalkeeper David Ousted from Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Frédéric Brillant from NYCFC and Darren Mattocks from the Portland Timbers. In addition to the experienced players, United also added two young midfielders in Costa Rican national team […]
Don’t set your 2018 expectations by anything the Sounders did Sunday afternoon in a 3-1 win over the Tijuana U20 side to wrap up the Chula Vista, Calif. portion of their training camp. But there were two youngsters trying to make their mark with the Sounders — onetime University of Washington star Handwalla Bwana and […]
New York City FC defender Ben Sweat signed a new contract with the club on Friday. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in this league,” Sweat said in a statement released by NYCFC. “New York took me in as a trialist last year and put a lot of trust and faith in me and […]
Veteran MLS midfielder Chris Pontius has signed with the LA Galaxy. The club announced its acquisition Monday on the opening day of preseason training. Pontius is a nine-year MLS veteran with D.C. United and Philadelphia, posting 45 goals and 29 assists. He also made five appearances for the U.S. national team in 2017. Pontius is […]