When the New York Red Bulls released their list of unprotected players, it became clear what was going to be on the club’s offseason wish list. New York needed defensive depth, at both centerback and fullback. With four picks in Friday’s MLS SuperDraft, two acquired in draft-day trades, Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett believes […]
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CHICAGO — D.C. United selected Creighton defender Akeem Ward with the 14th overall pick Friday in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. A local player, Ward moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Vienna, Va., at 5 years old. He spent the majority of his life growing up in the Washington, D.C., area and played for development academy Bethesda […]
CHICAGO — It was a relatively low-pressure kind of day at the MLS SuperDraft for Sporting Kansas City. Head coach Peter Vermes has said he’s fairly content with the club’s roster heading into 2019. Still, the team had a No. 21 pick Friday and landed Florida Gulf Coast defender Kamar Mariott, who was not present […]
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Watch: 2019 MLS SuperDraft, all selections in first two rounds
The 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft began at 1 p.m. ET at McCormick Place in Chicago. A total of 206 players were eligible for selection in the draft. Expansion side FC Cincinnati used its No. 1 overall pick to select UCLA midfielder Frankie Amaya. Watch the first two rounds live in the video above. Below […]
CHICAGO — FC Cincinnati milked its first big Major League Soccer moment for all it was worth. The club held the first overall pick in Friday’s MLS SuperDraft, and had already wound down its allotted five minutes. Then, they piled a timeout on top of that. UCLA freshman Frankie Amaya was sitting stage-right, just wishing those […]
Major League Soccer renamed its Coach of the Year award the ‘Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year’ award, following the passing of coaching legend Sigi Schmid late last year. MLS commissioner Don Garber announced the honor during Friday’s SuperDraft in Chicago. Schmid won Coach of the Year twice in his 20 year MLS coaching career, […]
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MLS SuperDraft 2019: List of players eligible for selection
The 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft begins at 1 p.m. ET Friday in Chicago. Below is the full list of 206 players eligible for selection, provided by MLS. Read more about the draft and its rules here. You can watch the first two rounds live on Pro Soccer USA by clicking play on the video […]
Tucker Bone was never quite sure how far soccer could take him. He started kicking balls into goals in recreational leagues when he was 5 years old. At 9, he was playing competitively for a youth club near Granite Bay, Calif. “By the time I got into high school, it was realistic that I could play […]
CHICAGO — FC Cincinnati is set to make a splash in its first Major League Soccer SuperDraft with 10 picks, including three picks in the first round. The first two rounds of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft begin at 1 p.m. ET Friday at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. Rounds three and four take place via […]
The New England Revolution may be able to address its lack of depth at key positions during Friday’s Major League Soccer Superdraft in Chicago, though the club may not keep all five of its picks. New England is reportedly interested in shopping at least one of its two first-round picks – it currently holds the […]