OKC Energy FC has a goal differential of -1 through its first five games of the regular season. Perhaps its newest signing will help shore-up the back line. The club announced Tuesday that Alvin Jones, a national team player for Trinidad & Tobago, is joining the squad. The deal is pending league and federation approval. […]
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A pair of New England Revolution players made their professional debuts for the 2019 season on Saturday, but not in Revs colors. The Major League Soccer side announced earlier this week that Zachary Herivaux and Brian Wright had been loaned to Birmingham Legion FC, an expansion side in the USL Championship. Both players featured for […]
The 2019 USL Championship season kicked off with a bang last weekend, drawing more than 90,000 fans to games across the country. Unlike some other teams in the league, two-time defending champion Louisville City FC, did not begin the season with a strong performance Saturday and lost 4-1 to North Carolina FC. In Cary, N.C., […]
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 […]
North Carolina FC added a familiar face to its USL Championship squad ahead of the upcoming season. The club signed Alex Comsia, an NCFC and Vancouver Whitecaps academy product and University of North Carolina player, to a professional contract Friday after a successful preseason trial. The 22-year-old Canadian defender is making the jump to the […]
A Liga MX club will play a game in Cary, N.C., in March. In what is being dubbed the “Friendship Cup,” USL Championship side North Carolina FC and the NWSL’s North Carolina Courage will host a pair of exhibition matches March 23 at Sahlen’s Stadium at the WakeMed Soccer Park. The Courage will face fellow […]
Amobi Okugo has a new professional soccer home for the 2019 season. The veteran midfielder, who has more than 150 appearances with Major League Soccer clubs under his belt, has signed a deal with USL Championship expansion side Austin Bold FC for the 2019 season, the club announced Monday. “Amobi is an excellent player who […]
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, […]