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 […]
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Every week of the 2019 United Soccer League Championship season, a whole lot of eyeballs will be watching at least one game. The league announced Thursday it struck a deal with ESPN for a “Game of the Week” package. A total of 26 games will air on ESPN platforms, including eight that will air on […]
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 […]
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 […]
The USL Championship affiliate of the reigning Major League Soccer Cup champion added a little more international flavor to its roster ahead of its second season. In the past six days, ATL UTD 2 has announced the signings of defender Wesly Decas and midfielder Laurence Wyke. Decas, 19, joins Atlanta on loan with an option […]
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 […]
Every game of USL League One’s inaugural 2019 season will be digitally streamed on ESPN+ as part of an exclusive media rights agreement announced Wednesday. USL League One is the United States Soccer Federation’s new sanctioned Division III league, which places it one level below the United Soccer League and two below Major League Soccer. The […]
Although the team drafted him with the 29th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, Tommy McCabe won’t be spending his first professional soccer season with FC Cincinnati. The MLS expansion side loaned McCabe to North Carolina FC, a USL Championship side based in Cary, N.C., on Friday. A holding midfielder and a […]
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 […]
Although FC Cincinnati has moved up from the United Soccer League to Major League Soccer, it isn’t severing ties with the second-tier league. FC Cincinnati is sending goalkeeper Ben Lundt on loan to USL Championship side Louisville City FC for the 2019 season, the club announced Thursday. Lundt was drafted 37th overall in the 2019 […]