It looks like the Portland Timbers have found Diego Chara’s successor. They signed 28-year-old midfielder Joao Ortiz from Independiente del Valle in his native Ecuador for which he has nine caps. Chara has started at least 26 games in central midfield in every Portland season since its launch in 2011 except the Covid-shortened 2020 season. […]
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Chris Richards hails Palace’s ‘impressive’ away win
Chris Richards started for Crystal Palace in its 2-0 win at Leicester City that extended its club-record unbeaten streak on the road to six Premier League matches.
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Las Vegas Lights sign Nighte Pickering
The Las Vegas Lights signed 19-year-old forward Nighte Pickering, one of the USL Championship’s top teens, to a one-year contract an option for 2026.
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Angel City hires Mark Parsons as sporting director
Parsons, who started in the NWSL’s first season as the Washington Spirit head coach at the age of 26, Is the new sporting director.
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What They’re Saying: Jackson Ragen
Seattle Sounders defender Jackson Ragen, a 2024 MLS Defender of the Year finalist, was not able to attend USMNT training camp in Fort Lauderdale
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Ferreira, Neal and Tolkin depart USMNT camp
Jesús Ferreira, Jalen Neal and John Tolkin have departed the USMNT training camp in Ft. Lauderdale.
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Greg Dalby leaves Oregon State for Air Force men’s job
Greg Dalby resigned as Oregon State men’s coach to accept the same position at Air Force. In the first of his two seasons with the Beavers, they went 11-6-5 and reached the Men’s College Cup semifinals. Oregon State went 10-5-3 and made the NCAA Tournament again in 2024. The Oregonian reported that “family considerations” were the reason […]
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Jaedyn Shaw’s trade request fulfilled
Jaedyn Shaw, the youngest player on the USWNT’s Olympic gold-medal team, has been traded from the San Diego Wave to the North Carolina Courage
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Vancouver hires Dane Jesper Sørensen as head coach
The Vancouver Whitecaps named Dane Jesper Sørensen as their new head coach. Sørensen, who signed a two-year contract, most recently coached Brøndby, which finished second in the 2023-24 Danish Superliga season with the league’s third best offense and second best defense. He also was the head coach at FC Fredericia and Silkeborg IF, an assistant […]
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New rules open doors for cash trades
MLS announced new rules for how teams trade players within the league, though it doesn’t eliminate the expenditures from be accounted for within overall spending limits.