Goalkeepers (3): Jack Kortkamp (Sporting KC), William Mackay (Real Salt Lake), Aidan Stokes (NY Red Bulls). Defenders (8): Miguel Alvardo (Colorado Rapids), Sebastian Chavez (New York City FC), Charly Dealmonte (Nashville SC), Ramiz Hamouda (Sporting KC), Micah Harris (Houston Dynamo), Isaiah Kaakoush (Barca Residency Academy), Adunade Molomo (FC Dallas), Oliver Tan (San Jose Earthquakes). Midfielders […]
What They’re Saying
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. U.S. Soccer considering Oguchi Onyewu for sporting director By Doug McIntyre (FoxSports.com)2. MLS commissioner Don Garber discusses expansion, Apple TV deal and more in exclusive interview By Paul Tenorio and Pablo Maurer (The Athletic)3. FIFA poised to scrap Visit Saudi sponsorship for Women’s World Cup By Vince Rugari (Sydney Morning Herald)
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Americans Abroad: Men's action in Europe
• Christian Pulisic was included in Chelsea’s squad for its match against his former team, Borussia Dortmund, in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 series at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. (Dortmund won the first leg, 1-0.) Pulisic has not dressed since injuring his knee in early January … Haji Wright came on […]
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Record: MLS vs. Liga MX (Concacaf Champions League, 2018-22)
• 2018: 6 MLS wins, 4 Liga MX wins, 2 ties (Guadalajara) • 2019: 3 MLS wins, 7 Liga MX wins (Monterrey) • 2020: 4 MLS wins, 5 Liga MX wins (Tigres) • 2021: 1 MLS win, 6 Liga MX wins, 3 ties (Monterrey) • 2022: 4 MLS wins, 3 Liga MX wins, 3 ties (Seattle Sounders) […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. ‘S-T-L! S-T-L!’ A soccer win on a night St. Louis fans will never forget By Benjamin Hochman (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)2. $480 million N.J. youth soccer complex now on hiatus By Bill Duhart (NJ.com)3. Disgraced ex-Haitian soccer president announces he’s back By Evens Sanon & Danica Coto (AP)
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Datebook: MLS in Concacaf Champions League (First Round)
Tuesday, March 7 Violette (Haiti) vs. Austin FC (1st appearance) Alianza (El Salvador) vs. Philadelphia Union (2nd appearance) Tigres (Mexico) vs. Orlando City (1st appearance) Wednesday, March 8 Vancouver Whitecaps (3rd appearance) vs. Real Espana (Honduras) Thursday, March 9 LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica) vs. LAFC (2nd appearance) Viewing: Soccer on TV. Second Leg: March 14-16.
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What They're Saying: Bradley Carnell
“Opponents like to reset the game to get their rotations organized and set, right? The minute you take that away, you take away their game plan and the game model. We just have a knack of standing in the right place.” — St. Louis City SC head coach Bradley Carnell after the expansion team’s second […]
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Americans Abroad: Men's action in Europe
• Alex Mendez registered his first assist in two seasons in Portugal’s Primeira Liga, coming off the bench to set up the final goal in Vizela’s 3-0 win over Estoril. Vizela is in ninth place, safely positioned to stay up for a second year in a row … Matthew Hoppe had an assist in Hibernian’s […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. St. Louis soccer comes full circle as CITY SC make MLS home debut By Charles Boehm (MLSSoccer.com)2. USMNT interim manager Anthony Hudson is carving out his own path in America By Paul Tenorio (The Athletic)3. The unlikely British superfans of American soccer By Adam Elder (New York Magazine)
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“Teams have the flexibility to do unique things. MLS is a single entity. If you’re selling something that the collective owns, the collective has to approve that. So whatever [Inter Miami owner] Jorge [Mas] decides, with [MLS executive vice president] Todd [Durbin’s] help to structure something, if we have the opportunity to do that, it’s […]