Sporting Kansas City has broken its transfer fee record by nearly triple to acquire Brazilian forward Andre Luiz from Greek club Olympiacos. The Athletic reported the fee at $18 million with up to $4 million of add-ons for the 24-year-old who failed to score for Olympiacos after arriving last January. He previously tallied seven goals and six assists for Rio Ave in 19 Liga Portugal games. 

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...