The Philadelphia Union agreed to terms with Saint Louis University defender Raymond Lee and 18-year-old midfielder Eric AyukMbu from Rainbow FC Bamenda in Cameroon. Both Lee and Ayuk have been training with the Union since the beginning of preseason. MLS: Projected opening day lineups Colorado Rapids IN: F Caleb Calvert (Chivas USA) D Michael Harrington […]
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What They're Saying: Zach Scott
“The only thing we’ve talked about is if our families are alright. If you’ve got family out of the country, make sure they come back into the country. If you don’t have healthinsurance, figure out a way to sort that out. Other than that, we haven’t talked about training or anything else.” — Seattle Sounders […]
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Lots at stake as MLS labor talks continue
Talks between representatives of MLS and the MLS Players Union on a new collective bargaining agreement entered the third day at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Washington, D.C. The deadline for a resolution of the talks approaches as the first team, the Chicago Fire, needs to travel Wednesday morning ahead of Friday night’s […]
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What They're Saying: Bakary Soumare
“As a player, there’s nothing more fun than playing in front of a packed crowd, knowing you have a city behind you. But you’ve got to give the fans what they came for. Not only aresult, but a team that fights, that’s committed, that’s willing to change the things we haven’t done well in the […]
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MLS Trade Central: Sporting KC gets De Jong
Sporting Kansas City signed Canadian international Marcel de Jong after successful trial at left back at the Desert Diamond Classic. The 28-year-old de Jong hasspent the last 10 seasons in the Netherlands and Germany, mostly recently at Augsburg. MLS: Projected opening day lineups OUT: M Brian Mullan (retired) M Davy Armstrong (option declined) F Edson […]
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Quakes put down roots, ending more than 40 years of homelessness
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Homeless no more, San Jose joins the ranks of pro soccer teams ensconcedin a custom-made facility The opening of yet another stadium built primarily for an MLS team, in this case the “soft” curtain-raiser for the Quakes against archrival Galaxy onSaturday, is more than a milestone for the league and the […]
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Man City-Barca breaks FS1 viewing record
Last Tuesday’s Manchester City-Barcelona match set a new viewing record for a UEFA Champions League match on Fox Sports 1. The first-leg match in the round-of-16 series won by Barca, 2-1, attracted anaverage of 779,000 viewers, the biggest audience for a UEFA Champions League match on cable since the 2009 Barcelona-Manchester United final on ESPN […]
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MLS labor talks going down to wire
K Street, home to many Washington lobbying firms, generally has a negative connotation, but soccer fans will hope to view it in a better light as it’s the location of the Federal Mediation andConciliation Service, where MLS and the MLS Players Union are meeting in marathon sessions in an attempt to reach a new collective […]
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Past national team stars head Hall of Fame ballot
Tiffeny Milbrett, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist and 1999 Women’s World Cup champion, two-time gold-medalist Lindsay Tarpley, and Kasey Keller and Frankie Hejduk, who both played in two World Cups for the USA, head the list of players nominated for the National Soccer Hall ofFame Class of 2015 elections. Those on this year’s Builder ballot […]
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What They're Saying: Third Rail's Brian Toto
“We’ll see if something develops between NYC and the Red Bulls, but right now, I don’t hate the Red Bulls. I can’t hate them — we haven’t even played themyet.” — Brian Toto of the Third Rail, a New York City FC fan group, on the rivalry between the two MLS clubs in the New […]