The Toronto FC trio of Jay Chapman, Jonathan Osorio and Tosaint Ricketts and the Montreal Impact’s Anthony Jackson-Hamel all scored goals as Canada beat Bermuda, 4-2, in afriendly on Sunday. Norwegian-based defender Adam Straith had to play the last 35 minutes in goal when backup keeper Sean Melvin was injured. In his debut asinterim coach, […]
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NASL Moves: Deltas reach 11 with three more signings
A former MLS defender is among three players who have agreed to play for NASL expansion team San Francisco Deltas. Canadian international Karl Ouimette, who is in national-teamtraining camp this week, comes to the Deltas after MLS stints with Montreal and the Red Bulls. Midfielder Cristian Portilla is a former Spain U-21 international who has […]
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What They're Saying: Marseille fans
“Drogba, stop saying you love OM. You earn in a month what we’ll never have in one life. Stop being a crybaby and go back to China.” — Marseille fans (unaware that Didier Drogba‘slast club was MLS’s Montreal Impact) unfurling a giant three-deck banner telling the former OM star he is unwanted at the Stade […]
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Canada: TFC leads squad with six selections for camp
Six Toronto FC first-team players and one from TFC II have been called into Canada’s first training camp of the year. Toronto FC defender Ashtone Morgan, midfielders JayChapman and Jonathan Osorio, forwards Tosaint Ricketts, Jordan Hamilton, and Mo Babouli and Toronto FC II forward Raheem Edwards are in a 28-man squad named byhead coach Michael […]
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MLS Rosters: Who's in and who's out for 2017
The Philadelphia Union signed New York Red Bulls academy product Adam Najem, whostarred at the University of Akron, to a Homegrown contract after acquiring his rights from the Red Bulls for a second-round pick in the 2018 SuperDraft. Atlanta United 2017 Roster (27 players): GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Middlesbrough/ENG, Free Agent), Alec Kann (Sporting KC, […]
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Oyongo named to Cameroon team for Africa Cup of Nations
Montreal Impact defender Ambroise Oyongo has been included in Cameroon’s 23-player team for the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts in Gabon on Jan. 14. The team will be without seven playerswho said they did not want to play in the tournament. Oyongo, who began his MLS career with the New York Red Bulls, has […]
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MLS Positional Rankings: Birnbaum and Van Damme command the centerback slots
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The three-man back line is gaining favor in MLS as well as around the world, but the standardfour-back system prevails. Occasionally, a player will toggle between the central slots, but most players and coaches prefer to establish one side as their own. Steve Birnbaum hasplayed well enough to earn callups to […]
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MLS Positional Rankings: Lodeiro and Piatti dominate the flanks
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The importance of a strong spine is just as vital in soccer as any other team sport, yet there’salso no doubt wide play is crucial, particularly in the attack. Not many MLS teams field a truly dominant winger or wide midfielder; two that did, Seattle and Montreal, reaped thebenefits. Midseason arrival […]
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MLS Moves: Seattle adds Shipp to its offseason makeover
For the second time in less than a year, midfielder Harry Shipp has been shipped off to a new destination. He is, however, leaving one good team for another one. Montreal hassent him to defending MLS Cup champion Seattle in exchange for general allocation money. Last February, he went to Eastern Canada from Chicago with targeted […]
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MLS Moves: Franklin re-signs with D.C. United
Rather than explore free agency, veteran defender Sean Franklin has decided to stay with D.C. United. Since joining D.C. via the Re-Entry Draft three years ago, Franklin has played82 games (80 starts) for United, scored three goals, and registered six assists. A calf injury sidelined him in mid-September and after missing five straight games he […]