SACRAMENTO, CA – JULY 27: Daniel Vitiello #31, Duke Lacroix #14, and Luis Felipe Fernandes #96 of … [+] the Sacramento Republic FC cheer after a U.S. Open Cup Semifinal game between Sporti...
Tag: major league soccer
Leeds United Target Increases Market Value To $4.4 Million
Kai Wagner from Philadelphia Union has been heavily linked with a transfer to Leeds United and … [+] Benfica (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images) Getty Images Kai Wagner remains one of the best lef...
We Should All Be Rooting For Jozy Altidore’s Unlikely USMNT Comeback
Jozy Altidore celebrates after scoring during the second half of a Concacaf Gold Cup match against … [+] Panama on June 26 of 2019. Getty Images When Jozy Altidore surprised most of the American...
Why Taty Castellanos Didn’t Fetch The $15 Million Fee NYCFC Wanted
Valentin Castellanos scored 13 goals during the 2022 MLS season before earning a loan move to Girona … [+] of Spain’s LaLiga this week. NYCFC reportedly wanted $15 million for a permanent ...
Julian Gressel Saga Shows Why MLS Should Give Players Trade Approval Powers
Julian Gressel, then of D.C. United, reacts to a play against Inter Miami during a game in June of … [+] 2021. Gressel was recently traded from D.C. to the Vancouver Whitecaps for $900,000 in al...
Taty Castellanos Leaves New York On Loan To Fellow City Football Group Side Girona
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 21: Valentin Castellanos #11 of New York City FC waves to fans after winning … [+] the 2021 Audi MLS Cup Playoff match against Atlanta United at Yankee Stadium on N...
D.C. United Opens 1st Retail Sportsbook In MLS. Will Others Follow?
In this photo illustration the FanDuel logo of a sports betting company is seen on a smartphone. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A bit lost within an exceptionally busy week of Major League S...
What Would MLB, NBA Look Like Without Tanking? Kinda Like MLS
In another sport, the LA Galaxy might have opted to begin a rebuild in 2019. In MLS, they opted to … [+] go big and sign Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic instead. Getty Images Despite the structu...
Small Stake In Seattle Sounders Recently Sold At $680 Million Valuation
Joao Paulo #6 of the Seattle Sounders celebrates his goal with Alex Roldan #16 of the Seattle … [+] Sounders during a game between Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field on...
Judging Major League Soccer’s New TV Deal With Apple May Take Years
A TV camera focuses on Colorado Rapids player Luis Solignac after a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC back … [+] in 2016. Major League Soccer’s new TV deal with Apple will change the way fans wa...
MLS’s $2.5 Billion Streaming Deal With Apple Is Not So Great For The League
Yordy Reyna of Charlotte FC might as well be reacting to MLS’s deal with Apple. (Photo by Scott … [+] Taetsch/Getty Images) Getty Images Major League Soccer and AppleAAPL have come to term...
Major League Soccer Needs More Meaningful Games. Why Not Play Split Seasons?
Seattle Sounders midfielder Albert Rusnak, left, battles with Juan Dinenno of UNAM Pumas during the … [+] first leg of the Concacaf Champions League Final. The match last Wednesday night drew 1....
Nashville SC’s GEODIS Park Will Be America’s Largest Soccer Stadium. Here’s Why That Matters:
The outside of Nashville SC’s GEODIS Park, which will its first MLS match on Sunday. With a capacity … [+] of 30,000, GEODIS Park is the largest stadium built specifically for soccer in th...
4 Reasons Seattle Sounders Can Achieve Concacaf Glory Where Other MLS Teams Failed
Fredy Montero, right, Cristian Roldan and the rest of the Seattle Sounders will face Pumas UNAM in … [+] the Concacaf Champions League Final two-game series. Leg 1 is Wednesday night in Mexico C...
In MLS, $9 Million Could Get You Gonzalo Higuain And Rodolfo Pizarro — Or An Entire All-Star Team
Talles Magno, right, celebrates a New York City FC goal with teammate Alex Callens in a game at … [+] Miami last October. Magno and Callens were two players on an analytics-driven MLS Best XI na...
Marcelo Bielsa Disciples At D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes Were Set Up To Fail
San Jose Earthquakes manager Matias Almeyda, second from left, celebrates with his players during a … [+] game against Real Salt Lake on Sept. 15. 2021. Getty Images With Matias Almeyda departin...
Magic Of The US Open Cup On Show In Hartford Despite Defeat To New York Red Bulls
Hartford Athletic fans celebrate a goal in their US Open Cup third round game against New York Red … [+] Bulls at Trinity Health Stadium James Nalton US Open Cup third round week is when the mag...
North American Soccer Clubs, Supporters Unite To Further Inclusive Efforts
Chicago Fire FC is one of eight soccer organizations across North America participating in 100+ … [+] hours of LGBTQ+ training and education as part of Common Goal’s Play Proud program. Ch...
Canada World Cup Qualification One Of Major League Soccer’s Greatest Achievements
The Canadian mens national team celebrates qualifying for the 2022 FIFA WOrld Cup after defeating … [+] Jamaica 4-0 in Sunday’s Qualifying match at BMO Field in Toronto. AFP via Getty Imag...
Success For Jesse Marsch At Leeds United Could Transform Reputation Of MLS Coaching
Jesse Marsch, reacts while head coach during a Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Hertha Berlin … [+] last September. Getty Images In a winter of blockbuster European moves that signal Majo...
Granada’s Darwin Machís Remains, But High-Profile Transfers Show MLS Has More Than Just Dollars
Machís has established himself as a winger for Granada and the Venezuela national team. Getty Images For so long, top European players transferring to Major League Soccer would be entering the final k...
As MLS Academies Blossom, Foreign Scouting Must Improve
Kevin Paredes moved from D.C. United to VfL Wolfsburg last month during the European transfer … [+] window. His transfer was one of many from MLS during the offseason that highlighted the gap be...
The Real Figures Behind Toronto FC MLS-Record Deal With Lorenzo Insigne
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally retouched) Lorenzo Insigne of … [+] Italy poses with The Henri Delaunay Trophy during an Italy Portrait Session following...
David Blitzer Is Making Headlines As A Soccer Investor
David S. Blitzer is a major shareholder at Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. The German club made … [+] headlines this week after signing Ricardo Pepi for $18 million. (Photo by Stefan Puchner/pictur...