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Chicago and LAFC as examples of squad building in MLS, Turner in goal for Arsenal’s FA Cup win

January 10, 2023 by US Soccer Players

Chicago and LAFC as examples of squad building in MLS, Turner in goal for Arsenal’s FA Cup win

Tuesday's soccer news starts with MLS teams roster building in early January, specifically what's happening with the Chicago Fire and LAFC. Why these two out of the 29 teams in the league? For Chicago, it's a question of what might've worked last season and for LAFC it's maintaining what did work in 2022. Chicago's situation starts with the defense. Gaga Slonina's move to Chelsea leaves them . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2023 mls season, chicago fire, lafc, premier league

First year coaches in MLS at the midway point

July 8, 2022 by Jason Davis

First year coaches in MLS at the midway point

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 8, 2022) US Soccer Players - While there's a semantic argument about how many suggest a trend, Major League Soccer's 2022 season arrived with several coaches getting their first chance in charge of a topflight team. Whether or not this is a turn in who clubs consider for their open coaching jobs, the opportunities were clearly there. Taking them were long-time . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, chicago fire, fc cincinnati, houston dynamo

Chelsea advances to FIFA Club World Cup final, Monterrey finishes 5th

February 10, 2022 by US Soccer Players

Chelsea advances to FIFA Club World Cup final, Monterrey finishes 5th

Thursday's soccer news starts with a goal for a USMNT player in the Scottish Premiership. Christian Ramirez scored in Aberdeen's 3-2 home loss to Cameron Carter-Vickers's Celtic. Jota put Celtic up in the 16th minute and Matt O'Riley doubled the lead in the 20th. Ramirez pulled a goal back for Aberdeen in the 56th and Lewis Ferguson equalized in the 61st. Celtic took the lead for good when Jota . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2022 mls season, chicago fire, club world cup, premier league

Resetting the squads and expectations in Chicago and Miami

February 9, 2022 by Jason Davis

Resetting the squads and expectations in Chicago and Miami

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 9, 2022) US Soccer Players - The Chicago Fire is starting over again. Inter Miami is doing the same, but for the first time. Beyond that difference, the two clubs enter 2022 very much in the same rickety boat. A boat they're trying to mend while at sea. Transforming a soccer team while moving through the rhythms of seasons and off-seasons is a little like . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, chicago fire, Inter Miami

Chicago’s Przybylko deal highlights the importance of allocation money

January 26, 2022 by US Soccer Players

Wednesday's soccer news starts with Kacper Przybylko's move from Philadelphia to Chicago for a total of $1.15m in allocation money. Not lost on anyone is that Przybylko scored a dozen goals for the Union last season, double the next player on the list. Taking Chicago's allocation money now requires more of a revamp than most expected for Philadelphia. It also set another metric for valuing players . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2022 mls season, chicago fire

The Chicago Fire’s changes

October 5, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Tuesday's soccer news starts with the image issue for MLS clubs. For the 2022 season and its move back to Soldier Field, the Chicago Fire debuted a new crest. It didn't go well. Faced with fan backlash while playing through a strange season, the Fire's management acted. The club would get another new badge closer to the original. Unveiled in June, the Fire started offering merchandise with the new . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, chicago fire, soccer business

The Chicago Fire’s Soldier Field story continues

September 21, 2021 by J Hutcherson

The Chicago Fire’s Soldier Field story continues

By J Hutcherson (Sep 21, 2021) US Soccer Players - In the original era of the Chicago Fire playing at Soldier Field, getting from the press box to the locker room was almost a form of time travel. Exit the modern press box, take the elevator down to the main concourse. Walk across to what looks like a random door that opens into the space underneath the bleachers. Step along the two-by-fours laid . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, chicago fire

Ambition and expectation in the MLS playoff race

September 8, 2021 by Jason Davis

Ambition and expectation in the MLS playoff race

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 8, 2021) US Soccer Players - There's a point in every race when competitors off the lead pace have to make a move if they want a chance at victory. In some cases, kicking into high gear is part of the strategy. Giving it everything down the stretch can be a part of the game. It's not a direct comparison with how a playoff race tends to work. Still, every MLS . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, chicago fire, lafc, san jose earthquakes

Chicago’s new new logo

June 21, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Monday's soccer news starts with the Chicago Fire announcing their revamped rebrand. After public dissatisfaction with the club's new logo, they regrouped and tried again. The result is closer to the traditional version of the Fire crest, but minus the overt fire department branding. If social media is the judge we all pretend it is, the result is another reason to revert to the original logo. . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, chicago fire

Last place in MLS means different levels of pressure on coaches

May 14, 2021 by Jason Davis

Last place in MLS means different levels of pressure on coaches

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 14, 2021) US Soccer Players - The great soccer minds of history never quite answered just how long a coach should get before it's fair to judge them on their record. Almost everyone agrees that coaches need a season. No one is quite sure how quickly a club should jettison its field boss if things go bad in the beginning or middle of a campaign. Barely five . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, chicago fire, fc cincinnati, minnesota united

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Defense, identity, and urgency from the USMNT vs Serbia

Defense, identity, and urgency from the USMNT vs Serbia

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm highlights the USMNT defense, tactical plan, urgency, and wide play during the 2-1 friendly loss to Serbia on January 25, 2023.

Plenty of tactical options for the USMNT vs Serbia

Plenty of tactical options for the USMNT vs Serbia

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis previews the USMNT vs Serbia friendly (10pm ET – HBO Max) with the focus on how the USMNT technical staff can use this squad.

As expected, the 2023 January camp highlights new players and MLS

As expected, the 2023 January camp highlights new players and MLS

By Clemente Lisi

Clemente Lisi’s look at the 2023 January camp roster focuses on emerging talent along with the expected veteran players from Major League Soccer.

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