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The stadium game continues in MLS

February 8, 2019 by Jason Davis

The stadium game continues in MLS

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON DC (Feb 8, 2019) US Soccer Players - Time flies when you’re having fun. It also flies when you’re attempting to prepare for your first season as a Major League Soccer franchise. For both the freshly named Inter Miami and the future Nashville MLS club, there’s a lot to do and not much time to do it in. The business of putting a team together - hiring a coach, signing . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: Inter Miami, mls expansion, nashville, portland timbers

FC Cincinnati plays the MLS game

January 28, 2019 by Clemente Lisi

FC Cincinnati plays the MLS game

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Jan 28, 2019) US Soccer Players – The months needed to prepare for a new MLS season are full of nerve-racking intensity. There are players to draft, others to trade, and the logistics associated with staffing and stadium prep. That’s all further intensified when you’re an expansion team. This is where FC Cincinnati finds itself just weeks ahead of the kickoff to . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2019 mls season, fc cincinnati, mls expansion

Sacramento upgrades its MLS expansion bid

January 23, 2019 by Jason Davis

Sacramento upgrades its MLS expansion bid

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON DC (Jan 23, 2019) US Soccer Players - It turns out Sacramento is not done yet in the race for an MLS expansion franchise. After years of working to convince the league that the country’s 20th largest media market was a good place for a new team, Sacramento is scrambling to remain in the competition for the 28th spot. The city’s bid, led by Sacramento Republic owner . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: mls expansion, soccer business

MLS makes Austin FC official

January 16, 2019 by US Soccer Players

MLS makes Austin FC official

The soccer news starts with MLS officially announcing Austin FC will join the league in 2021. As everybody with even a moderate interest in MLS already knows, Austin was going to be the new home of the relocated Columbus Crew. Instead, Crew supporters pushed for a new investor/operator, with the team remaining in place. Former Crew investor/operator Precourt Sports Ventures is now the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: austin fc, columbus crew, mls expansion

Indy Eleven and MLS expansion

January 11, 2019 by Jason Davis

Indy Eleven and MLS expansion

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON DC (Jan 11, 2019) US Soccer Players - The list of leading candidates for the next MLS expansion franchise might need another adjustment. On Thursday, USL club Indy Eleven relaunched stadium talk in that city with an audacious plan that includes a 20,000-seat soccer venue. The proposed $550 project will include business and residential components in addition to the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: mls expansion, soccer business

Osvaldo Alonso moves on

January 9, 2019 by Jason Davis

Osvaldo Alonso moves on

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON DC (Jan 9, 2019) US Soccer Players - Osvaldo Alonso is out-of-contract after 10 years manning the midfield for the Seattle Sounders. The likelihood is very high that the Cuban will move on this winter, departing Seattle and landing in another MLS lineup for the 2019 season. To lean on a well-worn cliche, it’s truly the end of an era. The mechanics of the Sounders . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: minnesota united, mls expansion, seattle sounders

FC Cincinnati’s MLS look

November 13, 2018 by US Soccer Players

FC Cincinnati’s MLS look

The soccer news starts with FC Cincinnati debuting their logo as they prepare to enter MLS next season. The quick takeaways are a slight hue change for their orange and blue and a logo tweak. Since it seems an MLS tradition that it's never that easy, here's the club's official release letting us know what is and isn't appropriate. “Football Club Cincinnati” – the team’s full written name – will . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: fc cincinnati, mls expansion

Horvath gets Champions League shutout

November 7, 2018 by US Soccer Players

Horvath gets Champions League shutout

The soccer news starts with the USMNT players in the Champions League. Ethan Horvath was in goal for Club Brugge's 4-0 win at Monaco in Group A. Hans Vanaken opened the scoring in the 12th minute and converted a penalty in the 17th. Wesley Moraes made it 3-0 in the 24th and Ruud Vormer scored in the 85th. Horvath made six saves to keep the clean sheet. After five matchdays, Club Brugge is in . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: mls expansion, uefa champions league

FC Cincinnati stays on their path

October 17, 2018 by Jason Davis

FC Cincinnati stays on their path

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON DC (Oct 17, 2018) US Soccer Players - FC Cincinnati isn’t going to wait around for permission to get started on preparing for their first MLS season. Never mind that the club is in the midst of a historic second-division campaign with the USL playoffs yet to come or that they won’t officially be on the infamous MLS allocation order until the second week of December. . . .

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Filed Under: Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: fc cincinnati, mls expansion, soccer business

Miami makes Internacional official

September 5, 2018 by US Soccer Players

Miami makes Internacional official

The soccer news starts with Miami's MLS expansion team getting a name. The team will begin play in 2020 as Club Internacional de Futbol Miami, or Inter Miami for short. The club also announced a motto: "‘Libertas, Unitas, Fortuna’. In a press statement, Miami MLS president of football operations David Beckham said, "Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami is a name that celebrates the incredible . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: Inter Miami, mls expansion, soccer business

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Atlanta, Toronto, and the Red Bulls in the Concacaf Champions League

Atlanta, Toronto, and the Red Bulls in the Concacaf Champions League

By Clemente Lisi

Atlanta United, Toronto FC, and the New York Red Bulls may be the three MLS teams with the most to gain or lose in the 2019 Concacaf Champions League.

MLS teams take another shot at the Concacaf Champions League

MLS teams take another shot at the Concacaf Champions League

By Charles Boehm

A preview of the 2019 Concacaf Champions League with MLS once again trying to beat Liga MX for their first regional title in the modern era.

The New England Revolution in transition

The New England Revolution in transition

By US Soccer Players

The New England Revolution’s near misses at a title belong to an earlier era of MLS, but now the club is talking revival under coach Brad Friedel.

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