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It doesn’t look easy for MLS in Nashville

February 7, 2020 by Jason Davis

It doesn’t look easy for MLS in Nashville

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 7, 2020) US Soccer Players - Nothing about Nashville's entry into Major League Soccer has been straightforward. Though MLS earned the benefit of the doubt with its expansion choices after a string of wildly successful new clubs, the choice of the Tennessee capital for the league's 26th team always seemed oddly taken. The city didn't have a massively popular . . .

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The Chicago and Atlanta MLS expansion models

February 3, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The Chicago and Atlanta MLS expansion models

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Feb 3, 2020) US Soccer Players – A new Major League Soccer season starts in four weeks. With preseason in full swing, coaches are testing new tactics as teams buy and sell players. For Nashville SC and Inter Miami, it's their MLS debuts. Expansion teams have typically had a tough go at it in North American sports. In MLS, the gold standard remains the Chicago . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season, atlanta united, chicago fire, Inter Miami, mls expansion, nashville

Expansion isn’t the biggest story for MLS in 2020

January 7, 2020 by J Hutcherson

Expansion isn’t the biggest story for MLS in 2020

By J Hutcherson (Jan 7, 2020) US Soccer Players - We've reached the point in the preseason where all 26 MLS clubs have coaches. Welcome aboard Ronny Deila, a surprising choice to take over from Dom Torrent at NYCFC. Orlando City also left it late before officially announcing former Monterrey coach Diego Alonso. Then there was Chicago naming Raphael Wicky just after Christmas, the latest step away . . .

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Inter Miami and Nashville SC focus on MLS experience

December 4, 2019 by Jason Davis

Inter Miami and Nashville SC focus on MLS experience

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 4, 2019) US Soccer Players - Expansion teams aren't all flashing lights and logo reveals. They're also, from the moment they gain entry to Major League Soccer, teams under construction. The materials used to build an expansion team vary from city to city. Resource levels differ. Ambition can take various forms. Sometimes MLS expansion franchises go for . . .

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Nashville’s DP move

August 28, 2019 by Jason Davis

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 28, 2019) US Soccer Players - FC Cincinnati is currently suffering through a painful MLS expansion season. They're dead last in the combined league table with a -37 goal differential. FCC has already changed course in year one, firing coach Alan Koch 11 games into the season. The club also hired a new general manager midseason to replace club president Jeff . . .

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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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MLS and the expansion message

December 22, 2017 by Charles Boehm

MLS and the expansion message

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 22, 2017) US Soccer Players - Three years ago Major League Soccer changed their logo. The progressive “brand identity” was built in particular around three stars arrayed in the upper left corner. The league let us know that the stars “represent the pillars of our brand: For Club, For Country, For Community.” It was an admirable concept that tried to . . .

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Nashville, NYCFC, and the MLS expansion model

December 22, 2017 by Jason Davis

Nashville, NYCFC, and the MLS expansion model

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON DC (Dec 22, 2017) US Soccer Players - Major League Soccer descended upon Nashville on Wednesday where they announced the 24th franchise. The mayor of Nashville, Megan Barry, the governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam, and the lead investor in Nashville’s MLS bid, John Ingram, joined MLS commissioner Don Garber in celebrating the news that first division professional soccer . . .

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The rest of the 2022-23 season for USMNT players in Germany’s leagues

The rest of the 2022-23 season for USMNT players in Germany’s leagues

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis looks at the situations for clubs with USMNT players in Germany’s Bundesliga, 2.Bundesliga, 3.Liga, and Regionalliga West.

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.

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