Nice article. The mention of that "$700,000 transaction" reminds me - The deal for Lee (there, I named him) had some conditions. I dug this up from ESPN: I'm unable to find more specifics about these conditions.
IIRC, the Revs got additional xAM if LAFC gave Lee a pay raise, or moved him to another club, neither of which has happened so far.
Right. One conditional was if he got a new contract, the other was if he was traded/sold. The Revs wanted to make sure that, 1) LN setting a precedent for getting out of an existing contract, and 2) that LAFC wasn't doing the deal to flip LN to one of their rivals.
Another week, another MLS coach gets his pink slip: Vancouver Whitecaps part ways with Carl Robinson September 25, 2018, 12:42PM EDT Tom Bogert
Smart move by DCU to look to the Concacaf League as a scouting ground for central americsn talent. I actually watched him play both legs of the tauro's concacaf league loss to motagus, and he looked confident in the midfield. The top teams in CR, Honduras, and Panama arent as financially powerful as mls teams, but play well in the ccl, and i bet DC get a deal on a young central american midfielder.
You won't need 3 guesses to figure out how many Revs are on the list... 22 Under 22 - 2018 Rankings October 3, 2018, 12:55PM EDT MLSsoccer staff
NEWS: Earthquakes Hire Matias Almeyda as Head Coach October 8, 2018, 7:40AM PDT Earthquakes Communications SJEarthquakes.com
Its a good hire. Successful head coach in both argentina and in mexico. I wonder if they promised him free reign similar to what tata has in atlanta. I guess we'll see when the transfer fees start to come in
Have the Crew been saved? https://socceresq.com/2018/10/12/savedthecrew-deal-to-keep-team-in-columbus-largely-done/ I hope what the article says it true. If so, that would mean: The Crew would remain in Columbus, just as they are, a continuation of the status quo, but with a new owner. They'd likely play in Mapfre for a few more years until a new stadium gets built. They may be technically an "expansion" team, but that's not what they are, in any sense of the word. And Precourt gets to ******** off to Austin, where the reception is lukewarm at best. It may take him a few years to get a stadium built, if ever. My guess is that he dicks around for a year or so, and ends up selling the team to someone who actually has roots and connections in Austin and can get the deal done where Precourt couldn't. Or, there is some clause where he can sell the Austin "rights" to another city, and some lucky would-be expansion city gets an "existing" team that never played a game....
Phenomenal news if true! Edited to add: http://614now.com/2018/news/savedthecrew-major-announcement-expected Looks like it is true. Precourt says he's out. Good riddance, and great news for Columbus! They didn't deserve Precourt, however much the Crew sucks!
Remember when Burns needed a month after the 2014 season to take a vacation and not do his job. How f'in far behind are we in this league at this point? 1053314028267884550 is not a valid tweet id
We are the Huddersfield of MLS....except we can't get relegated and so will just have to be the punching bag year after year after year.
Montreal is on the outside looking in. They need to win in Foxboro Sunday AND get help from Minnesota (1-13-2 on the road) to get back above the red line. Orlando travels to Harrison with their last chance to get a road draw this year (2-14-0).
Good to know there are some MLS teams that don't get "caught off guard".... Report: Atlanta lining up Guillermo Barros Schelotto if Tata Martino leaves October 23, 2018, 10:20AM EDT Tom Bogert
Anyone else thinking Karate Kid crane kick when they saw this?: FT: @realsaltlake stuns @LAFC to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals: https://t.co/Q4eaXFOEqR // @Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/8Xlctsg2tK— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 2, 2018 https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/m...l-club-vs-real-salt-lake/details/video/178157
FCD to start up their own USL club. Told that FC Dallas will be announcing their USL League One team later today. Important step for the club, who badly needed a bridge from the academy to the first-team.— Sam Stejskal (@samstejskal) November 2, 2018
Yes: Hartford Joins USL For 2019 Season at Dillon Stadium By USLSoccer.com Staff, 07/11/18, 5:33PM EDT
USL League One (aka D3). This makes the 4th MLS affiliate in D3 next year (ORL, MIN and TOR the others).
Its lower cost and gives actual game time to players. Unlikely to see the returns of teams that have top USL sides, but most of the reserve teams were basement dwellers anyway. Playing at thd correct competition level will only improve the players they already have