Looking at total minutes (including Open Cup), Cavan has played more than Bender and Rafanello. Donovan passed him on Saturday, but he also hadn't been away from the team like Cavan had. Vassilev has a lot more minutes, but it's hard to argue against that at this point their careers. I would guess that Cavan's first team minutes will trend upwards over the course of the season as some of his MLSNP minutes become MLS minutes, but I still wouldn't expect a ton this season. The timing of the U17 World Cup falls at an unfortunate time right in the middle of the playoffs, so it will be interesting to see how that all plays out. By the end of the season, I would guess we are looking at something like 2,500 minutes split between MLSNP, MLS, and US U17s. That's a decent load across good levels of competition for a 15yo player.
Jack McGlynn opens up to @ryantolmich of http://GOAL.com about the trade that sent him to Houston: “Nobody from Philly even talked to me. They didn’t even have the decency to give me a reason. I was with my girlfriend, and my dad called me and told me I was moving—and that it wasn’t Europe. “He said, ‘You’re going to an MLS team,’ and they wouldn’t even tell us where until it was all done. They do everything right there all the way through. While I was there, it was great. But it just feels like I should have been treated with a bit more respect on my way out.” “The communication with me? The respect they showed me? It felt like there was none at all. It was just disrespectful the way they handled it. And I’m happy that it worked out because I’m playing well in Houston. But I really just wish I could have left on better terms.”
He's not Landon Donovan... also if Euro clubs want him they can pay for him, not like MLS teams are unwilling to sell players to Europe lol
I feel though that it makes it harder when an MLS team attaches a sizable sell-on to a trade within MLS. There’s less incentive to sell when you’d have to compensate another team a sizable amount for an outgoing transfer.
The McGlynn sale worked out for everyone. It's too bad Jack feels disrespected in the way he does. Those sell-on percentages are just the way of the world now. MLS to MLS club isn't going to be any different.......................... Does it make it harder? Maybe. When Houston sells him to a Euro club, then they'll have a sell on fee with that deal. And so it goes, and so it goes.....................
Yeah, I wish my last company had treated me with more respect and tipped me off that I was going to be let go as a way to cut costs. 13+ years of service, no warning... (it was honestly the best thing to ever happen for me though). Bringing it back to McGlynn.... had the Union informed him of a possible trade beforehand, and say that deal fell through... how does that help all parties? The player's head is in a different state, the team then has to handle a potentially unhappy player.... Sports is a business. How did this not work for McGlynn? He got a move to a team where he is the focal point and can showcase his abilities. He wasn't going to have that in Philly. The sell percentage allows Houston to pay a little less upfront to get a player they like. It allows Philly to protect their investment in the player (academy costs), while also still having an incentive to move him to a better situation. Sell on clauses are the norm in the rest of the world.
He might have wanted to stay in Philly, but, tough luck, Philly didn't want him. He would become a bench player there. It does work for him, but not for his ego.
Reminder Philly are currently first in the Supporters Shield standings so a bit tough to be too critical of any move they've made recently, from firing Jim Curtin to trading Jack McGlynn lol
He wanted to leave to Europe. There were offers present from Europe, and they took the Houston offer because it was better for them financially.
He may have felt blindsided, but he went to a team that is running much of the offense through him. It's a pretty good situation for him given a lot of teams might put him on the bench because of his defensive issues.
Sounds like he just wanted Tanner to call him, inform him of the move personally, thank him for his service, etc. Given Tanner's reputation...his relatively cold handling of the situation isn't surprising.
What were the offers from Europe? Keep in mind that teams are under NO obligation to accept low ball offers.
I watched the u15 GA Cup final- Union v Atl. The other day. Only the 2nd time I've seen this group of mostly 2010s. The Union dominated the match, winning 3-0. The three standout players for this match were: Abdoulaye Diop - skillful, creative, tall, midfielder- think Yaya Toure. The best moments came from his creative touches. Uses his body very well. We'll see how he holds up when the field catches up size-wise. Samuel Gallego - I've seen him a few times and he never seems to disappoint. Left footed, smaller, creative player. There are times you see a bit of Cavan in him, but not nearly as consistent. Needs to improve decision making but has the ability to change games. Scored a beaut on his right foot to go up 2-0. Logan Huffman - a player I'm sort of familiar with and this performance was completely unexpected. He was with the Union in his early years, was cut at u13, went to Delco for a couple seasons and is now back in the fold. MOTM performance for me from the LB position. Shutdown the Atl attack on that side, won almost every 1v1 battle, joined the attack when called upon, drew 2 yellow cards. Needs to work on the final ball a bit but the options were limited at times. I wasn't too impressed with the strikers in this group- non existent link up lay, poor runs and squandered quite a few chances.
doesn't the U-15 include 15 year olds? I remember at the Olympics it was a U-23 tournament, but 23 year olds were still eligible. same thing for the U-20 World cup
Essentially everything in club or international youth sports goes by year of birth, not relative age. High school/college is a little different and goes by grade year.
Before flipping the page to focus on Columbus and Dániel Gazdag, a big congratulations to Eddy Davis III on making his MLS debut last night.The young American has performed well in MLS NEXT Pro and is now earning his opportunities after staying patient.Once again,… pic.twitter.com/VAUSx2HVhn— José Roberto Nuñez (@JoserNunez91) June 26, 2025
The Philadelphia Union have transferred Homegrown forward Nelson Pierre to the Vancouver Whitecaps after the club exercised its purchase option from his loan to Whitecaps FC 2.The fee was $50,000 and a percentage of a future fee, per Vancouver’s press release—though the Union… pic.twitter.com/1yT7zWlca2— José Roberto Nuñez (@JoserNunez91) June 28, 2025
Thought all three did reasonably well, Vazquez probably better than the others. Philly's attack was non existent in the first half but they were the better team and created more chances in the 2nd. You have to wonder if the mentality changed from conceding that late first half goal or did the personnel make the difference. No debut for Neil Pierre was disappointing. Good to see Anderson getting the start over Donovan- though they each played 45..
Pierre not playing is and isn't surprising. On the one hand the Crew don't have any true strikers, so it looks on paper as safer opportunity. On the other hand missing Harriel, M'Baizo, Westfield, Q. Sullivan, Uhre and Baribo....... actually puts more pressure on the defense, as the Union don't have that pressure from the front of the line. Plus he's a 17 year old CB. I get it.