Deadline Day has passed and the transfer mill has gone quiet for another couple of months, but it didn’t fall silent without another big move on the American youth front. Sporting KC announced they had agreed on a loan deal that sent US U-20 international Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto for a year. The 18-year-old…
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On the tail of the news that Matt Miazga is likely heading to Chelsea, now is as good a time as any to point out some of the other major transfer moves involving Americans. Both Jordan Morris and Christian Pulisic, two players of the future for US Soccer, made waves during the January break in…
Europe / MLS / Transfer News
Possibly the biggest transfer news in American soccer history was made this week when it was reported that Chelsea is likely set to sign 20-year-old New York Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga. Miazga had a phenomenal calendar year in 2015, adding minutes with the US U-20 and U-23 teams as well as juggling his regular…
Toronto FC had a field day on Saturday when the hosted Orlando City. Quite the poor host they played as they sent Orlando packing after a 5-0 win at BMO Field. 20-year-old Marco Delgado scored the game’s opener in the 46th minute for his third tally of the season and Jozy Altidore picked up two…
It’s official. Gedion Zelalem will join storied Scottish club Rangers on loan until January. After nearly a week of talk and speculation and a couple trips back and forth to Glasgow, Arsenal and Rangers both made the announcement today. The 18-year-old midfielder was in training today with his new team and the Rangers website even…
As the European transfer window comes down to the last couple weeks, the fates of two key American youths remain in limbo, while another sealed his move to the US’ favorite English club. Alongside their similarity in donning the Stars and Stripes, all three share another commonality: Fulham. The West London club that plays their…
Aron Johannsson looks set to complete a transfer to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen after AZ accepted the German club’s $5.5 million bid. Johannsson will not be making the trip to Turkey for AZ’s Europa League second leg match on Thursday as he is currently in Germany undergoing a physical. The 24-year-old striker and Werder Bremen…
Ethan Horvath and the defending Norwegian champions Molde got a massive away leg result in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The 20-year-old goalkeeper earned the start and played the full 90 minutes as his club earned a 1-1 draw at 17-time Croatian champion Dinamo Zagreb. Horvath made only one save in…
Kellyn Acosta capped off a nice birthday weekend by helping FC Dallas to a 4-1 win over Portland on Saturday night. The now 20-year-old Acosta delivered his first assist of the season in the 12th minute as he worked a lovely one-two combination that put Michael Barrios in on goal and put Dallas up 1-0…
The 2. Bundesliga season opened in Germany this weekend and Andrew Wooten’s Sandhausen side opened with a 3-1 victory. The 25-year-old Wooten tallied the eventual game-winner on a left-footed rocket to the upper corner in the 41st minute as he opened his 2015/16 scoring account. The goal marked his 20th career 2. Bundesliga goal and…
Soccer is back in Mexico. Liga MX and Ascenso MX both got underway this weekend and plenty of Americans were involved. We will start with Tijuana, naturally, as they are the home to eight Yanks who have played a role in the US national team setup in some way, shape, or form from the senior…
Well a 16-year-old played the hero for the New York Red Bulls in their International Champions Cup friendly win over Chelsea. Tyler Adams headed home a 70th minute goal just before being subbed off to help propel the Red Bulls to a 4-2 victory. Adams’ goal put New York up 2-1 after they found an…
Another young American may earn Europa League experience this season after US U-20 forward Maki Tall completed a transfer to FC Sion in Switzerland’s top division. The 19-year-old had been with Lille, one of the best teams in France, but signed a three-year deal to move to the defending Swiss Cup champions. Sion is a…
Steven Gerrard scored his first goal in an LA Galaxy jersey, but Sebastian Lletget was all the talk in a 5-2 thrashing of San Jose on Friday night. The 22-year-old was all over the pitch and was awarded Man of the Match honors by many, which is rather impressive on a night when Robbie Keane…
Marco Delgado notched his first goal for Toronto over the weekend as part of an eight-goal slugfest that saw two missed penalty kicks. Delgado’s 82nd minute tally helped the Reds earn a 4-4 draw with New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. It was a matchup of foreign superstar forwards in the Big Apple and…
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