Eric Wynalda is a pretty familiar figure to anyone who has been paying attention to US soccer in any of its various forms for any part of the last 30 years or so. That’s not all necessarily to the good either. But he does seem to have touched all of the bases in the US […]
Eric Wynalda for USSF President: MAGA…in lederhosen - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
Forget the U.S. Men’s National Team World Cup elimination. Fight your city’s elimination from activities in the next World Cup by the United Bid Committee. The United Bid Committee already tossed cities like San Antonio, New Orleans, Cleveland and Birmingham, Alabama from hosting 2026 World Cup games. Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville Florida also got left […]
United Bid Committee Finished Cutting Cities From the Next World Cup - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
The NWSL Championship Game delivered a low-scoring 1-0 final score, plus a low-attendance shock. Only 8,124 fans showed up for the game. Five months ago I predicted a record high attendance for the NWSL championship, played October 14 in Orlando. The 8,124 who bought tickets, watching the Portland Thorns defeat the North Carolina Courage, resoundingly […]
Attendance Shocker at 2017 NWSL Championship - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
New Columbus Crew owner Precourt Sports Ventures LLC says buy them a new stadium or the team might just move to Austin, Texas. San Francisco-headquartered Precourt says the largest metropolitan area without a major sports team remains Austin. So they should get the Columbus Crew if the city won’t deliver a new soccer stadium. Anthony […]
Columbus Crew Owner Really Talking Move to Austin - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
First, FC Cincinnati fell in last weekend’s USL Quarterfinal. Then rumors shot like fireworks about their upcoming roster shakeup. FC Cincinnati management hinted about an upcoming roster shakeup not just prompted by their post-season loss but for shortcomings all season. Head Coach Alan Koch first started watching FC Cincinnati players as a talent scout and […]
USL’s FC Cincinnati Looks Ready for Roster Shakeup - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
The Real Salt Lake offseason has come earlier than hoped. The team had an amazing turnaround this summer, and will now look to build into next season. Following a disappointing start to the 2017 season, Real Salt Lake came just one point short of making the MLS Cup Playoffs. While the outcome is disappointing, the […]
RSL: Roster Analysis Heading Into The Offseason – Goalkeepers - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
The population of Peru players in MLS looks to double next season. An MLS contributor snagged a tweet that started the narrative. MLS has played lots of Peru players. But the population dwindled to three by last season. Yet, that number should double next season. The Peruvians now in MLS bring their A-game. Midfielder Yoshimar Yotún […]
Peru Player Population in MLS Set to Double Soon - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
Seattle Sounders star defender Roman Torres has made history for his home country, Panama, by scoring an 88th-minute goal sending Los Canaleros to their first ever World Cup This past month marked the end of the famous Concacaf World Cup qualifiers, also known as the Hex. This year the Hex once again showed us how […]
Roman Torres, Panamanian hero - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
No one in the Windy City wants to see Chicago Fire Head Coach Veljko Paunovic leave and move back to his home country of Serbia. Veljko Paunovic led the Chicago Fire to the 2017 MLS Eastern Conference Playoffs, though they were knocked out in the first round by the lower seed Columbus Crew in a […]
Chicago Fire: Serbia set to reclaim Veljko Paunovic - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
Soccer mania reached Hartford, Connecticut. Their sports group will renovate Dillon Stadium in historic Colt Park. They’ll field a USL team there in 2019. Hartford Sports Group with USL Executive Vice President Tom Veit presented their plan this week. They propose a public-private stadium partnership to their regional development committee. The group will handle the USL […]
Hartford group gets moving on USL stadium and team - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - A MLS League Soccer Site -- News, Blogs and More
In a matter of days, you’ll have two MLS expansion teams. I’m phoning in Cincinnati. That leaves the second team’s field: Nashville, Detroit, and Sacramento. I ranked Detroit first, Nashville second and Sacramento third until the California bunch doubled down on their effort. In the next week or so, I expect Sacramento to get the […]
Sacramento makes valiant MLS expansion rush this week - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
Nashville will play MLS soccer for sure. Supporters of Sacramento, Cincinnati and Detroit soccer should put the confetti back in the box for now, after a December 21 MLS expansion announcement. Commissioner Don Garber says their decision on the next MLS expansion team will come in 2018. And he’s not entirely certain when Nashville takes […]
Three MLS expansion contenders holding onto confetti for awhile - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
No holiday break this year for the USL expansion. Soon the league will explode into Oakland, California’s East Bay area with a new team. The United Soccer League gives a USL expansion go-ahead for Oakland East Bay’s pro soccer team to real estate developer Mark Hall and his Hall Equities group. This puts the USL […]
USL expansion reaches to Oakland’s East Bay soccer - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
CEO of SRFC, Kevin Nagle, confirmed two key investors withdrew from their final bid. FC Cincinnati now pulls ahead of Detroit and Sacramento’s bids. On December 20th, MLS awarded Nashville S.C the first of two expansion franchise spots. FC Cincinnati and Sacramento Republic FC are the consensus front-runners left with Detroit’s bid considered a long-shot. […]
Sacramento Republic FC Needs More Investors - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
The prolific and dynamic Kwadwo Poku is arguably one of the top players playing in the United States after two strong seasons with Miami FC. Poku. Anyone who knows how the name is associated with US Soccer is probably well aware of Ghana born midfielder Kwadwo Poku, currently playing with Miami FC in the NASL. […]
Kwadwo Poku: Stuck on the outside looking in - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
Once used as a fair and even way for college players to be spread to rosters, the MLS Draft is far from what it used to be. Draft, noun.Definition 9c. sports: a system whereby exclusive rights to selected new players are apportioned among professional teams; “He was chosen in the first round of the draft.” – (Merriam-Webster, 2018) The MLS […]
Opinion: It’s time to move on from the MLS SuperDraft - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
MLSsoccer.com’s Bobby Warshaw says that the LA Galaxy are title contenders for 2018 but Matt Nelson believes Warshaw is getting a bit ahead of himself. On January 24th, Bobby Warshaw of MLSsoccer.com wrote a piece explaining why the LA Galaxy are title contenders for the 2018 MLS season. He does a great in-depth analysis of the […]
Opinion: Why Warshaw is wrong and the Galaxy are not title contenders - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
Columbus Crew owner Precourt Sports Ventures LLC hasn’t gotten the new stadium. But they’re talking of a possible buyout and possibly staying put. Precourt Sports Ventures LLC hasn’t loaded the trucks to move their Columbus Crew team to Austin just yet. Now come reports that potential new owners might keep the team in Columbus. The […]
Columbus Crew: Finally some positive news for the #SaveTheCrew movement - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
The Houston Dash rounded out the roster signing a forward and defenders as preseason started. The team wants the playoffs this time. After finishing eighth in the league in 2017, the Houston Dash signed three more players as preseason began. They have a new head coach with plans to move from into playoff contention this […]
Houston Dash load their NWSL roster for the 2018 season - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
MLS has a knack for attracting superstars that may or may not be past their prime, but it’s not easy. Here are the 3 complicating factors In preparation for my upcoming series on potential superstar targets for MLS teams, I write about complicating factors that currently stop more global superstars, like David Beckham, from joining […]
MLS: 4 complicating factors to signing a superstar - MLS Multiplex - MLS Multiplex - Major League Soccer | MLS News, Rumors, Updates, and More
