After the Re-Entry Draft, Peter Nowak explains the Union are looking at the big picture and planning for the long term; Nowak questions Galaxy’s acquisition of Juan Pablo Angel, club’s roster structuring; reactions to the draft from around the league; Seitz shows his class; Cascadia Derby Triangle away ticket solution; Blazer Q&A and more morning news.
The Daily News reports that it “appears” Mondragon will join the Union; Nakazawa says “fans in Philly are awesome;” Akron wins NCAA College Cup;how the MLS academy system is influencing the SUperDraft pool; USMNT to play Egypt; Holden’s wonder strike; soccer-related violence in Russia and more news.
Discussions but no deal with Mondragon; Salinas told by Nowak he was protected; Portland’s new boring kit; MLS better than England’s Championship; FIFA folly; your weekend soccer listings and more news.
Portland’s marketing continues to buzz ahead of today’s opening of the Re-Entry Draft. Two Reading United players nominated for college soccer’s Hermann Trophy and more news.
Zach Pfeffer is back from a successful spell in Germany; Salinas already impressing in Vancouver; More transfer rumors; more World Cup fallout; questions as to whether CONCACAF voted for US bid; Barcelona’s adventures in modern transport after farcical league decision to play scheduled match despite air traffic controllers strike, more news.
A roundup of reaction to Qatar’s winning 2022 World Cup bid, more Qatar fun facts, Okugo and McInerney in Generation Adidas win over Real Madrid reserves and your weekend soccer listings
It’s the final countdown ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of who will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and we roundup the news related to the US bid to host in 2022. Plus: McInerney, Mwanga and Okugo train in Spain; More big-name transfer to MLS rumors; The USWNT drawn in Group of Death for 2011 Women’s World Cup; Some American’s Abroad news and much, much more.
One of the league’s youngest players showed quickly this year that if you get him the ball in scoring position, he will finish it. Check out PSP’s season review on Jack McInerney.
We feature portraits of some of your favorite Union players as taken by PSP photographers Daniel Gajdamowicz, Paul Rudderow and Nicolae Stoian.
Who should the Union protect? Who will they lose? And what the hell are the real rules to this thing? (Some of what you’ve read elsewhere is wrong.) PSP breaks it down with an entirely too detailed preview.
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