Oregon State forward Danny Mwanga has signed a contract with Philadelphia Union, securing his place as the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s MLS draft, ESPN reported today. The Union have yet to confirm the signing, and Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz refused to divulge the team’s planned draft pick to the […]
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Mwanga skips combine, Union deal next?
Oregon State forward Danny Mwanga skipped Major League Soccer’s scouting combine this weekend amid reports that Philadelphia Union would pick him first in Thursday’s draft. Mwanga, an 18-year-old sophomore originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was set to head to play in France but apparently changed his mind after […]
Fire, Red Bulls hire coaches (and other news)
The Red Bulls hire Hans Backe to coach their team next year. The Swede won four titles in the Danish league. The Chicago Fire set to hire a coach of their own: former El Salvador national team coach Carlos de los Cobos, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. FC Dallas signs […]
USL, NASL strike deal
The U.S. Soccer Federation has brokered a deal for a single Division 2 soccer league to operate this year. USSF officials announced the deal Thursday as a one-year compromise between the United Soccer Leagues and the breakaway teams that moved to form their own league, the North American Soccer League. […]
Daily news roundup
Freddy Adu says he could move to Aris Thessalonica in Greece or Hull City in England. Aris is the club that acquired Fulham’s Eddie Johnson from last week via loan. Hull is the club that rarely wins in the EPL. U.S. international Stuart Holden is going on trial at Burnley […]
Mwanga, Opara or Bunbury for Union?
Mock drafts are a mockery, so you won’t get one from me. But you will get an exploration the top prospects available to Philadelphia Union when they make their first amateur draft pick on Jan. 14 at the Major League Soccer SuperDraft here in Philadelphia. The Union own the first […]