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Orlando, NYCFC to show fans how far they’ve come despite differing fortunes

Don Garber joins SportsCenter to preview what may be one of the most anticipated MLS season’s in recent memory.

Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez assess whether a first playoff berth is in the cards for new-look Orlando City.

Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez go in-depth about the strengths and weaknesses of NYCFC entering the 2017 season.

New NYCFC DP Maxi Moralez shares his thoughts on having Pirlo and Villa as teammates and his plans to bolster NYCFC’s attack.

Herculez Gomez evaluates the MLS rankings ahead of the new season, deciding who was properly rated and who was snubbed.
As inaugural games go, it was no classic.
Early season MLS matches can be painfully choppy at times, especially games between expansion teams and especially to eyes that have spent recent weeks watching the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.
But quality of play was secondary when New York City FC and Orlando City SC met on March 8, 2015 in the first official match for both clubs. And when Kaka’s free-kick goal at the death stole a point for Orlando, it sent 62,510 purple-clad fans home…

Embrace of young DPs has MLS shedding ‘retirement league’ image

Rumours continue to swirl around Wayne Rooney, but does Paul Mariner feel he’s a good fit for MLS?

When future generations of fans look back at the history of MLS, 2017 might well be viewed as the year the league finally shed its image as a retirement destination for good.

Fact is, the domestic league had already been trending younger in terms of luring high-priced designated players when a bunch of teams went back to the well two years ago, signing a fresh batch of past-their-prime household names before and during the 2015 campaign.

Thirty-somethings Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo and David…

MLS making strides toward becoming destination league, but has a way to go

Herculez Gomez evaluates the MLS rankings ahead of the new season, deciding who was properly rated and who was snubbed.

As Major League Soccer prepares for the start of its 22nd season on Friday, there is much for the league to celebrate. After…

Liverpool, USMNT prospect Brooks Lennon shines for U20s

Herculez Gomez joins Mark Donaldson to break down the latest from around the world for Yanks Abroad.
The stakes were high as Brooks Lennon stepped up to the penalty spot in first half of Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over Haiti in the CONCACAF U-20 championship. The Americans were down a goal and — having dropped their tourney opener three days earlier to 10-man Panama — were another upset loss away from missing out on the FIFA U-20 World Cup for just the second time since 1995.
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MLS and Real Madrid near deal to play in 2017 All-Star Game – sources

Max Bretos and Herculez Gomez discuss MLS offseason moves, recap Liga MX action and chat with Orlando’s Jonathan Spector.

MLSsoccer.com’s Susannah Collins and Calen Carr preview the 2017 MLS season and make their MLS Cup predictions.

Herculez Gomez previews the upcoming CCL quarterfinals, and the steps MLS sides must take to challenge for the title. Major League Soccer is lining up mighty Real Madrid as its opponent for this summer’s All-Star Game in Chicago, multiple sources have told ESPN FC.
The deal was not yet final as of last weekend, but an agreement is expected that would have the defending UEFA Champions League winner play a team of top MLS players on Aug. 2 at Soldier Field, the sources said.
Real Madrid would become the first Spanish club to participate in the event.
Sports Illustrated reported last month that Barcelona — Real’s…

Next wave of U.S. stars will pay their dues in Under-20 World Cup qualifying

Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar sift through the latest action in Yanks Abroad.

Former U.S. player Herculez Gomez reacts to Bruce Arena’s comments regarding selecting players both domestic and abroad.

Herculez Gomez breaks down the United States’ best starting XI ahead of their World Cup Qualifier vs. Honduras.
The United States under-20 men’s national team kicks off qualifying for this spring’s FIFA U20 World Cup at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship on Saturday, and while the Americans hope to make the main event in South Korea without too much trouble, there are plenty of reasons why domestic fans should care.
For one, the U.S. has never won a CONCACAF Championship.
Only three countries — including Brazil and Spain — have more U-20 World Cup appearances than the Americans’ 14. Yet rather amazingly, the…

Jonathan Klinsmann wins starting goalkeeper job for U.S. under-20 squad

Cal goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann will start for the U.S. at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Jonathan Klinsmann, the son of former U.S. men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, will start in goal for the American under-20 squad at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, coach Tab Ramos confirmed on Thursday.
The U.S. opens the regional tournament — which doubles as qualifying for the under-20 World Cup in South Korea this spring — on Friday against Panama.
And Klinsmann, who is in his sophomore season at the University of California, has beaten out Georgetown’s JT Marcinkowski for the starting…

After a breakthrough in 2016, Toronto FC looks to build perennial success

Jozy Altidore reflects on the agony of losing the MLS Cup Final and how Toronto FC must use it as motivation.

There’s no crueler way to lose a final than on penalty kicks, at home, to a team you didn’t allow a shot on goal over 120 minutes. The two months that have passed since Toronto FC watched the Seattle Sounders steal MLS Cup at frigid BMO Field in December haven’t changed that fact for TFC coach Greg Vanney.

Yet Vanney has a simple reminder for his players as the Reds enter the final stages of preparations for a 2017 season in which they’ll be among the title favorites: last year is long gone….

Timothy Tillman being wooed by U.S. U20 boss Tab Ramos

Herculez Gomez breaks down the United States’ best starting XI ahead of their World Cup Qualifier vs. Honduras.
United States Under-20 coach Tab Ramos is hoping to convince highly regarded Bayern Munich prospect Timothy Tillman to represent the U.S. at international level.
The 18-year-old winger was born in Germany but qualifies for dual citizenship through his American father. He’s played for Germany at the youth level, turning down an invite from Ramos and the U.S. last year after initially accepting the offer.
“We even had his tickets and everything,” Ramos told Goal.com. “He was all set and ready to go,…

Jordan Morris, Walker Zimmerman impress as Arena’s U.S. fringe side win

Goal scorer Jordan Morris weighs in on the importance of the USMNT’s win over Jamaica before the next World Cup qualifiers.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. national team’s extended year-opening training camp is over following Friday’s 1-0 friendly win against Jamaica. Now the attention shifts to next month’s two pivotal World Cup qualifying games that will go a long way toward determining if the Americans can snare an invite the global party in Russia next year.
The planning for those matches will begin immediately. And while only half of the players who took the to the artificial turf field against the Reggae Boyz…

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