Take a journey with Atlanta United midfielder Yamil Asad to how he became a professional in MLS. Yamil Asad is heading for a return to Major League Soccer with D.C. United, sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN FC.
D.C. United has agreements with Argentina club Velez Sarsfield to acquire Asad on an initial loan with an option to buy, as well as with Atlanta United, where Asad played last season on loan.
D.C. will send at least $500,000 in allocation money to Atlanta for Asad’s MLS rights, sources said. D.C. will also pay $300,000 in loan fees to Velez for Asad, with an option to make…
Despite MLS finally awarding a franchise to Miami, ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno says details are still lacking about David Beckham’s club.
As David Beckham made the media rounds following Monday’s announcement that Miami had finally been awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, he did his best acrobatics to avoid naming players he might target.
Despite those attempts to avoid hype and rumors, however, Beckham did admit he had a list of targets for the 2020 season. He also let slip that plenty of “top players” had already given him a call to let him know they are “in” for a move to Miami. Beckham might target some younger…
Despite MLS finally awarding a franchise to Miami, ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno says details are still lacking about David Beckham’s club.
As David Beckham made the media rounds following Monday’s announcement that Miami had finally been awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, he did his best acrobatics to avoid naming players he might target.
Despite those attempts to avoid hype and rumors, however, Beckham did admit he had a list of targets for the 2020 season. He also let slip that plenty of “top players” had already given him a call to let him know they are “in” for a move to Miami. Beckham might target some younger…
Taylor Twellman has the latest on David Beckham’s MLS club in Miami, Cyle Larin’s Orlando City contract dispute, Jack Harrison’s links with Stoke City and more.
The Cyle Larin saga ended with a pithy press release announcing an official transfer from Orlando City to Besiktas, but Major League Soccer may have solved one problem while starting another.
The drama this offseason commenced with the picture of Larin, still under contract in MLS, wearing a Besiktas jersey on the Turkish team’s official Twitter page. In reality, this transfer saga started shortly after Larin’s rookie season and culminated on Tuesday with an undisclosed transfer fee, an MLS league…
David Beckham takes time for ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes to announce his plans for a MLS franchise in Miami.
With MLS set to formally announce David Beckham’s team in Miami, former MLS coaches Steve Nicol and Paul Mariner assess how he can succeed as an owner. MIAMI — There are no plans to add parking around the potential stadium site for Miami’s MLS expansion team, Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Gimenez said on Monday.
A lack of parking raised concerns when stadium plans were unveiled in May, and in a news conference following the official announcement of Miami as an MLS city, Gimenez said fans will be able to rely on public transportation options and parking already near the site in the Overtown neighborhood — if that site is finalized.
“At that particular…
MIAMI — Before the confetti fell on David Beckham and his partners and before the throng of Miami fans cheered an announcement that was four years in the making, evidence of the glitz of a Major League Soccer franchise in South Florida rolled o…
Taylor Twellman has the latest on David Beckham’s MLS club in Miami, Cyle Larin’s Orlando City contract dispute, Jack Harrison’s links with Stoke City and more.
New England Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen said he wants a fresh start away from the club where he has spent the last six years of his MLS career, saying he’s paid his dues with the team.
In his first public comments since requesting a trade, Nguyen expressed some frustration with his contract situation. He was the seventh-highest-paid player for the Revs last season and is set to make around the league maximum budget charge this season, and said he had hoped to find a quiet resolution when he…
David Accam is headed to the Philadelphia Union.
PHILADELPHIA — The Chicago Fire have traded David Accam to the Philadelphia Union in a major trade, the league confirmed at the MLS SuperDraft on Friday.
As first reported by ESPN FC, …
Orlando City striker Cyle Larin talks about what motivates him as a player, and playing with Kaka.
Orlando City striker Cyle Larin has yet to complete his move from to Besiktas, despite the Turkish club tweeting photos of the striker wearing the club’s jersey and undergoing a physical.
It appeared the young Canadian’s expected move overseas was imminent, but Orlando said in a statement that it “has not agreed to terms on a transfer of Larin and will take all necessary action against Besiktas in response to the announcement.
“Larin remains under contract with Orlando City through 2019 and is expected…