Lebogang Phiri has become the latest South African to play in France’s Ligue 1 after signing for EA Guingamp on Tuesday.
The midfielder has penned a four-year contract after leaving Danish side Brondby, where he failed to agree terms on a new deal.
Phiri, who is in the South African squad to play Nigeria in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo on June 10, joins Keagan Dolly (Montpellier HSC), Kermit Erasmus (whose Stade Rennes are in the same Brittany region as Guingamp) and Lebo Mothiba (Lille…
Andrew Hjulsager has scored seven goals in the Danish Superliga this season .
Danish attacking midfielder Andrew Hjulsager has completed his transfer to Celta Vigo from Brondby after undergoing a medical on Tuesday afternoon.
The Liga club announ…
Marcos Urena scored for Costa Rica at the 2014 World Cup.
The San Jose Earthquakes signed Costa Rica striker Marcos Urena on Friday, boosting a team that scored a league-worst 32 goals last season.
Urena signed a multiyear contract on Friday using targeted allocation money after moving from Danish club Brondby, and will partner with Chris Wondolowski up front for the Quakes.
“We don’t just look at a player’s merits or international appearances,” Earthquakes general manager Jesse Fioranelli said. “We focus more on the player’s skill-set to understand…
Darwin Quintero’s potential move to the San Jose Earthquakes will not proceed, sources say.
The San Jose Earthquakes have ceased their pursuit of Club America forward Darwin Quintero, multiple league sources told ESPN FC.
However, the Quakes are making progress on acquiring midfielder Jahmir Hyka, forward Danny Hoesen, and forward Marco Urena, sources said.
San Jose had made Quintero’s signing a priority this offseason but ultimately decided to walk away from a proposed deal that would have required a $5 million transfer fee and an annual salary of $2.5 million.
Quintero, 29, has no goals…