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LAFC sign Uruguay’s Rodriguez, deal Ramirez

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Los Angeles FC have signed Uruguayan youngster Brian Rodriguez as a Young Designated Player, the club announced on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old joins LAFC after rising through the ranks of Uruguay club Penarol.
“Brian is an exciting and dynamic player who is one of the top talents in South America,” LAFC executive vice president and general manager John Thorrington said. “Acquiring a player of Brian’s quality in this window is another powerful statement from LAFC about our commitment to winning and…

MLS trade deadline: Assessing Ramirez to LAFC, Acosta to Colorado

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Check out all the goals from a wild Week 23 in MLS, including Seattle’s comeback, a six-goal thriller in Orlando and much more.

The MLS trade deadline has come and gone and with it, a number of moves that attracted attention throughout the league including a pair of homecomings for fan favorites in Kansas City and Columbus.

Let’s have a look at the notable moves made in the league in the days and weeks leading up to Wednesday’s trade deadline.

Christian Ramirez to Los Angeles FC

On the surface, this looked like an unnecessary move made by the MLS rookies, who were thought to be in the mix for a defensive midfielder…

Minnesota United trades Christian Ramirez to LAFC for up to $1m in allocation money

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United has traded Christian Ramirez to LAFC in exchange for as much as $1 million in allocation money, the clubs confirmed on Monday night.
The expansion Major League Soccer club sent a package of $250,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2018, $250,000 in GAM in 2019, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) in 2018, $200,000 in TAM in 2019 and up to $200,000 in future allocation money based on performance to the Twin Cities side.
“Christian has shown a consistent…

U.S. squad’s new guys: What you need to know about Ramirez, Glad, Canouse

Get acquainted with five players you should keep an eye on at the U.S.’s January training camp after their standout seasons in MLS.

Acting U.S. head coach Dave Sarachan goes into detail about his decision to name another young roster for January camp.

Jordan Morris discusses what it’s like taking on the role of leader and mentor for the U.S. national team in January camp.

The United States men’s national team kicks off its 2018 campaign with a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday (9:30 p.m. ET). Interim head coach Dave Sarachan brought a young, inexperienced group into January camp, including 10 players who are getting their first senior team call.

To help you get to know this new crew, we gathered notes about who they are and talked to a few experts about where they might fit into the American player pool.

Danny Acosta, DF, Real Salt Lake

Acosta has repped the U.S. at the U-20 level but is making his debut at the senior stage.

Age:…

Romain Alessandrini, Tim Melia among biggest MLS All-Star snubs

Herculez Gomez reacts to the MLS fan XI ahead of the All-Star Game against Real Madrid and points out a few snubs.
The MLS All-Star roster is now complete with the announcement of the 13 other players who will be joining the MLS All-Star Fan XI…

Ramirez headlines five MLS standouts who deserved a Gold Cup look

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop discuss the mix of youth and experience in Bruce Arena’s Gold Cup roster.

Bruce Arena feels the current United States roster has a perfect mix of youth and experienced veterans.

On Sunday, United States national team head coach Bruce Arena released a MLS-heavy roster of 23 players for the 2017 Gold Cup group stage.

While there are no shockers — absent national-team stalwarts like Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey would likely be called in for the knockout rounds — there are some MLS players who might feel aggrieved at being left out.

Christian Ramirez, FW, Minnesota United

Out of all the snubs, Ramirez’s case may be the strongest. His name started cropping up in…

Dwyer, Roldan among uncapped MLS stars at whom USMNT’s Arena should look

Taylor Twellman suggests Bruce Arena’s squad for the next World Cup qualifiers could be the strongest U.S. squad in years.
On Sunday, United States national team head coach Bruce Arena made his long-awaited roster announcement for the World Cup qualifiers versus Trinidad and Tobago (June 8) and Mexico (June 11). Each of the 15 MLS players on the roster has at least one cap to their name, which got us thinking… Who are the domestically-based players worthy of a first cap?
Excluding those with the U.S. at the Under-20 World Cup, plus currently ineligible Columbus Crew striker Kekuta Manneh, here are five names that…

U.S. Hot List: DeAndre Yedlin returns, Fabian Johnson still a ways away

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One U.S. starter is rounding into form. Another just returned from a long layoff, and several youngsters are pushing for inclusion either on Bruce Arena’s roster for June’s World Cup qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago and at Mexico, the CONCACAF Gold Cup in July, or both. 
The priority, of course, is the former.
“We have to get results in these two games,” Arena said last week on a conference call with reporters.
“We’re going to stick to the group of players we had in the last camp and…

Schweinsteiger scores on MLS debut; Ramirez inspires Minnesota to first win

From Bastian Schweinsteiger’s debut header to Diego Valeri’s volley, relive all the goals from the fifth round in MLS.
Week five of the 2017 Major League Soccer season saw Minnesota United bag its first victory 4-2 against Real Salt Lake, while alarm bells are starting to ring for the LA Galaxy following a 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Heroes
It took longer than coach Adrian Heath would have liked, but Minnesota United finally has an MLS win to its name. That the side managed to get the job done at home is a bonus, giving the faithful a chance to celebrate after a dispiriting start to the schedule against…

Can past NASL stars Ramirez, Ibarra repeat feats with Minnesota in MLS?

Midfielder Miguel Ibarra discusses the details of his return to Minnesota United and his experience playing for Leon.

Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez react to reports American international Josh Gatt could be joining Minnesota United.

It’s just like old times in Minnesota.

Miguel Ibarra and Christian Ramirez are back for Minnesota United. Ibarra spent just over three years in the Loons’ midfield from April 2012 through June 2015 before being sold to Liga MX side Club Leon, while Ramirez was a regular fixture at striker during the club’s last three seasons in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2014 to 2016, scoring a total of 51 goals.

In their lone full season together in 2014, the two sparkled. Ramirez tallied 20…

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