Author: بواسطه فريق التحرير

Read all of our 2023 offseason guides for each MLS team as they are eliminated from the postseason here.Another year came and went for D.C. United, filled with more chaos and ends with another new plan for the future.Wayne Rooney’s 18-month stay as head coach of the club came to an end; he’s the fourth head coach since 2020. D.C. still doesn’t have a GM after parting ways with Lucy Rushton after the 2022 season. D.C. hasn’t made the playoffs since 2019 and hasn’t advanced in the playoffs since 2015The short version: D.C. United is in flux once again. There’s…

ASN’s Brian Sciaretta offers up his big picture thoughts on the midweek MLS games BY Brian Sciaretta Posted September 21, 2023 4:05 PM SHARE THIS STORY WEDNESDAY SAW A full slate of MLS games and teams are now entering the final month of play before the playoffs start. But this weekend helped setup the story over which are the real races, which teams mean business, and which teams are looking for next year. My first takeaway is on Miami’s playoff push – but it’s from the other direction. It’s not about Miami’s improvement that is giving them a chance (and…

Despite the rumors that have emerged since last night, when Leo Messi (and his Inter Miami) were eliminated from any chance of reaching the MLS playoffs, Lionel Messi is not thinking about going out on loan to any club right now or enjoying any vacations.Rumours had suggested that Messi could go on loan to Barcelona or another club for the months that Inter Miami will have no fixtures, i.e. from now until the start of the 2024 MLS season. The league schedule has not yet been published, but it is likely to start in late February or early March 2024,…

D.C. United has interviewed Nashville SC assistant general manager Ally Mackay and Columbus Crew SC assistant GM Issa Tall for their GM opening, sources briefed on the process told The Athletic.Both are understood to be finalists for the job, sources say. Both clubs granted D.C. United permission to speak with their respective candidates. On Tuesday, a person briefed on the situation said the club would likely finalize their new GM hire by the end of the MLS season. United are currently in the process of performing due diligence and background research on all potential candidates.D.C. parted ways with current Bay…

ASN’s Brian Sciaretta is here for your ultimate weekend preview for American soccer – covering the globe from Europe to MLS.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted September 22, 2023 6:05 PM SHARE THIS STORY THE WEEKEND in American soccer will see a huge number of games across the globe, domestically and abroad. Overall, it’s been a positive start to the European season with several players in better positions than before. Domestically, the MLS season enters into the final stretch and the playoff races are on. Here is a look ahead to Saturday and Sunday.   England   Crystal Palace hosts Fulham…

It has been Lionel Messi himself who, through his social networks, has released a preview of the animated series he is preparing with Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television – Kids. ‘Messi and the Giants’ will portray the world champion at the age of 12, as he faces obstacles in a video game in his quest to return home. Aimed at kids and early-age teens, it will feature original music from Sony Music Entertainment artists and will focus on values such as perseverance, resilience and teamwork.You can now watch Messi in MLS with AppleAt 36, and in the final…

Facundo Farías had never left his native Argentina before signing for Inter Miami. He likes the United States. It’s laid back, he said, and he’s enjoying life in Fort Lauderdale, where he lives with his wife Angi and their son Valentino, who was born in June. The couple are sometimes exhausted, Farías said, given that they are living here without family. But change can be good.“She was studying her major but we had to move here,” Farías said of his wife. “She wanted to kill me! But I told her, ‘We’re going to play with Messi!’”It’s a long way from…

As he does every Monday, ASN’s Brian Sciaretta writes the book for Americans abroad – through good times and bad times. But this past weekend was definitely one of the good times with plenty of goals and solid performances among the U.S. national team’s key players.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted October 09, 2023 6:05 AM SHARE THIS STORY THE WEEKEND for Americans abroad was about the top U.S. national team players. It seemed like last season with Americans in Europe, the key internationals were struggling at their clubs and the positive stories were those who had yet to find much…

Former England, Manchester United and MLS star David Beckham was one of the best free kick takers of his generation.That is, until Lionel Messi came around. The two set piece maestros now share a club at Inter Miami, where Beckham is team president and Messi is team captain. With Anthony Joshua making an appearance at the Fort Lauderdale training ground, Beckham took the opportunity to show that he is still up there with the best.Anthony Joshua visits Inter Miami to take free kicks with his idol BeckhamThe fantastic video footage of Beckham rolling back the years comes courtesy of British…

In the first episode of Netflix’s new documentary series Beckham, there is a clip of a young David discussing his new-found fame as a Manchester United player and how one of his friends recently told him that, despite having everything he ever wanted, he has not changed a bit.To this day, Beckham agrees with that friend said. “It definitely didn’t change me,” he tells director Fisher Stevens after seeing that footage.Then comes a jump cut. The music drops out. All of a sudden we are sat across from Sir Alex Ferguson, who delivers a deadpan retort. “Well, he changed,” Ferguson…