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Twelve groups submit MLS Expansion Applications, seeking four spots

Major League Soccer has announced that 12 ownership groups and markets have submitted official applications for the League’s next round of expansion. MLS will add four expansion teams in the coming years, growing to 28 clubs.

MLS Feb 01, 2017
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Four Seattle Sounders Academy players training with first team

As the Seattle Sounders prepare for the 2017 MLS season, there is a distinct local influence in preseason camp. In addition to Homegrown players Aaron Kovar, Victor Mansaray, Seyi Adekoya and Henry Wingo - as well as new S2 signing Lorenzo Ramos - four standouts from the Academy joined up with the reigning MLS Cup champions.

MLS Jan 30, 2017
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North Carolina Courage announces Paul Riley as first head coach

The North Carolina Courage have named Paul Riley as the team's head coach ahead of the 2017 NWSL Season.

Global Jan 30, 2017
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Soccer fam: 2017 shaping up as a special year for the Harkes clan

With all five family members prospering in various quarters of American soccer, 2017 is shaping up as a memorable year for the Harkes clan. SoccerWire's Charles Boehm takes a look.

MLS Jan 27, 2017
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New format, expansion plans revealed for CONCACAF Champions League

CONCACAF has revealed details of an expansion to its international club competition platform with the addition of a new tournament, accompanied by a new format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the united club championship of the North America, Central America and Caribbean region.

Global Jan 24, 2017
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Five players with Real Salt Lake affiliations called to U.S. U-20 camp

United States Under-20 National Team Head Coach Tab Ramos named his 20-man roster for January Camp in Carson, California, and he chose three players from Real Salt Lake and two additional alums from the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy.

MLS Jan 16, 2017
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Q&A: Jim Gabarra on an offseason of change for Spirit, NWSL

The Washington Spirit carved out their most successful season ever in 2016, and came within a few precious seconds (followed by some PK-shootout agony) of winning the NWSL championship. But you probably wouldn't know it by the tone and tenor around the club this winter. In the wake of star Crystal Dunn's departure, head coach and general manager Jim Gabarra spoke to SoccerWire.com in depth about the winds of change blowing across the Maryland SoccerPlex and NWSL.

NWSL Jan 04, 2017
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NASL owners cautiously optimistic of survival with `new vision´

A series of serious setbacks has prompted the widespread impression that the NASL is on its deathbed. But after a month of uncertainty – and multiple delays of U.S. Soccer's planned announcement about its sanctioning decisions and lower-division structure for 2017 – it appears that there's some life left in the league yet, as influential executive Peter Wilt revealed to SoccerWire.com on Friday.

Professional Dec 30, 2016