A second generation player in the US following his father Pat, a great player, coach & author, Brian McBride will begin his time in this spot with the current Jan. camp at IMG in Bradenton. His 17 year pro career here and in Europe coupled with a trio of World Cup tournies should come in as a great help to him in this new job. With great numbers of 95 caps & 30 goals over his 14 years with the USMNT he will now answer to US Soccer SD Earnie Stewart.
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January 12, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
The Peter Vermes side has inked Amadou Dia to a deal that with options runs through 2022. He is a 26 year old left back out of Clemson and the 20th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Over the 2 years there he had 37 games with a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup to his credit and the 2nd season both years, now he is back to the club following a trio of years with USL Championship team Phoenix Rising FC. While in AZ, he was the team's Defender of the Year in 2018 & '19 alike.
read January 12, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
USMNT HC Gregg Berhalter has called in the player who last was with the USNT U-20's for their 2019 World Cup, to this camp as prep for the Concacaf Nations League semis Feb. 1. He now puts the number over half a dozen for those in their first senior team camp. A grand total of 26 are now in Bradenton as they get ready to play at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson CA. It will be facing rival Costa Rica who if both advance in the Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup will meet up there as well, those games commence in Sept.
read January 12, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
Gedion, has come east following a 2019 that had him getting time with Sporting KC and Swope Parkk Rangers. In the past he had been with both the German and USA youth National Teams as well as prestigious Arsenal FC , Rangers FC & VVV-Venlo over the years, at just 22 that is quite the resume.
Gedion stated " I'm really excited to be joing New York City FC. It's also a great city to live in, but mostly I'm ready to win a lot of soccer matches in 2020."
read January 11, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
Midfielder Ryan Raposo & GK Daniel Gagliardi are now in the fold, the midfielder out of Syracuse is in the CNT program and is a Generation adidas player, #4 overall in the draft, right after Long Islander Dylan Nealis. Gagliardi from FIU and former St. John's Asst. Ben Malue went #32, very high for a 'keeper.
Raposo:
-19 goals and 14 assissts for 38 games, 36 starts in his pair of years with the Orangemen.
-All-ACC First Team as a soph, All-ACC Freshman in 2018.
-U-15 CNT in 2014, MVP of the Canada Games in 2017.
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