A soccer player grew in Brooklyn as this 17 year old is now a pro following James Sands and Long Islander Joe Scally. Haak said, "It's hard to describe. You dream about it almost your whole life." Claudio Reyna, also a youth phenom and team Sporting DIrector contributed, " Justin is an amazing and smart kid.
A mutual decision was reached for this separation as announced today. With 23 games this year, the international for Norway had 4 goals and 3 assists while becoming a fan favorite. The 28 year old arrived out of Malmo FF in Jan. of 2018 and played a role in getting to 3rd in the MLS Eastern Conference, with Malmo he had 104 games good for 38 goals and 20 assists. NYCFC thanks him for his contributions to the team and wish him well in the future.
Today the Windy City Club let it be known they have locked in both Cristian Martinez & Amando Moreno for the 2019 season and team options. Martinez has the 2 year option while Moreno is under a 3 year one. Fire Prez. & GM Nelson Rodriguez stated, "Though still young players, Cristian & Amando have valuable experience." Martinez now 21 was the 4th overall pick in this most recent MLS Waiver Draft, having spent the last 3 years with the Crew, getting 27 egular season games and one in the playoffs.
Jeremiah, out of their Indiana Fire Academy is 21 and now signed through 2019 and the club holds the option for 2020, '21 & '22 is the 11th homegrown signed by the team. Gutjahr informed, "I'm extremely thankful for the opportunity to play for the Chicago Fire." He joined the system at 15 and was captian of his U-15/16 & U-17/18 teams, named to the USSDA top XI with the latter, being rated as one of the best 11 in the Central Conf. for the year, in '16 he had 12 matches for 847 minutes in PDL play.
Chris Richards, the 18 year old now has a 4.5 year contract through June 30. 2023 with the German giant. From Alabama he was signed on loan from Dallas this past July, and had in excess of 1,700 minutes under his belt and over 20 games with them, featured in the clubs first team during the 2018 Audi Summer Tour. Bayern's Campus Manager, Jochen Sauer stated, "We are very happy that we have agreed Chris' transfer from FC Dallas. Richards added, "I've always dreamt of playing for a big European club, and now I'm at one of the world's top teams." This is a direct result of the Feb.
The 26 year old forward has popped the pond then gone to the left coast for this one year loan paid in TAM, the Guinean intenational had spent the better part of his pro career in Spain. From La Liga and the top tier in France and their Ligue 1 has an option to be bought by the 'Caps from Rayo.
WIth a pair of games facing teams that helped eliminate the USMNT from this most recent World Cup, all are hoping for far different results, with a revamped roster having almost half, 11 never donning the US kit before, this should be interesting. First up for the new year and new coach will be Panama on the 27th in Glendale AZ an 8 p.m. ET kick on ESPN2, UniMas & UDN is hoping for good ratings as it is well after the NFL Pro Bowl game, next facing this revamped lineup is Costa Rica, Feb. 2 in San Jose at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, UniMas & UDN. This camp opened on Jan.
Yes, if you follow us here you already knew of this but now it is as they stated, "announced", the 3 year deal between a pair of Chicago businesses is out there. As stated, part of this union will be the Motorola logo on the new jersey which was revealed yesterday in Chicago, along with being on training gear. The models of the day were FIFA World CUp winer with Germany, Bastian Schweinsteiger, USMNT player Dax McCarty along with 2017 Golden Boot Winner, Nemanja Niolic. Fire COO John Urban stated.
As stated yesterday, when Christen Press used her speed and ball control to beat a few players at a clip, today, she made a half field run beating 2 then slotting one home as it was kicked at the line into the goal by the Spanish defender, she made the difference in a 1-0 game. This was an historic game in that it was the first time ever that the storied soccer nation of Spain on the men's side met up with the best ever women's program. This goal was made in the 54' by 2nd half sub Press, always a great thing to get an early goal from a sub.
VP of Community Relations and Chicago Fire Foundation Exec. Dir. Jessica Yavitz received this award on behalf of the team, marking yet another big year for the chairitable arm of the club .The PLAYS program est. 2013 was at the forefront of the efforts yet again, it is their robust comunity-based programming, it uses socccer in helping raise academics and build social and emotional learning with the at-risk population in public schools.
