No it is not fellow St. John's Soccer Alum & team PR flack, Andreas Previati, also not CR7, neither are from or play for the USA. But it is Weston McKennie, and this is his first time being so honored, an award C7 will never get unless he becomes a citizen, so there's that.
A pair of days, a pair of singings as the local NWSL team readies for the 2021 season. Freeman, a defender is on a one year deal with a one year option.
Mandy informed "I am excited to be continuing my journey with Sky Blue. I feel that I have grown a lot over the past 4 years as a player and person, right alongside the growth of this club. I am really looking forward to starting year 5!"
Though out of the CCL, this MLS side from the North is still at it for the locals as they donate backpacks & masks from their foundation. With Sun Youth's Holiday campaign, they are reaching thousands of families in need, it was made known today. Dec. 19, will see them donate 1,000 backpacks containing 1,000 masks made out of recycled Impact kits in October. A group of 5 skilled tailors made them, proudly in Montreal.
This 2nd generation pro, Djordje Mihailovic has gone from Chicago to Montreal just like that along with $1,000,000 heading south. He is signed to a deal for a trio of years with a one year option.
Impact Sporting Director, Olivier Renard told "We're really happy with the acquisition of this young American international player that fits in our sporting project. We add ot the roster a creative and versatile player in the attacking department."
The Queens of course based team, still some time away from the pro team kick off is again getting themselves entrenched in their boro, this time by way of their "For Our Heroes" special edition, limited circulation jersey effort to generate funds to go towards Queens hospitals and the extreme demands put upon them for the whole of this crisis. The first vaccine in the state was given to a worker from a hospital in the borough.
Expansion Draft: This is all about Austin FC, we were joined by their Head Coach late last week as we had a Zoom interview with Dwayne De Rosario, and Josh Wolff was good enough to join us in celebrating this milestone achievement for his teammate. The draft will be carried by the Facebook of Soccer Long Island Magazine from 6 p.m. ET tomorrow. Austin is able to chose from 160 players, a maximum of 5, fully 10 teams are unable to have a player picked as they had one so chosen with two teams entering in 2020 and made their selections.
Covid has yet again reared it's ugly head. This virus which has fouled things up for the better part of the year has once again impacted soccer in the USA, NYCFC has had 3 players test as having the virus, causing them to travel on game day, not yesterday as expected. They need a big win facing Tigres to stay in the games kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET on FS2 & TUDN. After one positive test, all players and staff then took the RPOC testing yielding another pair of positives, NYCFC & Concacaf came to the agreement to travel game day.
From the home stadium of Orlando City FC, the Impact one of four MLS teams left in these games look to beat CD Olimpia of Honduras by a wide enough margin to advance to the next round. The game is tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on RDS, TSN, 98.5 fm & TSN 690.
Please see the Facebook page of Soccer Montreal Magazine for video with Thierry Henry & Luis Binks.
Tuesday will be yet another expansion draft in the MLS, each team is able to protect a dozen, those how lost player(s) in the most recent one do not have players eligible do be selected. Red Bull will further have another trio of players protected.
The lucky dozen:
Kyle Duncan
Aaron Long
Tim Parker
Cristian Casseres Jr.
Sean Davis
Kaku
Florian Valot
Daniel Ryer
Dru Yearwood
Tom Barlow
Mathias Jorgensen
Brian White
The big news out of these meetings is that money usually earmarked for the Innovate to Grow Fund will go to member groups impacted by the Corona Virus Crisis. These dollars are now destined for the US Soccer's Covid-19 Relief Fund, so away with the grants being done in the fall of 2020 and now the money will go to member groups other than pro leagues from $7,500- $15,000. What may the monies be used for? Instructor fees, support the carrying out of coach & ref courses, Covid related procurment and prevention supplies along with office operating expenses.
