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NYCFC Announce Affiliation with Wilmington Hammerheads

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

New York City FC announce that the Club have signed a one-year affiliation agreement with USL Pro team Wilmington Hammerheads FC.

An open door policy will allow coaches to have the opportunity to observe training sessions and matches as well as share soccer and business expertise between the two clubs. 

Khiry Shelton Drafted By NYCFC

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

With the second overall pick of the MLS SuperDraft New York City FC selected Oregon State’s Khiry Shelton, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year. A 6-foot-3, 175-pound prospect originally from Texas who has played for the Portland Timbers Under-23 team, Shelton rose up the draft boards during his senior year with 10 goals and 12 assists in Corvalis...

Jozy Altidore Returns to MLS with Toronto FC

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

Toronto FC announced Friday that it has reached a transfer agreement with English Premier League club, Sunderland A.F.C. and has signed United States international forward Jozy Altidore as a Designated Player. Altidore joins Toronto FC via MLS Allocation rankings; in addition, the club has agreed to transfer forward Jermain Defoe to Sunderland. As per club and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed...

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Selects Tim Parker 13th Overall In MLS SuperDraft First Round

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

Following a standout career as a four-year starter at St. John's, defender Tim Parker was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

The first-ever St. John's player taken in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, Parker is the highest Red Storm selection since...

Red Bulls select Leo Stolz with 18th pick in MLS SuperDraft

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

The New York Red Bulls selected UCLA midfielder Leo Stolz with the 18th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday afternoon at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia.

"Leo is the most pro-ready player in this draft," said sporting director Ali Curtis after the pick...

New York Cosmos Reserve Team will begin play in the NPSL during the 2015 season

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

The New York Cosmos announced today that the club has created a reserve team that will commence play in 2015. The reserve team, which will be called New York Cosmos B, will join the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) as an expansion team.

“This is a key step for us in terms of our player development plans,” said Erik Stover, Chief Operating Officer of the New York Cosmos...

Whitecaps FC select defender Tim Parker in first round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft

By Kevin McCrudden, January 15, 2015

Vancouver Whitecaps FC today selected defender Tim Parker with the club's first pick (13th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Parker, 21, joins Whitecaps FC after spending four seasons with the St. John’s University Red Storm of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Big East Conference...

COSMOS SIGN SAVARESE TO CONTRACT EXTENSION

By Kevin McCrudden, January 8, 2015

The New York Cosmos announced today that the team has signed Sporting Director and Head Coach Giovanni Savarese to a contract extension. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Assistant coaches Carlos Llamosa and Alecko Eskandarian, goalkeeper coach Guillermo Valencia and fitness coach Simone Lucchesi have also signed contract extensions...

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