We have brought you much information from this team adding and securing many players for the coming season(s), now news that HC Veljko Paunovic has been locked down for 2 years and another option year. Fire Pres. & GM Nelson Rodriguez stated, "We believe the foundation we are setting and the standards we are demanding are the right ones". Thus far, he is 31-46-25 including the 3rd best record in the league for 2017 at 16-11-7 and their first trip to the post season since 2012. 2017 also had him selected HC of the MLS All-Star Team, with 4 of his players taking on Real Madrid.
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January 2, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
Forward, Alex Morgan was tapped for the best female player on the strength of an amazing 18 goals in 19 games as 20 year old Tierna Davidson a defender now with nine starts in her nine games got the nod as the top young female player. This is the 2nd time Alex has received this award, the first being 2012 with 28 goals and Olympic gold. Tierna may only win her designation once.
read January 1, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
Incoming for the 2019 is a new coaching staff joining recently appointed head coach Marc Dos Santos. We have known him for a few years of his NASL time and he brings in a quality staff, some he is rather familiar with from his time in that league. Asst. coaches Vanni Sartini joins his brother Phillip Dos Santos and goalkeeper coach Youssef Dahna, each are now on multi year contracts. All told nearly half a century of experience has arrived in Canada between their playing coach and soccer educational histories.
read January 1, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
As mentioned before the Kicking & Screen Soccr Film Festival is branching out. Over the next 6 months as they head into their next Festival, June 4-7 in NYC they will have new releases from K & S Media Group.
Jan: The American Monarchs
Feb: Soka Afrika
Mar: American Futbol
Apr: Messi & Me
June: For Better or Worse
Later this month, Jan. 12 during the USC Soccer Convention, they will have a screening of Messi & Me in host city Chicago. May-July of this year there will be a Women's Soccer Art Exhibit in NYC.
read January 1, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
Not much of a surprise in either selection with Bastian Schweinsteiger taking the MVP but his Defensive Player of the year was not a given by any means. The Golden Boot of course is for most goals so that was a given with Nemanja Nikolic getting it for 2 years running and now is one of just 4 players in club history with more than a single season with goals totalling double digits.
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