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NYCFC Signs and Loans Out Midfielders
March 8, 2021
by Sean McCaffery

In with Zlalem and Torres if off to Austin Bold FC of USL Championship. Gedion has a new deal while Torres goes south. 

Despite having his option not picked up at the end of 2020, Zelalem now has a new pact and the team holds a few option years. HIs one game before injury keeping him out for the year was facing the Union in thee innovative MLS is Back tourney.

Juan Pablo., who had played for the USNT at the youth levels had half a dozen games for the Boys in Blue  in 2020 as he came from KSC Lokeren the season before.

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NYCFC Preseason Roster 2021
March 8, 2021
by Sean McCaffery

Later today, the team travels to Orlando for training camp, missing is Heber, still home in Brazil rehabbing from his torn ACL. These 29 players include Amundsen set to join them upon receipt of his P-1 Visa, a pair of unsigned draftees & half a dozen academy players will also travel, of note is Coper Flax, who had some time also in the 2020 preseason.

The Roster:

GK: Barrraza, Johnson & Mizell

DEF: Amundsen, Callens, Chanot, DiRosa, Dobruna, Gray, Ibeagha, Latinovich, Rocha, Rossi, Thorarinsson, Tinnerholm

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Weah to Union?
March 7, 2021
by Sean McCaffery

No, not today but prior to jaunting off to PSG, the NYC native did consider a move there as was disclosed on the podcast, Orange Slices. What would cause a New Yorker to consider going to Philthadelphia I ask you?, why their residency program for the Academy. As he explained, "the way they run their Academy and the way they have that residency program is amazing. All these kids ae together 24/7,going to school, playing together, living together. They're building that bond and I think it just makes it better for the player.

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Happy Bakers Dozen Months with NYB to Thelwell
March 6, 2021
by Sean McCaffery

His team, hoped to be a marquee franchise in MLS has hardly lived up to that billing, they may very well lead the league in Head Coaches, some believe they do lead the league in stadia. This Head of Sport for NYRB has been active, some of it out of necessity. The team, the game and the world around him and his team have been caught in a whirlwind for all but the entirety of his term at the helm, there may be some calm coming in some of these aspects soon.  

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MLS Against Asian & Pacific Island Atacks
March 6, 2021
by Sean McCaffery

Together with the Asians in the MLS Employee Resource Group, the league released this statement, reiterating their backing of those from the regions. This is a respnse to such horrific events that have taken a nasty uptick in the wake  of the Corona virus.

Now and always, MLS advocates for social justice and is dedicated to combatting racism and xenophobia. Attacks on the Asian community, while not new, have been on the rise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increasing violent hate crimes against members of the Asian community are abhorrent and must come to an end.

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