The ink may not be dry as yet on the new deal for one of the best in club lore and their leader in assists. From Raleigh, one of the most successful players in team history, at just 28, he may have many more years of service to come with his 24 assists leading the team and he is near the top in a few other categories, he holds the 5th position in games with 141, ditto in minutes with 11,739 and is one higher in goals at 25, quite a balance with his assists.
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The Irish International midfielder is back on their books with a multi year pact, no further details were released. Englishman, HC Paul Riley iniformed "She is one of the first names on the team sheet every week. She has a genius soccer IQ that makes her a brillian reader and manipulator of the game.
readPre season kicks off Jan. 11 and the team will find itself doing their thing to get ready for the Concacaf Champions League to face Corinthians on Jan. 11at 6 p.m. then Palmeiras on the 18th at 2 p.m. These games will take place where the USMNT just played V Canada, Exploria Stadium Orlando.
readBack to the future for NY? A league with one of it's executives straight 'outta NASL has accepted the team into their league today. You will not find it on the League site, nor on that of the team other than in the margin as a tweet from NISA. That they were accepted into the league yet need USSF approval should not be a major obstacle as it would then give the team more ammunition on the Federation if denied.
readAs we know, Sweat will now be with MIami for their inital MLS season, taken in the expansion draft yesterday. Keaton Parks who got great time this season is returning from his loan to Benfica, hope to se him during the ICC, where we first saw him before NYCFC. Also not having their options pickedup are Danny Bedoya of Queens, I have watched him since his days with St. John's and do find him to be a very good player, Queensboro FC maybe, they should market the heck out of him. Jeff Caldwell, Eric Miller Abdi Mohammed and Ebenezer Ofori were also not re upped.
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