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...
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January 15, 2015
by Kevin McCrudden, Managing Editor
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...
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by Kevin McCrudden, Managing Editor
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...
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by Kevin McCrudden, Managing Editor
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...
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by Kevin McCrudden, Managing Editor
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...
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