Jamie Hill
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Finally, some good news for DC United fans
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February 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Finally, some good news for DC United fans
D1 label or no, USL will never be able to compete with MLS.
Expending resources on a quixotic mission instead of focusing on being the best 2nd and 3rd tier league you can be seems unwise.
Just ask the neo-NASL.
Expending resources on a quixotic mission instead of focusing on being the best 2nd and 3rd tier league you can be seems unwise.
Just ask the neo-NASL.
BREAKING: The USL intends to launch a 12- to 14-team Division One league in 2027-28. USL believes the U.S. is more than capable of accommodating more D1 teams.
“If soccer in the country is truly going to grow, it's going to grow outside of 30 or 32 markets."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
“If soccer in the country is truly going to grow, it's going to grow outside of 30 or 32 markets."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
Move over, Major League Soccer. A rival top flight men’s league is coming to the U.S.
USL is launching a new league with first-division sanctioning, offering an alternative to MLS and potentially opening the door to pro-rel.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
D1 label or no, USL will never be able to compete with MLS.
Expending resources on a quixotic mission instead of focusing on being the best 2nd and 3rd tier league you can be seems unwise.
Just ask the neo-NASL.
Expending resources on a quixotic mission instead of focusing on being the best 2nd and 3rd tier league you can be seems unwise.
Just ask the neo-NASL.
fact check: Carles Gil is leaning against a bunch of birch trees here
February 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
fact check: Carles Gil is leaning against a bunch of birch trees here
The implication here is that the $2m sale to Houston is a sale of Philly's 60% stake in McGlynn's rights, which means an offer from abroad would need to be $3.33m in order to match Houston's $2m offer in terms of Philly's share of the proceeds.
Details on the Jack McGlynn trade:
- The money involved
- The many places the Union shopped him around to no avail
- NYCFC and the Red Bulls each own 20% of his rights, stemming from when the Union broke MLS homegrown territory rules to sign him in 2019
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- The money involved
- The many places the Union shopped him around to no avail
- NYCFC and the Red Bulls each own 20% of his rights, stemming from when the Union broke MLS homegrown territory rules to sign him in 2019
www.inquirer.com/soccer/jack-...
Sources: Union are trading Jack McGlynn to the Houston Dynamo
Though fans might be upset to see him move within MLS, Houston offered more money than any European team did. The Union are also about to sign a new midfielder, 23-year-old Serbian Jovan Lukić.
www.inquirer.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The implication here is that the $2m sale to Houston is a sale of Philly's 60% stake in McGlynn's rights, which means an offer from abroad would need to be $3.33m in order to match Houston's $2m offer in terms of Philly's share of the proceeds.
Thanks to the ETR crew for so many hours of great MLS chatter.
It's a real shame. How much can it cost to produce the show? Probably a lot less than one bad Georg Heitz TAM signing.
It's hard to see what the vision and strategy are here.
It's a real shame. How much can it cost to produce the show? Probably a lot less than one bad Georg Heitz TAM signing.
It's hard to see what the vision and strategy are here.
For 10 years I got to do a podcast about the league I love with some of my best friends in the world.
Today I am sad. Probably will be tomorrow, too.
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Today I am sad. Probably will be tomorrow, too.
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The Final Episode of Extratime
All Good Things...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Thanks to the ETR crew for so many hours of great MLS chatter.
It's a real shame. How much can it cost to produce the show? Probably a lot less than one bad Georg Heitz TAM signing.
It's hard to see what the vision and strategy are here.
It's a real shame. How much can it cost to produce the show? Probably a lot less than one bad Georg Heitz TAM signing.
It's hard to see what the vision and strategy are here.
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The end of Extratime really blows. In a sea of corporate talk, bro talk, and gambling ads, ETR was just a bunch of soccer dorks. Over the years the characters changed but they were almost always really genuine people who didn’t take themselves too seriously but gave great insight
New Extratime drops this afternoon...
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The end of Extratime really blows. In a sea of corporate talk, bro talk, and gambling ads, ETR was just a bunch of soccer dorks. Over the years the characters changed but they were almost always really genuine people who didn’t take themselves too seriously but gave great insight
Sure, Luca de la Torre is a hometown kid in San Diego, but does he even play the same sport as San Diego FC?
January 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sure, Luca de la Torre is a hometown kid in San Diego, but does he even play the same sport as San Diego FC?
Poch has already been fairly complimentary toward the MLS crew, but he's going to be declaring MLS the best league in the world after seeing Miljevic stacked up against these dudes.
January 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Poch has already been fairly complimentary toward the MLS crew, but he's going to be declaring MLS the best league in the world after seeing Miljevic stacked up against these dudes.
Neymar is a pretty good player, but imagine how good he'll be after a few Gregg Berhalter powerpoint presentations.
Sources: Neymar is in preliminary talks with three MLS clubs - including the Chicago Fire - over a possible move. His contract with Al-Hilal is set to expire this June. #cf97
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Sources: Fire among 3 MLS teams in Neymar talks
Brazil superstar and Al Hilal attacker Neymar is in preliminary talks with three MLS sides, including Chicago Fire FC, over a proposed move, sources have told ESPN.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Neymar is a pretty good player, but imagine how good he'll be after a few Gregg Berhalter powerpoint presentations.
Walking into a relegation bait situation will be hard, but I think it makes sense for Tolkin to shoot his shot here.
Some get to go straight to mid-table clubs. Tolkin's profile is a guy who is always going to have to run the gauntlet of playing for a bottom feeder to prove himself at that level.
Some get to go straight to mid-table clubs. Tolkin's profile is a guy who is always going to have to run the gauntlet of playing for a bottom feeder to prove himself at that level.
🔵⚪️🇺🇸 Sources: Holstein Kiel finalizing a deal to sign USMNT left back John Tolkin from the New York Red Bulls
💰 Deal for $3m fee + sell-on clause
🔴 Tolkin, 22, made 135 first team apps with RBNY. Now, off to Europe.
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💰 Deal for $3m fee + sell-on clause
🔴 Tolkin, 22, made 135 first team apps with RBNY. Now, off to Europe.
www.givemesport.com/holstein-kie...
Holstein Kiel finalizing deal for New York Red Bulls defender John Tolkin: Sources
Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel are finalizing a deal to sign New York Red Bulls left back John Tolkin, sources tell GIVEMESPORT.
www.givemesport.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Walking into a relegation bait situation will be hard, but I think it makes sense for Tolkin to shoot his shot here.
Some get to go straight to mid-table clubs. Tolkin's profile is a guy who is always going to have to run the gauntlet of playing for a bottom feeder to prove himself at that level.
Some get to go straight to mid-table clubs. Tolkin's profile is a guy who is always going to have to run the gauntlet of playing for a bottom feeder to prove himself at that level.
The next step for a lot of MLS teams is to stop being such a low rung on the value manufacturing chain. Guys like Matai Akinmboni go for $2.5m as raw materials but in 1-2 years could be worth much, much more as a developed product. Sell-on clauses can only capture a fraction of that value.
Sources: Bournemouth have agreed a deal in principle with D.C. United to sign USYNT center back Matai Akinmboni.
Deal around $2.5m + sell-on clause for the 18-year-old, sources say.
Reporting w/ Ben Jacobs.
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Deal around $2.5m + sell-on clause for the 18-year-old, sources say.
Reporting w/ Ben Jacobs.
www.givemesport.com/bournemouth-...
Bournemouth agree transfer for USYNT Matai Akinmboni from D.C. United: Sources
Bournemouth have agreed a deal in principle to sign U.S. youth international center back Matai Akinmboni from D.C. United, sources tell GIVEMESPORT.
www.givemesport.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:09 PM
The next step for a lot of MLS teams is to stop being such a low rung on the value manufacturing chain. Guys like Matai Akinmboni go for $2.5m as raw materials but in 1-2 years could be worth much, much more as a developed product. Sell-on clauses can only capture a fraction of that value.
There's a little-known by-law in the MLS rules that says every organization is entitled to at least one Minnesotan refugee fleeing the #MNUFC academy.
Products of our Pathway 📈
NEWS: We've signed 16-year-old SKC Academy products Ian James & Jack Kortkamp as Homegrown Players!
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NEWS: We've signed 16-year-old SKC Academy products Ian James & Jack Kortkamp as Homegrown Players!
📰: skcsoccer.co/3VpKGiM
#SportingKC
December 7, 2024 at 1:15 PM
There's a little-known by-law in the MLS rules that says every organization is entitled to at least one Minnesotan refugee fleeing the #MNUFC academy.