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There are some big news coming out of the United States. The new Major League Soccer franchise, Inter Miami, set to start competing in 2020, have made a big offer for one of the stars of South American football. According to Radio Continental, Inter Miami, who are famously owned by David Beckham, have made a […]

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Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham will see his expansion franchise play away to Los Angeles FC in their inaugural MLS fixture. The match at Banc of California Stadium is scheduled for March 1, 2020, after MLS announced the opening round of fixtures for the new season. LAFC won the Supporters’ Shield in 2019 but were beaten in […]

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COLUMBUS — The Columbus Crew announced the club signed centerback Axel Sjoberg off of waivers Wednesday. The former Colorado Rapids defender will help add depth the to the Crew back line after Lalas Abubakar was transferred to the Rapids and Alex Crognale was cut.

Selected 14th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, Sjoberg made the MLS Best XI in 2016. He is the only player in the 2015 draft class to do so in his career, despite big names including Cyle Larin and Khiry Shelton. 

Sjoberg was limited by after 2016. He has played in just 43 games over the past three seasons, including just seven games in 2019. His guaranteed compensation was $179,996.00, according to the MLS Players Association. For comparison, Abubakar’s compensation in 2019 was $144,937.50 and Crognale’s was $104,504.40

“We are pleased to welcome Axel Sjoberg to Columbus Crew SC,” Crew SC president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement. “Axel is a defender whose significant experience in MLS makes him a valuable addition to our roster. We look forward to incorporating him into the team and are excited to begin working with him.”

Sjoberg will likely slot in behind Jonathan Mensah, Josh Williams, and Aboubacar Keita on the depth chart. The addition of another centerback to the team is still possible. The Crew also transferred Gaston Sauro during the season and could need more depth as Keita is inexperienced and Williams has also struggled with injuries lately. 

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After four players were selected in Stage 1 of the Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft, Stage 2 will be held today at 3 pm ET.

Players who are out of contract and at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years experience, players at least 23 years old with a minimum of three years experience whose contract options were declined and free agents are available for selection.

Players who weren’t selected in Stage 1 are again available In Stage 2.

Any team selecting a player has seven days to make a genuine offer. If an agreement isn’t reached, that team holds the Right of First Refusal in MLS for that player. Clubs cannot select their own draft-eligible players in Stage 2 until all other teams declined selecting those players.

As was the case in Stage 1, teams select in the reverse order of their 2019 regular season with expansion sides Nashville and Inter Miami CF the final two to pick.

Here are the 51 eligible players for the Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft.

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Javier Hernandez did not make it work at West Ham United and he has not managed to establish himself as a regular at Sevilla. Now, he could be on another move and somewhere closer to his home – the United States of America. Chicharito has conceded that he is open to securing a move to […]

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Things in Major League Soccer are slowly heating up as the off-season is in full swing and the clubs are looking to make deals ahead of the new season. One player is particularly on the radar of MLS clubs and that is Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan star is apparently approaching the end of his time […]

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The restructuring of the Colorado Rapids backline continued Wednesday with the signing of free agent Drew Moor to a one-year deal, the club announced.

“Drew is someone who has meant so much to this club and we couldn’t be happier to welcome him home,” Rapids vice president and general manager Padraig Smith said in a statement. “His championship-winning experience and familiarity playing for Robin [Fraser] will be a huge asset in our locker room, especially for our young group of players.” 

Moor, who spent the last four seasons with Toronto FC, where he was part of the team that captured a treble (MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and Canadian Championship) in 2017.  But the 35-year-old was out of contract following the 2019 season and became a free agent.

Moor returns to the Rapids after starting all but one game he appeared in during seven seasons in Colorado. He also wore the captain’s armband for three years in his first stint in Colorado.

He not only returns to Colorado, but he also reunites with Robin Fraser, his assistant coach at Toronto FC who is now the Rapids’ head coach.

“We are extremely pleased to have Drew join our team,” Fraser said. “He’s a player who has been a mainstay in the league for so long and every team he’s been on has been successful. His leadership and championship-winning experience will be extremely important to us moving forward.”

The move to sign Moor comes after the Rapids acquired Auston Trusty in a trade with the Philadelphia Union and signed Lalas Abubakar after his one-year loan stint from the Columbus Crew.

The Rapids also announced Swedish defender Axel Sjöberg was waived Wednesday. The injury-plagued 28-year-old, who was limited to seven appearances last season, earned $$179,996 in 2019, according to the MLS Players’ Association Salary Guide.

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Manchester City’s owners have received a $500million cash injection from a United States-based private equity firm. An agreement has been reached that will see technology investors Silver Lake pay the sum, equivalent to around £390million, to acquire just over 10 per cent of City Football Group (CFG). The deal values the Abu Dhabi-controlled company at $4.8billion (£3.74billion). […]

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Things in Major League Soccer are becoming increasingly interesting, as the off-season has rolled in. After Seattle Sounders won the MLS Cup in early November, the clubs all around the league started doing their business in preparation for the new 2020 campaign. It will start in March next year, but the franchise that will have […]

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The latest Major League Soccer has ended about half a month ago and since then there were a lot of deals across the pond. MLS franchises are doing their business, as they prepare for the 2020 season which will commence in early March. One of their big stars might not be there once the new […]

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Major League Soccer announced Friday the pools of players who will be available through free agency, the league’s re-entry draft and end-of-season waivers.

MLS’ deadline for teams to exercise contract options for the 2020 season was Thursday at 1 p.m.

Players eligible for free agency are out of contract, at least 28 years old and have played at least eight seasons in the league.

The re-entry pool consists of players who are at least 23 years old, have played at least three years in MLS and whose contract options were not exercised by their clubs. These players will be available at their option salaries for 2019. Out-of-contract players who are at least 25 years old with at least four years of MLS service also go into the re-entry pool. They are can be signed for at least their 2019 salaries. Free agents can elect to enter the re-entry pool.

Players who do not meet the age and/or service requirements for free agency or re-entry are available via end-of-season waivers.

The waiver process begins this Monday, Nov. 25, at 3 p.m. ET. Twenty-four teams are given priority in reverse order of 2019 MLS season results, followed by Nashville SC and Inter Miami and Nos. 25 and 26, respectively. End-of-season waivers will continue round by round until all teams pass on their opportunities to make picks. Once the waiver process is complete, any players not selected will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Free agency opens immediately upon the conclusion of the waiver process Monday. 

The re-entry draft will have the same order as waiver process and will take place in two stages. Stage 1 begins this Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 3 p.m. Any player not selected will be available again in Stage 2, scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3. 

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