USSF tells MLS that US Open Cup remains for first teams only
December 21 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has been told by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) that its clubs can only play first teams in the country’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
December 21 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has been told by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) that its clubs can only play first teams in the country’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
December 19 – Atlanta, the future home of the US national team training centre, will be the host city for the ninth SheBelieves Cup.
December 14 – San Diego FC, who will be the 30th MLS franchise when they begin league play in 2025, have signed their first player, U.S. youth national team goalkeeper Duran Ferree.
December 4 – Inter Miami and Lionel Messi’s end of MLS season trip to China may have been cancelled last month, but their globe trotting ambition hasn’t been. The club has announced they will play the El Salvador national team in January.
December 1 – Canadian Soccer Business (CSB), the commercial arm of the Canadian Premier League (CPL), has sold the York United FC franchise to Game Plan Sports Group with the deal coming into effect immediately.
November 16 – Jill Ellis, who coached the US Women’s team to two World Cup wins but swapped pitchside for back office to head the San Diego Wave in the NWSL, described the hiring of Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as a “phenomenal hire”.
November 12 – US superstar Megan Rapinoe had an early exit on six minutes from the NWSL Championship game at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego that signified the end of the global football icon’s playing career.
November 10 – Seattle Sounders are reportedly in advanced talks to buy Seattle-based NWSL outfit OL Reign as the side looks ahead to its first ever shot at the NWSL Championship title against Gotham FC at the weekend.
November 10 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US has unveiled what will be a financially game-changing set of domestic broadcast deals worth $60 million per season for the next four years.
November 8 – The US women’s national team star and global football icon Megan Rapinoe is looking to retire from the professional game with another trophy.
November 7 – Former Valencia, England women and Inter Miami manager Phil Neville is set to be announced as the new Portland Timbers head coach as the ex-United star returns to MLS after an underwhelming spell in Florida.
November 6 – Emma Hayes, the longest serving and most successful manager in Women’s Super League history, has agreed to become the United States head coach after a shock decision to leave Chelsea.
November 2 – Inter Miami’s postseason parade of China with superstar Lionel Messi has been cancelled just four days before the team were due to play their first game.
October 24 – NWSL side Kansas City Current have unveiled former US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski as their new head coach and sporting director. He replaces outgoing interim manager Caroline Sjoblom.
October 23 – Jamaica’s women’s national team said they are withdrawing from two upcoming W Gold Cup qualifiers because of “constant mistreatment” by their federation and incomplete payment of World Cup bonuses.