FC Cincinnati acquired striker Kevin Denkey on Thursday for a reported MLS record transfer fee of $16.2 million.
That would break the MLS record of $16 million that Atlanta United paid for Thiago Almada in February 2022.
Kevin Denkey breaks MLS record transfer fee
FC Cincinnati officially acquire Togo int'l forward Kevin Denkey from Cercle Brugge.
Following a record-breaking season with the Columbus Crew, Wilfried Nancy was rewarded with 2024 MLS Coach of the Year honors on Wednesday.
Nancy, a finalist for the award for the last three seasons, won the award over Chris Armas of the Colorado Rapids and Gerardo "Tata" Martino of Inter Miami.
Nancy was hired by Columbus in December 2022 after two seasons at the helm of CF Montreal, where he finished 37-25-15. With Columbus, Nancy is 51-19-24.
Wilfried Nancy MLS Coach of the Year
The United States men’s national team will face Panama in the semifinal of the Concacaf Nations League in March, avoiding the possibility of facing Canada or Mexico.
U.S. fans will be glad to see their team got the best outcome for the semifinals but must be wary not to celebrate too early. We all remember what happened in the Copa América group stage this summer when Panama stunned the USMNT 2-1.
Mexico and Canada will play in the other semifinal. Both games will be played at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles, California.
Lionel Messi assisted Lautaro Martínez during Argentina’s 1-0 victory vs. Peru on Tuesday to tie former United States star Landon Donovan and Neymar for the most international assists in men’s soccer history.
Here was the assist that tied Neymar and Donovan’s record of 58 assists.
¡Pero que locura! Golazo de Argentina y revienta el estadio
Argentina 1-0 Perú
The United States men’s national team accomplished a feat they've rarely done in recent history. They managed to win a game against a Concacaf opponent not played in the United States.
New head coach Mauricio Pochettino got his first taste of Concacaf road action against Mexico during a friendly in October that saw the USMNT lose 2-0.
Soccer legend and senior AC Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic tons of praise in a recent interview with the UEFA Champions League magazine.
The Ibrahimovic Pulisic comments saw the Swedish icon compliment the American soccer star on his incredible form with the Italian club.
Pulisic is in his second season with Milan and is by far in the best form of his career. The 26-year-old forward has 12 goal contributions (seven goals, five assists) in just 15 games for Milan across all competitions this season.
Naomi Girma had never scored for the United States women’s national team prior to Wednesday... She went on to score twice against Argentina during a friendly and nearly had a third as she forced an own goal.
On a night meant to honor Rose Lavelle with 100 appearances for the USWNT, the Girma goals vs Argentina stole the show as the world class defender turned into a lethal No. 9 in front of goal.
The USWNT honor Rose Lavelle for hitting 100 caps earlier this year
PARIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri is the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner for the best player in the world, beating Brazil's Vinicius Jr and England's Jude Bellingham, both of Real Madrid, to the prestigious prize.
Barcelona's Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the women's award for a second time.
MADRID — Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.
In a rematch of last-season's final, Dortmund lit up the game with a two-goal blitz around the half-hour mark from Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens to silence the Bernabeu crowd.
However, the champions were livelier after the break and broke Dortmund's resistance with Antonio Rüdiger's header on the hour before Vinicius equalized with a close-range strike.
The Christian Pulisic Olimpico goal vs. Club Brugge saw the AC Milan star find the back of the net in the most peculiar of ways.
Milan were on the backfoot in the first half as a feisty Brugge side had several quality chances to take the lead. The Italian giants needed something special and who better to count on than their man in form, Pulisic.
In the 34th minute Pulisic swung in a corner kick that somehow avoided everyone and crossed the line. A Brugge defender tried to clear the ball but was too late.
Pulisic Olimpico goal vs. Brugge