The Official 2023 MLS Offseason Thread

[Grimoire Lenin]

Honestly as a non-soccer guy I thought he was similar to when Beckham came over in that he was an old man and a shell of what he was.

Kinda surprised he'd come over while still in (the tail end) of his prime.

Well tbf it was either this or sign a $1 billion contract with the Saudis.

He chose this, as you do.

 

[Chris]

Sources: Inter Miami agree deal with Luis Suárez

Inter Miami have agreed deal with Grêmio's Luis Suárez, sources have confirmed to ESPN in Uruguay.

www.espn.com

 

[Chris]

Sources: MLS investigating Miazga's ref approach

Major League Soccer (MLS) is investigating an alleged incident in which a player was forcibly removed from the match officials' locker room after a game last week between the New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati, the league said on Tuesday.

www.espn.com

 

[Chris]

 

[Chris]

Lionel Messi Is TIME's 2023 Athlete of the Year

Messi managed to do what once seemed impossible: turning the U.S. into a soccer country.

time.com

 

[Deadd2009]

MLS withdraws first teams from U.S. Open Cup

MLS will not send its first teams to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this season, instead opting to enter teams from MLS Next Pro, the league's 2-year-old development league, to participate in the country's oldest soccer tournament.

www.espn.com

 

[Deadd2009]

MLS teams must play in Open Cup - U.S. Soccer

U.S. Soccer announced it has ruled against allowing MLS to remove its first teams from U.S. Open Cup and replace them with teams from MLS Next Pro.

www.espn.com

 

[Chris]

Luis Suárez joins Lionel Messi at Inter Miami | MLSSoccer.com

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing Another generational talent has joined Inter Miami CF, as the club announced Friday that Luis Suárez has signed through the 2024 MLS season.

www.mlssoccer.com

Another generational talent has joined Inter Miami CF, as the club announced Friday that Luis Suárez has signed through the 2024 MLS season.

The long-reported wintertime move reunites Suárez with Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba – boosting the FC Barcelona reunion in South Florida after the latter trio joined the club’s star-studded project last July.

 

[Deadd2009]

Sporting KC U-turn on exec hire after backlash

Sporting Kansas City have terminated the contract of sporting director Gavin Wilkinson just a week after his appointment after a significant fan backlash.

www.espn.com

 

[Deadd2009]

This popped up in my news earlier

Maryland requests study of potential MLS Next Pro stadium sites in Baltimore

Maryland requests study of potential MLS Next Pro stadium sites in Baltimore

The Maryland Department of Commerce recently requested the Maryland Stadium Authority to study two city-owned sites in Baltimore -- Carroll Park and Swann Park -- for a potential stadium that would hold between 7,500 and 10,000 spectators and host an MLS Next Pro team that would feed into D.C...

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

I wonder if this would lead to getting an actual MLS team too. Unless DC United wanted to move.

 

[Apoho Creed]