🔵 Sources: Sporting KC pushing to sign winger FC Toulouse winger Yann Gboho.
Gboho valued at $20m by Toulouse.
Nothing advanced at all yet, ambitious pursuit with European interest. One of several DP targets for SKC.
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Portland Timbers were among teams to interview Jim Curtin, sources say.
Curtin goes to Austin, starting end of season. Excited at project.
Portland focused on hiring a manager during World Cup break. Club think plenty to play for in 2026 still.
Any potential deal would easily be a club-record fee for Sporting KC.
BREAKING: Jim Curtin will become Austin FC head coach after the 2026 season.
Huge hire for Austin.
🇺🇸 USMNT key defender Chris Richards when asked if he can start Friday:
“I’m ready. It’s the World Cup.”
Adds he doesn’t make the decision if he’ll start but says he’s good to go.
The USMNT face a known opponent in Paraguay to open their World Cup journey.
A fight at the end of a November friendly served as a spark for the USMNT.
“We got a lot of dogs on the team,” Miles Robinson told me. “It’s about letting ‘em out the cage.”
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A crowd of 5,500 at #USMNT training today in Orange County. Christian Pulisic spent 34+ minutes signing autographs. A preview of the home advantage coming this month.
Will it be enough to spur a run in this summer's World Cup?
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A decade later, the headline from The Inquirer’s front page still stands out: "Pa. teen is rising star of American soccer.”
Now, in an exclusive interview with Christian Pulisic, I got to ask him a lot of questions.
Starting with: how has it been a decade already?
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Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen has undergone shoulder surgery and will likely miss the remainder of 2026.
Club says recovery time is 5-6 months.
Jim Curtin will be part of the process to name Austin FC’s sporting director.
Awesome move by Austin to get Curtin for 2027. Team has already spent big in past & will continue now.
Able to attract highly respected coach who has turned down several advances since leaving Philly.
LAFC has acquired center back Yevhen Cheberko from the Columbus Crew in exchange for an international roster slot.
Cheberko's contract ran through end of June with an option to extend rest of season. I would safely assume LAFC triggered that extension.
🇺🇸 A huge boost to the USMNT: Chris Richards is available for the World Cup opener against Paraguay and says he hasn't been told of any minutes restrictions.
"If I start Friday, it's not going to put my tournament in jeopardy."
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Jonathan Tannenwald
The central defender is seen as one of the squad's most influential players and his updated status was a major positive
The Hershey native, now 27, is on the cusp of one of soccer’s rarest privileges: playing in a World Cup on home soil. And yes, it really has been a decade since his U.S. national team debut.
