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'Caps Grab a Pair from MLS SuperDraft
January 11, 2020
by Sean McCaffery

Midfielder Ryan Raposo & GK Daniel Gagliardi are now in the fold, the midfielder out of Syracuse is in the CNT program and is a Generation adidas player, #4 overall in the draft, right after Long Islander Dylan Nealis. Gagliardi from FIU and former St. John's Asst. Ben Malue went #32, very high for a 'keeper. 

Raposo:

-19 goals and 14 assissts for 38 games, 36 starts in his pair of years with the Orangemen.

-All-ACC First Team as a soph, All-ACC Freshman in 2018.

-U-15 CNT in 2014, MVP of the Canada Games in 2017.

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NYRB grab a quartet in day one of the MLS SuperDraft
January 10, 2020
by Sean McCaffery

It did cost them six figures, but they did get their man, Patrick Seagrist of Marquette, just to get the defender, they invested $100,000, well over the minimum salary in the league as they sent that much in GAM to the Fire to move up in the draft for #10. Just 5 picks later they went with Louisville forward, Cherif Dieye for their first round action. Just half done as in the 2nd round they selected UC-Davis backstop Walllis Lapsley with the #10 choice again, closing out day 1 with Deri Corge of Wright State at #41.

Seagrist:

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Fire get 100K in GAM in a trade
January 10, 2020
by Sean McCaffery

$100,000 came in as the #10 pick in the MLS SuperDraft went to RBNY, then, this WIndy CIty side selected University of the Pacific player Jonathan Jimenez with the 26th pick of the first round, he is a defender & midfielder. While at the Univ., he started all 21 games he saw time in over the last pair of seasons, getting 8 goals with 5 assists. The first hat trick in the modern era for the TIgers, 2018 was secured by him in three minutes facing Uni. of Portland then #11, in a 3-2 come from behind win.

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NYCFC add an asst., hiring from within but not the usa
January 9, 2020
by Sean McCaffery

Nick Cushing, a familiar name to soccer fans has been tabbed as an asst. to new NYCFC HC Ronny Deila's staff. A half dozen years after joining Man CIty Women Foot Ball Club as HC, set up in a great position to establish him has a top skipper in that side of the game. Still at just 35, he took many a trophy in his term with City, not limited to the 2016 WSL & FA WSL Manager of the Year, he also brought home the FA WSL Cup in 2014, the FA Women's Cup & FA WSL Cup in 2016-'17 & 2018-'19.  He also brought them to the UEFA Women's Champions League semi.

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Parks is Parked in NYCFC
January 9, 2020
by Sean McCaffery

We first saw him play in the ICC a few years ago, now Fisco Texas product, Keaton Parks will be with NYCFC for the near future. This permanent transfer from a very important club in Portugal, SL Benfica runs against the typical thoughts of MLS being a retirement league as he is just 22. Given his age, I have not a clue as to why he is not called into at least the U-23 USMNT camps on a more regular basis. Watching him play throughout last season, his breakthrough game was at my alma mata, St. John's in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup facing NCFC, leaves me scratching my head on this.

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