This Week in MLS
February 24, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
With League's 19th season kicking off on March 8, there's plenty of excitement to come in the next 12 days.
This week, expect most clubs to continue to make player moves as all teams are required to be roster and salary budget complaint by March 1. Teams will have the chance to add depth or shed weight tomorrow when a waiver draft is held via conference call at 3 p.m. ET
The following week, March 3-7, is Jersey Week with most teams hosting local events to unveil new primary, secondary or third jerseys.
Finally, the regular season action begins when Seattle Sounders FC host the MLS Cup champion Sporting Kansas City at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Other nationally televised games that weekend include Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New York Red Bulls at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN (March 8) and Chivas USA vs. Chicago Fire at 3 p.m. ET on UniMas (March 9).
2014 MLS Reserve League Schedule Announced
Major League Soccer today announced the full 2014 MLS Reserve League schedule. Among the scheduled matches are 28 interleague games between MLS Reserve League teams and USL PRO clubs.
This year's reserve league features eight MLS teams competing in a single-table format.
Entering the second year of the league's partnership with USL PRO, the LA Galaxy formed an independently operated USL PRO team, LA Galaxy II, while10 teams have affiliations, including:
"¢ Columbus Crew with Dayton Dutch Lions
"¢ D.C. United with Richmond Kickers
"¢ Houston Dynamo with Pittsburgh Riverhounds
"¢ Sporting Kansas City with Orlando City SC and Oklahoma City Energy FC
"¢ New England Revolution with Rochester Rhinos
"¢ Philadelphia Union with Harrisburg City Islanders
"¢ Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes with Sacramento Republic FC
"¢ Toronto FC with Wilmington Hammerheads FC
"¢ Vancouver Whitecaps FC with Charleston Battery
Quotables
"It is pretty special to have a kid that is the same age as the guys and the girls that come out to the game and to not get caught up in it and be Bieber-esque, I guess you could say."
Retired New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis on Diego Fagundez's success
"We certainly took time to appreciate what we did accomplish, but pretty quickly, we were focused on what we needed to do to repeat."
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi on the upcoming season
"We can accomplish more with this group, we can get better, we deserve better and something special so we can really stamp a name for ourselves in history, saying, "Ëthat RSL team was really, really good,'"â°"
Real Salt Lake defender Tony Beltran on the legacy of RSL's aging core
"It hasn't affected anything. Proof of that is today's performance on the field."
Chivas USA head coach Wilmer Cabrera after his team's 3-2 win against the New England Revolution in preseason regarding the announcement of the ownership change
Sweet Tweets
"Â@yedlinny - February 24 - DeAndre Yedlin, Seattle Sounders FC
Before and after pictures of the champions today.. We da best. #theone #seattlelove #paintballchamps http://instagram.com/p/kz4xCTmGEY/
"Â@dwaynederosario - February 24, Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto FC
With my amigo @diegogutierrez having lunch in #Orlando #MLSLegend http://instagram.com/p/kzqDw2gDlz/
"Â@MauriceEdu - February 23 - Maurice Edu, Philadelphia Union
Had fun at the #DAYTONA500! Thanks to @NASCAR for looking after us today! @DISupdates @philaunion... http://instagram.com/p/kxjy6HK6NK/
@TealBunB - February 19 - Teal Bunbury, New England Revolution
Already being embraced by the @NERevolution fans is such a great feeling. Definitely ready to reciprocate that on & off the pitch. #MuchLove
"Â@Omar4Gonzalez - February 17 - Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
Thank you, @GMA @JoshElliottABC, for inviting me and MB on the show today. It was a blast! @MLS @LAGalaxy pic.twitter.com/08Y8JPSAbz
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Major League Soccer Stories from February 24, 2014
- Earthquakes Weekly Update - San Jose Earthquakes
- Sounders FC News & Notes - Seattle Sounders FC
- Real Salt Lake Update - Real Salt Lake
- Sounders FC Announces 2014 MLS Reserve League Schedule - Seattle Sounders FC
- LA Galaxy Continue Preparations for Home Opener - LA Galaxy
- MLS Announces 2014 Reserve League Schedule - Club de Foot Montreal
- This Week in MLS - MLS
- Former Crew and United States National Team Forward Brian McBride Elected to National Soccer Hall of - Columbus Crew SC
- Chicago Fire Sends Austin Berry to Philadelphia Union - Chicago Fire FC
- Real Salt Lake to Host 2014 Jersey Event on March 4 at Rio Tinto Stadium - Real Salt Lake
- Philadelphia Union Acquire Defender Austin Berry from Chicago Fire - Philadelphia Union
- Chivas USA Sign English Premier League Veteran Luke Moore - Club Deportivo Chivas USA
- Chicago Fire Terminates Contract for Federico Puppo - Chicago Fire FC
- Leidos Becomes Official Sponsor of D.C. United - D.C. United
- Timbers Fall to San Jose in Preseason Play - Portland Timbers
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