Subiarbe Rumors Heat Up, Zidane Returns for France, and more: Tuesday Freedom Kicks
Morning DC Footy Folk!
It’s a steamy morning in DC. I played an indoor soccer match last night where it felt like we were swimming rather than running on the pitch…
Anyways let’s get to the news!
Chelsea-linked Ian Subiabre nears surprise MLS move from River Plate (Football Place)
A bit more detail regarding the potential transfer of the Argentine teenagers to DCU. It appears as though he is being frozen out of the first team at River Plate. Allegedly because he participated in an “intercontinental tournament”? Not sure what that means…
On the social media channels, DCU teased an announcement so we shall see who it is…
France announce Zinedine Zidane as new coach, replacing Didier Deschamps
It seems some top managers are making the move from club football to the international game. After 5 years in the wilderness, Zidane will attempt to steer France to the World Cup title (which he won once and nearly again at the tail end of his career) and he’ll have 4 years to prep his team.
Trial looks to end goalkeeper tactical timeouts (Yahoo! Sports)
Honestly, I like this rule. The biggest complaints my non-soccer friends had watching the World Cup was the diving and the time wasting. FIFA would do well to cut down on these and with this trial and the “mistaken identity” rule, it will likely make games more appealing.
Real Madrid ready to seal deal for Yan Diomande after PSG pull out of move (The Guardian)
Last week I posted about stars from the World Cup who could possibly line up a big transfer off the back of some promising performances. Well nothing is bigger than Real Madrid! Mind you, he was playing high school soccer two years ago!
Italy just cannot sort itself out, it seems. It truly is astounding how a country with such a rich history in the international soccer scene continues to be so…mediocre.
NWSL Power Rankings: Spirit reclaim No. 1 spot after Gotham FC falter (ESPN)
MLS Power Rankings: Can Lewandowski propel Chicago up the order? (ESPN)
A pair of Power Ranking for you all. Spirit are top of the NWSL and top of the Power Rankings. Meanwhile, DCU is 20th out of 20 teams.
Why Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández has decided to play in the USL ($The Athletic)
I’ll be honest, I thought Chicharito had retired (especially after seeing him do commentary at the World Cup). But it looks like Mexico’s leading goal scorer will lace up his boots again.
Gotham FC, Esther González Agree to Mutual Contract Termination
Gotham part ways with Esther. Many speculated how Gotham would be able to keep all of their stars and, well, it looks like they won’t be able to.
That’s all from me folks! See you in the comments!
The incoming signing is almost certainly Nono, although the most interesting thing to me will be to see where the international slot is coming from.
My confidence in DC being able to make good use of Subiabre is very low, but I’d really like to see them try!
On the DC “Landing Soon” post, it very well could end up being Nono, especially since he was at the game on Saturday. But, in addition to that, Capital City Soccer Show sat down with Sogut this past weekend for an interview, and Sogut mentioned that a new Homegrown signing could be coming as soon as this week. So, there’s an off chance its that instead. Though, I feel like with the Landing Soon posts, its usually more often an international transfer coming in, so this one is probably Nono
Pretty sure they don’t use the DC landing in red mist graphic for homegrown signings. The implication is normally that someone is coming here- academy players need a pro contract and a roster spot, but are technically already here and have obviously that affiliation.
It’s almost certainly Nono.
Last night in the MLS NEXT All Star Game, Oscar Avilez scored 2 goals and had an assist in the first half of the game and was awarded the game MVP award. Good to see that guys from our very real MLS NEXT Pro team are doing so well!
MLS Next Pro team what’s that /s?