452 Games and then Toronto and Seattle play a final: the 2020 MLS thread.

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MLS training camps opened today, if anyone wants to start thew new thread.

Chicago Red Stars lined up their own package of celebrity investors, among them Kendall Coyne Schofield of women's hockey fame and ESPN's Sarah Spain.

DC are chasing an American defender in Belgium, a Curacao attacker at Levski Sofia, and 2 domestic Venezuelan U20's at La Guaria, one for the varsity and one for Loudoun. A number of MLS teams are starting to stockpile youth internationals at their USL affiliates.

The 14 year old that Orange County SC signed a couple years ago is now 16, and off to Rangers.

Thierry Henry ended up leaving Montreal because he'd have to be away from his family for months again, or so his insta said.

The billionaire in Sacramento Republic's ownership group, who also owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, pulled out due to covid, which seems to have torpedoed the step to MLS for now. NWSL team looks to still be on.

Ex TFC/Columbus player Jordan Hamilton signs for Indy 11; Kofi Sarkodie to Austin Bold

Canada will play their first couple qualifiers in Orlando, and the US friendly on 3/25 before the NI one was finally arranged, Jamaica, in Austria where the Panama game was.

And Dave Sarachan is the new manager of Puerto Rico.

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Whole bunch of new MLS jerseys released today.

USL is going to kick back to their clubs about 50% of the TV money they get, and want to partner with people in Spokane to rebuild the stadium there to 5k seats for a future league one club, which I hope they call the Shadow again because that was a cool name. Brian Ching got famous there scoring like 20 a summer when he was going to Gonzaga.

USL Championship is going to be 4 divisions for 31 teams; the short one is the Mountain division. The 2 OK teams get screwed by being pushed into the Central and having to commute to Atlanta and Birmingham. You play everyone in your division twice home and away; remainder to be out of division in some way. Schedule TBD. USL League 2 already released its schedule. Also, the 8 2020 USLC group winners, swapping Sacto for Reno, will be the 8 USL Championship teams in the USOC, and FC Tucson are no longer owned by Phoenix Rising.

Juan Agudelo to Minnesota. DC are trying to bring back Lucas Rodriguez from Argentina for round 2 with them.

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Time for a 2021 thread?

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If anyone wants to start it, please go right ahead.

Ozzie Alonso re-signs in Minnesota. Seattle brings back Fredy Monteiro. RBNY brings in Cameron Harper from Celtic.

DCU picks up 200k in allocation money from Colorado and LA combined for the homegrown rights to the Rapids signing a former academy defender from Germany, and LA signing an Irish international fullback they had on their discovery list.

Marcel de Jong retired.

Orlando's owners are talking to the Wilf family about selling OCSC.

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MLS home openers announced tomorrow/Wednesday.

NWSL announced the Challenge Cup schedule. 4 games on CBSSN, final on CBS.

Cristian Pavon charged with sexual assault in Argentina.

Vancouver got their fullback on loan from Sporting Lisbon, LA are signing a winger from Monaco, Columbus bought a midfielder from Constanta in Romania, NYCFC re-signed Gideon Zelalem, Miami re-signed Lewis Morgan, and Atlanta finished signing Andrew Gutman from Celtic....and promptly lent him to RBNY.

Aly Wagner bought into Queensboro FC.

Montreal will play at son of Lockhart Stadium for the time being, and a bunch of TFC players have COVID.

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USWNT @ Sweden 4/10 and probably France 4/13; CWNT @ Wales 4/10 and England 4/13

Lucho Acosta to Cincinnati seems done, and DCU picks up about $550k of allocation money.

Portland waived Tomas Conechny.

The season starts 4/16 at 8:60PM EST, Houston v. San Jose.

Montreal opens at "home" to Toronto the next day, as do most other teams. including Austin's franchise opener at LAFC.

Most road teams the first week are at home the 2nd; exceptions being RSL (w/27 teams, the Week 1 bye) not at home til May 1 and the 2 stadium openers; Cincinnati 5/16 v Miami, and Austin 6/19 v San Jose.