The Columbus Crew have needed attacking help during the 2022 MLS season and looked to have filled that void Tuesday. Watford striker Cucho Hernandez has joined the Crew on a permanent transfer from the EFL Championship side, the clubs announced. The 23-year-old Colombian is a record-signing for the Crew, joining for a reported fee of $10 million. “Cucho is a world-class player who is still at an early stage of his career, and we could not be more excited to welcome him to the Columbus Crew,” club president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a release. Hernandez showed promising momen ..read more

Toronto FC’s chase for Italian international Lorenzo Insigne came to an end on Saturday with the Eastern Conference club acquiring the forward’s services in a monumental move. Insigne signed a four-year contact with TFC on Saturday, and will officially join the club as a Designated Player in July after the expiration of his contract with Serie A side Napoli. The 30-year-old has been linked with the Canadian club over recent weeks and will become the latest big-name talent to make the move to MLS. Insigne has totaled 416 appearances for his boyhood club Napoli, scoring 114 goals ..read more

Matt Turner’s dream 2021 continued with the latest honor to add to his impressive collection. The New England Revolution goalkeeper was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year on Monday, winning in a landslide over fellow nominees Andre Blake and Joe Willis. Turner received 43.6 percent of the weighted vote, which came from media, players and team personnel. His vote total was more than the combined total of the other four goalkeepers in the top five of the voting. Turner played an integral role in the Revolution setting a new MLS record for points in a season in their way to the Supporters’ Shield ..read more

Toronto FC’s long wait to return to BMO Field came to an end on Saturday night, and it was none other than Jozy Altidore who helped the team grab a result in its long-awaited homecoming. Altidore made his first appearance for TFC in close to two months, coming off the bench to score his second league goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Orlando City. The veteran striker had been on the outs with the squad since late May, assigned to train individually and away from the team prior to Chris Armas’ recent firing as head coach. The lengthy spell away from action has Altidore working his way back ..read more

Jozy Altidore is back training with Toronto FC, but why exactly he was frozen out remains largely a mystery. Altidore rejoined Toronto FC practice on Monday for the first time since he was frozen out of the team and told to train on his own weeks ago. Altidore was exiled back in late May after reportedly taking issue with head coach Chris Armas over being substituted out of a 1-0 defeat vs. Orlando City, but the recent firing of the American manager opened the door for Altidore to return. “I am just so happy to be back in the team,” said Altidore in a press conference on Monday. “I love Toront ..read more

The Chris Armas era is over in Toronto and it didn’t last very long. Toronto FC has fired Armas after a terrible start to his tenure as Greg Vanney’s replacement. TFC suffered an embarrassing 7-1 loss to D.C. United on Saturday in a record-setting defeat that served as the last straw for TFC management. TFC enjoyed a promising start under Armas, defeating Club Leon in Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 action, but that success didn’t carry over to MLS action as the absence of reigning MLS MVP Alejandro Pozuelo along with the team’s inability to play matches at home in Toronto contributed to ..read more

Toronto FC has several attacking players to rely on throughout the 2021 MLS season, but its newest face could be the one that brings an added spark following TFC’s quarterfinal exit from the Concacaf Champions League on Tuesday. Designated Player signing Yeferson Soteldo joined the TFC squad for the first time after the Venezuelan forward was acquired from Brazilian club Santos last week. Soteldo, the latest South American talent to make the move to MLS, took part in training and even got to go head-to-head with head coach Chris Armas during drills. Armas, a former longtime player in the l ..read more

Toronto FC had a very tough task on Tuesday night, and ultimately it proved too difficult. Cruz Azul eliminated Toronto FC from the Concacaf Champions League, finishing off the Canadian side with a 1-0 home win in the second leg of their quarterfinal series. The narrow victory at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City came courtesy of a long-distance goal from Brayan Angulo in the first half, and saw the Liga MX side advance via a 4-1 aggregate score. Angulo found the back of the net in the 27th minute, unleashing a shot from approximately 40 yards over Toronto FC goalkeeper Alex Bono and under the cro ..read more

Orlando City will have to make do without another of its top strikers for the next few weeks. Alexandre Pato underwent successful surgery on his right knee on Tuesday, Orlando City has announced. Pato had an arthroscopic procedure, and is expected to be sidelined 3-6 weeks. The Brazilian forward who signed with the Lions this past offseason suffered the injury in the team’s home opener vs. Atlanta United on April 17. His absence combined with that of Daryl Dike, whose loan at Barnsley was recently extended through the end of May, means Orlando City head coach Oscar Pareja will have to tap into ..read more

Wilfried Nancy could not have dreamed up a better start in his CF Montreal debut. The 44-year-old made the most of his opportunity and kicked off his managerial reign with a convincing 4-2 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday. Nancy spent the last 10 years with the club, before being thrust into the spotlight this offseason. A win against CF Montreal’s fiercest rival is always a good place to start. “I am not surprised about what the team did, we have been working like this for a long time,” Nancy said. “We put all our emotion aside and stayed on task today. I am happy but this is our first gam ..read more