Mike Meredith/Club and Country From Club release: Few surprises there. I would imagine but cannot confirm that Nashville will attempt to re-pursue McCarty and Picault in free agency (at a lower budget point than each made this year – McCarty made $302,500 and Picault $650,000). Keeping both them while shaving some of the budget off ..read more

This was the first goal. There were ultimately many more. Mike Meredith/Club and Country On to the semifinals. Nashville SC and Minnesota United were engaged in a tense, cagey affair for 34 minutes. Then, Loons defender DJ Taylor took down a streaking Jacob Shaffelburg just outside the penalty area. Denial of Goal-Scoring Opportunity, red card ..read more

Mike Meredith/Club and Country From Club release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 3, 2023) – Nashville Soccer Club announced today it has traded midfielder Ján Greguš to his former club, Minnesota United FC, in exchange for $75,000 in 2024 General Allocation Money and Minnesota’s natural pick in the second round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Greguš, 34, joined ..read more

Mike Meredith/Club and Country From Club release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 25, 2023) – Nashville Soccer Club announced today the signing of English forward, Sam Surridge, as the club’s third Designated Player through 2026 with an option for the 2027 season. Surridge, who will be available for selection upon receipt of his P-1 Visa, joins Hany ..read more

Three red cards may make for en eventful match, but it doesn’t necessarily make for an entertaining one, especially for a Nashville SC fanbase that saw Dan Lovitz concede two penalties, the Philadelphia Union convert both, and an NSC attack that was all-too-capable of hitting posts en route to a 2-0 loss. Nashville controlled the ..read more

CHICAGO – Nashville was the stronger team for much of the first half in the Windy City Saturday evening – even without reigning league MVP Hany Mukhtar in the starting lineup – but a crucial mistake cost the Boys in Gold, and they couldn’t recover en route to a 1-0 loss against the Chicago Fire ..read more

Coming to Wednesdays on NBC this Fall. Wait, different Chicago Fire. The essentials Opponent: Chicago Fire (5-7-8)Time, Location: Saturday, July 8, 7:30 p.m. CDT • ChicagoWeather: 69ºF, 3% chance of rain, 70% humidity, 8 MPH NNE windFollow: MLS MatchCenter • @ClubCountryUSA • @NashvilleSCWatch/Stream • Listen: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (Mark Followill/Danielle Slayton) • 104.5 The Zone ..read more

See some notes from Matchdate Six ratings to explain what goes into the numbers. Although I haven’t published the ratings since Matchdate 19 – being an adult is conducive to having an unpaid job innit – the deltas are one-week changes. ∆ MD22 Team POWER XG POWER G HFA xG Offense xG Defense xG “Luck” ↔︎ 1 ..read more

For the first time, Randall Leal has won Major League Soccer’s Player of the Matchday honor. The Costa Rican scored both of the game’s goals to lead NSC past DC United Saturday evening. In addition to his goals, Leal actually put the ball into the back of the net another time in the game’s opening ..read more

Randall Leal’s brace ended a two-game losing streak and elevated Nashville SC back into second place in the Eastern Conference. Wes and Tim analyze the club’s record-setting home form, evaluate how the front three worked together and dissect the meaning — and usefulness — of the MLS All-Star Game. Club & Country is sponsored by ..read more