Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Barrios is the first new player to join the Rapids ahead of the 2021 season The Colorado Rapids announced on Wednesday morning that they had acquired 29-year-old Colombian winger Michael Barrios and the 21st overall pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft from FC Dallas. In exchange, Colorado gave Dallas an international roster slot and the 15th … [Read more...] about Where does Michael Barrios fit in with the Colorado Rapids?
Colorado Rapids acquire Michael Barrios from FC Dallas
Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 29-year-old will strengthen the Rapids attack in 2021. The Colorado Rapids have added an MLS veteran to their roster today, acquiring midfielder/winger Michael Barrios from FC Dallas in exchange for an international roster spot and the 15th overall pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. The Rapids also gained the … [Read more...] about Colorado Rapids acquire Michael Barrios from FC Dallas
Northern Colorado FC set to join USL League One in 2022
From @NoCoFC on Twitter Windsor, Colorado will be joining the professional soccer scene. United Soccer League One, the third tier in the US soccer pyramid below MLS and the USL Championship, announced today that Northern Colorado FC will be joining the league. Hey there We’re Northern Colorado Football Club, newest member of @USLLeagueOne #WeAreOne … [Read more...] about Northern Colorado FC set to join USL League One in 2022
After a year of injuries, Mallory Pugh poised for reboot in 2021 with USWNT and with Chicago Red Stars
John A. Babiak - @Photog_JohnB Healthy Real Colorado alum earns an invitation to pivotal women’s national team camp Coloradoan Mallory Pugh has transversed her fair share of mountains tops and valleys during her short, yet meteoric career with the senior U.S. Women’s National Team and as a member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Her successes with the Lady … [Read more...] about After a year of injuries, Mallory Pugh poised for reboot in 2021 with USWNT and with Chicago Red Stars
Rapids’ Kellyn Acosta, Sam Vines, and Jonathan Lewis are back with the USMNT
John A. Babiak - @Photog_JohnB USMNT head coaches Gregg Berhalter and Jason Kreis call-up Rapids trio ahead of January camps With the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) eyeing play in the summer Olympic Qualifiers, 2021 Concacaf Nations League Final Four, the Gold Cup, and the start of 2022 World Cup regional qualifiers, senior team head coach Gregg Berhalter and his … [Read more...] about Rapids’ Kellyn Acosta, Sam Vines, and Jonathan Lewis are back with the USMNT
Four Coloradoans — Lindsey Horan, Mallory Pugh, Sophia Smith, and Jaelin Howell — invited to USWNT January camp
John A. Babiak - @Photog_JohnB Mallory Pugh has recovered from injuries and is ready to compete. U.S. Soccer announced today that the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) will hold its annual January training camp in Orlando, Florida from the 9th through the 22nd. The player evaluation camp will close with two friendlies against Colombia, on the 18th and 22nd. I’m very … [Read more...] about Four Coloradoans — Lindsey Horan, Mallory Pugh, Sophia Smith, and Jaelin Howell — invited to USWNT January camp
Rapids’ biggest rival Real Salt Lake hire Pablo Mastroeni
John A. Babiak - @Photog_JohnB Former Colorado skipper joins Head Coach Freddy Juarez as an assistant The Real Salt Lake soccer club announced today that they have hired former Colorado Rapids player and head coach, Pablo Mastroeni as their newest assistant coach. Mastroeni, 44, was most recently an assistant coach to Tab Ramos with the Houston Dynamo. According to … [Read more...] about Rapids’ biggest rival Real Salt Lake hire Pablo Mastroeni
3 strikers the Rapids should target this off-season
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports As silly season starts to heat up, we look at three strikers the Rapids should pursue MLS has already seen some blockbuster moves this offseason, like Djordje Mihailovic being traded to Montreal Impact and Alex Ring to Austin FC, but the Colorado Rapids haven’t added any new players yet this offseason. That seems set to change, as Rapids … [Read more...] about 3 strikers the Rapids should target this off-season
Making sense of the recent MLS CBA decisions
Columbus Dispatch-USA TODAY NETWORK What the most recent developments involving the CBA mean for the league and the fans ESPN’s Jeffrey Carlisle reported Tuesday that Major League Soccer would be invoking a force majeure clause in the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the league and the MLS Players Association (MLSPA). From ESPN colleague Austin … [Read more...] about Making sense of the recent MLS CBA decisions