Some Soccer News for Jan 2, 2018
du Nord, January 2, 2018
It's Day 2 of 2018. FINALLY! The head of the Russian World Cup tournament was the same guy who organized their Olympic doping program. He has FINALLY stepped down from his World Cup post. And has "temporarily" resigned his position as head of the Russian Football Union. By Martha Keller for The Guardian. In early December he was banned for life from the Olympics. dN MLS Two years ago Toronto was still the worst club in MLS history. In a very short time they have become one of the very best. By Mark Zwolinski for the Toronto Sun. LAFC signings so far - impressive: Latif Blessing (Ghana) Laurent Ciman (Belgium) Omar Gaber (Egypt) Jordan Harvey (USA) Calum Mallace (USA) Tyler Miller (USA) Rodrigo Pacheco (Argentina) Diego Rossi (Uruguay) DP Marco Urena (Costa Rica) Carlos Vela (Mexico) DP Walker Zimmerman (USA) Probably not as good as Atlanta United last year, yet, but LA still has over half a roster to fill. Interview with LAFC GM John Thorrington and head coach Bob Bradley on roster building. By Kevin Baxter