Gary Smith never considered fielding a heavily rotated squad against Atlanta United on Wednesday. “If you look around the world anywhere, when teams play against each other in whatever competition, if they’re playing against a local rival, you can bet your bottom dollar that they’ll put out a
Ethan Zubak scores in extra time to send Nashville past their southern rivals
In a lot of ways, last Sunday felt like the arrival of soccer in Nashville. Yes, Music City has had a long and underappreciated history with the beautiful game. But from the Nashville Diamonds and the Nashville Metros and Nashville Football Club, to the two years in Major League Soccer
Yesterday’s Nashville SC match was the culmination of nearly a decade for many Nashville soccer fans. Just eight years after a group of local supporters began their fan-owned club, after an amateur team played in front of a couple thousand fans at a college lacrosse complex, Nashville’s new
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC came from behind to earn a point against the Philadelphia Union in front of a vibrant capacity crowd in GEODIS Park’s christening match. The XI Head coach Gary Smith went with his tried-and-true core group in Nashville’s first home match of the year,
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC have signed defender Walker Zimmerman to a Designated Player contract, as well as extending Hany Mukhtar’s deal, the club announced Friday morning. Both players are signed through the 2025 season and will count as Designated Players, allowing them to be paid salaries otherwise prohibited
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC have traded forward Daniel Ríos to Charlotte FC for $350,000 in General Allocation Money, according to a report MLSSoccer.com‘s Tom Bogert and confirmed by Broadway Sports Media. The total fee includes an additional $150,000 in incentives should Ríos hit certain performance-based
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC announced Tuesday that they have exercised their one offseason buyout on defender Miguel Nazarit and subsequently waived him. Nazarit, 23, was signed with Targeted Allocation Money ahead of Nashville’s inaugural MLS season, and despite being the sixth-highest paid player on the roster last season,
NASHVILLE, TN - Rodrigo Piñeiro is set to leave Nashville SC after just one season in Music City. The 22-year-old will join Unión Española in the Chilean top flight on a season long loan, Unión announced on Saturday. ✅✍🏻 ¡Tenemos un principio de acuerdo con Rodrigo Piñeiro! 💥 El hábil atacante uruguayo
Nashville SC officially announced the trade of defender Alistair Johnston to CF Montréal on Monday. Reported last Thursday, the deal sees a fan favorite depart the Music City in return for $1 million in General Allocation Money plus an additional sell-on fee from a potential future transfer, with sources confirming
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC are in discussions to sign free agent midfielder Sean Davis, sources confirm to Broadway Sports Media. Out of contract with New York Red Bulls, the 28-year-old traveled to Nashville last week to hold in-person discussions over a potential move. Davis has met in person with
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC have traded for forward Ethan Zubak from the LA Galaxy, sending a first-round 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick the other way. From the press release: “Ethan has the potential to be a unique attacking player with his combination of athleticism and tenacity. He is dangerous in
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC have acquired attacker Teal Bunbury from the New England Revolution in a trade for up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money, the club announced Sunday. The deal is one of several expected moves in the Major League Soccer half-day transfer window. From the press
NASHVILLE, TN - Major League Soccer announced the 2021 MLS Best XI on Thursday morning, including Nashville SC’s Walker Zimmerman and Hany Mukhtar. No one was better. Meet your 2021 MLS Best XI. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/xdN2zWdBhu — Major League Soccer (@MLS) December 2, 2021 Mukhtar makes his first Best
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC’s Walker Zimmerman was announced as 2021 Major League Soccer Defender of the Year on Wednesday. Zimmerman, who also took home the award in 2020, becomes just the third player in MLS history to win the award in consecutive seasons. “I’m extremely grateful to
Nashville SC’s 2021 season ended in disappointing fashion on Sunday night. A 1-1 deadlock after extra time lead to a penalty kick shootout against the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park, but Nashville missed all four of their attempts en route to a 2-0 loss. The XI Dave Romney was
