Valair is a Founder & Lead Contributor at SixOneFive Soccer. A refugee from Iraq, he used soccer to connect and adapt to the community. He's covered Nashville SC since 2019 through multimedia content.
Major League Soccer published updates to the league’s Competition Guidelines on Thursday. Most of the guidelines remained the same as previous years, but two new rules were introduced. Only the Captain MLS is following the footsteps of UEFA in adapting "Only the Captain" rule. Introduced during the
"I have to earn my spot and fight for it like I've done every year."
"Nashville for me is always a family, I always love seeing more people join."
NASHVILLE, TN - Nashville SC continued Phase 2 of their preseason camp on Thursday at the Vanderbilt Health Training Center. Media was allowed to attend the full session, which ended up being a bit shorter than normal. SixOneFive Soccer's Valair Shabilla was on the sideline. Below are some
Nashville SC's captain says "No day is gonna be easy, so be able to do the hard things better."
"I'm trying to help everyone get to the point where they're very comfortable with the team."
NASHVILLE, TN – Nashville SC announced on Wednesday that it has waived goalkeeper Elliot Panicco and midfielder Randall Leal, who were both under contract for the 2025 MLS Season. A club may place a player on Waivers at any time during the regular season at which point the player is made
NASHVILLE, TN – On Thursday afternoon, Major League Soccer and Nashville SC released the schedule for 2025. 2025 marks the sixth season for the Boys in Gold in MLS and their eighth as a professional club. Nashville will head into the new year looking to improve from a 2024 display that
In the third part of our Nashville SC interview series, Broadway Sports Media‘s Valair Shabilla spoke with Nashville CEO Ian Ayre on the progress the club is making, the decision to hire BJ Callaghan, and how the city is embracing the club. Be sure to check out part one
Like most Nashville midfielders, Dru Yearwood struggled to leave his mark on a forgettable season. His 2024 report card is up next. 2024 Grade: C
Next up in our 2024 report card series is Joe Willis. In a year where the Nashville SC defense collectively underperformed, Willis was no different. 2024 Grade: C-
Next up in our 2024 report card series is Taylor Washington. Nashville’s sole USL survivor continues to be a contributor in MLS in his seventh season with the club. 2024 Grade: B+
Today we’re continuing our report card series by looking at Nashville’s newest face, Jonathan “Jonny” Pérez, who had an impressive first few months in the Music City on loan from LA Galaxy. 2024 Grade: A- 2024 by the numbers Appearances: 7 Minutes: 300 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 G+
We’re continuing our 2024 report card series with Shaq Moore. The U.S. international had another solid, if unspectacular, season. 2024 Grade: C
Our Nashville SC report card series continues with Jack Maher, whose form was not entirely convincing in 2024. 2024 Grade: C-
Dan Lovitz is the next player up in our 2024 report card series. While there wasn’t a huge decline in his performance, 2024 wasn’t a spectacular showing. 2024 Grade: C-
