After the most disappointing stint in Nashville SC transfer history, not to mention MLS history, Aké Loba is finally off the books. The Designated Player joined Mazatlán FC on loan, giving Nashville a chance to eventually recoup some of his club-record $6.8 million transfer fee. Crucially, though, Loba will
Late Friday afternoon, Nashville SC dumped a deeply discouraging bit of transfer news. In the club’s announcement that they have loaned Aké Loba to Mazatlán FC, Nashville communicated that the move failed to immediately re-open the club’s third Designated Player (“DP”) slot. The terms of the deal involve
Nashville SC’s 2022 season sputtered to a close with a 1-0 loss to the LA Galaxy. I wanted to take a look back at some of the numbers and statistics that defined the season, characterize the Boys in Gold, and illuminate certain player attributes. These are all regular season
After a year of waiting to announce himself to the MLS world, Hany Mukhtar finally received his All-Star moment. Tied 2-2 with the best of LigaMX, Mukhtar struck the crossbar and scored a victory for Team MLS in the All-Star Skills Challenge. THE MOMENT HANY MUKHTAR WON IT Crossbar Challenge
Nashville SC’s lengthy transfer drama finally concluded today as the club officially announced the acquisition of U.S. Men’s National Team right back Shaq Moore. Conversations with Moore’s previous club, CD Tenerife, date back to the winter. Nashville reportedly sought to obtain Moore prior to the start
Nashville SC fell last night to Orlando City on penalties. For 90 minutes, Nashville looked to be the better side and well on their way to hosting a U.S. Open Cup semifinal. But an Orlando City goal in extra time wrestled away control of the match. Here are my
“Do I think that we have enough coming into the game to make differences and be more effective? I think the answer to that, based on what we’ve seen on a fairly regular basis, is no, we haven’t got enough.” Gary Smith was blunt after Nashville SC’s
Nashville SC opened GEODIS Park with a heavyweight fight between two clubs with serious silverware aspirations. Like the first 90 minutes of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC played to a 1-1 draw. Before the match, I promised myself that I would keep this
Nashville SC announced today that Walker Zimmerman and Hany Mukhtar signed new contracts with the club that will keep them in Nashville through the 2025 season. Nashville SC majority owner John Ingram announces that Walker Zimmerman and Hany Mukhtar have signed new contracts, both as DPs through the 2025 season.
Nashville SC’s second season in MLS came to an end last night as the Boys in Gold fell on the road to the Philadelphia Union. Taking stock of the season as a whole, here are my initial thoughts as the 2021 campaign comes to a close.
Nashville SC have been underestimated for the majority of their two seasons in MLS. They entered the league with little to no expectations of success in 2020. In 2020, MLSSoccer.com‘s staff predicted them to finish 12th in the East. They finished in 7th place and won two playoff
With a week left to go in the MLS regular season, the MVP race is as crowded as the race to qualify for the postseason. And it doesn’t take much searching on Twitter to realize just how much of a hot-button topic it is. Assuming nothing drastic changes in
Hany Mukhtar delivered a night for the record books on Saturday against the Chicago Fire. As you may have heard by now, Mukhtar’s 16th minute hat trick was the fastest in MLS history. Within a blink of an eye, Nashville’s number 10 extinguished a Fire team that came
Ahead of their expansion season, external expectations for Nashville SC were low to mediocre. Without the high-end attacking budget of previous additions to the league like LAFC or Atlanta United, Nashville were touted to struggle. And in fairness, they did struggle, with their 23 goals scored tied for the third-lowest
