After a lengthy pursuit, Nashville SC officially announced the signing of Sam Surridge today. With a reported purchase price of $6.4 million, the English striker becomes the club’s second-biggest transfer in club history. The transfer fee also includes a number of add-ons which could eventually increase the fee
Earlier today, my colleague at Broadway Sports Media Valair Shabilla reported that Nashville SC have been pursuing 24-year-old English forward Sam Surridge. The Nottingham Forest striker makes a lot of sense for a Nashville side that has long chased an elite striker that can push the Boys in Gold over
Nashville traded away CJ Sapong on Tuesday morning, bringing in much-deeded defensive depth in Lukas MacNaughton plus extra allocation money. Sapong has been a core player for Nashville since he arrived in 2021, playing 77 matches and scoring 17 goals, behind only Hany Mukhtar in that stretch. Sapong hadn’t
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
