Transaction

Drop: Haak (NYC)
Add: Asprilla (POR)

Drop: Zusi (SKC)
Add: Brian Rodriguez (LAFC)

Chairman gets his man!

With the 1st pick in the 2020 draft the Spartans chose Chicharito, the 31 year old Mexican striker. Chicharito is Mexico's all time goal scoring leader and the Spartans will look for an immediate impact.

With their second pick Spartans chose Luis Amarilla, a 24 year old striker with a nose for the net. Like in past seasons where the Spartans identified the eventual Golden Boot winner upon their entry into the league (Camillo Sanvezzo, Bradley Wright Phillips), Amarilla will be in contention for a spot high up the goal scoring table if he receives good service and stays healthy.

Also, in addition to these new players, the Chairman also renewed the contract for Latin Blessing and signed Saphir Taider to the Spartans roster. The draft continues tomorrow... 

Sapong named as DP #3!

Ruidiaz, Gressell named as Spartans DP's

Following in the shoes of club legends such as Clint Dempsey, Graham Zusi, Jermaine Jones, Bradley Wright Phillips and Ola Kamara, the Chairman today announced that it will name dynamic playmaker Julian Gressel and aspiring rat-tail wearer Raul Ruidiaz as Designated Players.

The Chairman also indicated that the club is very interested in "Chicharito" for its #1 draft pick, but the club staff also mentioned Jurgen Loccadia and Alan Pulido are still in contention.

Trade Offer

The Chairman made an offer of draft pick #5 for Igancio Piatti of Gateway United. Even though he was used sparingly in 2019, the Impact's new head coach Thierry Henry confirmed that they would exercise Piatti's final option for the 2020 season. Even if there is no juice left in those legs, the Chairman believes Piatti is the right kind of personality to have around the locker room. 

Majors cup finals

Starters

C.J. Sapong

Raul Ruidiaz
Maxi Urruti

Chris Wondolowski

Julian Gressel
Latif Blessing
Reto Ziegler
Chris Mueller
Jeremy Ebobisse

Darren Mattocks
Sean Johnson

Bench:

Kekutah Manneh
Dax McCarty

Corey Baird

Reserves:
Romario Ibarra

Kendall Waston

Corey Burke

Rommel Quioto

Majors Cup Semi-Finals

The Spartans take to the field again this weekend to face the daunting Alamo City squad in the Majors Cup semi-finals.

Starters

C.J. Sapong

Raul Ruidiaz
Maxi Urruti

Chris Wondolowski

Julian Gressel
Latif Blessing
Reto Ziegler
Chris Mueller
Jeremy Ebobisse

Darren MattocksSean Johnson

Bench:

Kekutah Manneh
Dax McCarty

Corey Baird

Reserves:
Romario Ibarra

Kendall Waston

Corey Burke

Rommel Quioto