Tag: MLS Next Pro

Former Rutgers men’s soccer star MD Myers can’t stop scoring in MLS Next Pro

MD Myers continues his hot streak in MLS Next Pro.

MD Myers continued his hot run in MLS Next Pro, scoring the equalizer for New York City FC II in a shootout loss at the Chicago Fire II. The former Rutgers star forward has enjoyed an incredibly successful first season of professional soccer with NYCFC.

In fact, after his goal on Wednesday night, Myers now leads MLS Next Pro with 16 goals on the season. Given his form his season, his recent performances could see him knocking on the door of a first-team call-up.

Myers has six goals in the last three games, this latest was a stoppage-time header off a corner kick.

MLS Next Pro is in its first season as the developmental/reserve league for MLS.

 

In his one season at Rutgers, Myers spearheaded an attack that led Rutgers to win the Big Ten Tournament and earn a place in the NCAA Tournament.

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He scored 13 goals and had seven assists in the regular season and was the unanimous selection as the Big Ten Player of the Year.

NYCFC took him in the third round of the MLS Super Draft.

Following the late equalizer from Myers, NYCFC II lost to the Fire II in a shootout.

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North Texas SC coach ‘lucky to be alive’ after being near Allen mall shooting

Javier Cano said he and his family were next door to where the shooting took place

North Texas SC head coach Javier Cano has said he and his family are “lucky to be alive” after they were at the Allen Premium Outlets mall when a deadly shooting took place on Saturday.

A gunman opened fire at the mall outside Dallas, killing at least eight people and injuring at least seven before he was killed by a police officer.

Dashcam video released after the shooting showed the gunman getting out of his car in front of a H&M store and opening fire at a crowd. In a post on Twitter, Cano said that he and his family were at a nearby J. Crew store when the shooting took place.

“Tonight was the toughest moment since I’ve [been] in the United States,” Cano said. “I was with my family at Allen Outlets, next to H&M where everything happened. If we didn’t come inside [a] J. Crew store a minute before, maybe today my family and I [would be] in a white plastic bag.”

The 39-year-old Spaniard was named head coach of North Texas SC, the MLS Next Pro affiliate of FC Dallas, prior to the 2023 season. Before that he had worked in the Austin FC and D.C. United academies, as well as clubs in his native Spain and in the Czech Republic.

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