Another former AC Milan midfielder has joined Kaka in Orlando this afternoon as Orlando City SC signed Italian defensive midfielder Antonio Nocerino.
Nocerino was signed this afternoon by Orlando City. Nocerino played with Kaka at AC Milan for the 2013-14 season. Orlando enabled itself to sign Nocerino by obtaining his discovery rights in a trade with DC United in which the Lions gave up targeted allocation money and general allocation money. (REPORT)
OFFICIAL: Nocerino is coming to The City Beautiful. City signs former AC Milan CDM.
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Defender JeVaughn Watson left FC Dallas today after the club agreed to terminate his contract. Watson made 23 appearances last season for Dallas. (REPORT)
The Houston Dynamo acquired defender Abdoulie Mansally in a trade that sent a conditional third round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft to Real Salt Lake. The Dynamo will be Mansally’s third MLS team after stints with the New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake. (REPORT)
Minnesota United FC will need to change its team name when it joins MLS in 2017 or 2018, as Sports Illustrated reported yesterday, and MNUFC supporters group The Dark Clouds has responded with its opposition to a name change. Minnesota United is being asked to change its name because the Atlanta franchise, Atlanta United FC, is poised to begin playing in 2017 and the league will not want two teams with such similar names. (REPORT)
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