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In first round of MLS draft, D.C. United doubles up on ACC talent Steven Goff, The Washington Post Jan. 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Until Thursday, D.C. United had not found itself in the top 10 of the MLS draft in seven years. One pick was apparently not enough, so after taking Clemson attacker Kimarni Smith with its own selection at No. 4, United traded with Atlanta for the fifth choice and added Wake Forest defender Michael DeShields. United did not relinquish much to acquire the addition...

Toronto FC filled a need, trading down in the first round to take Maryland left fullback Matt Di Rosa 25th overall. CF Montreal, formerly the Montreal Impact, continued its recent trend of trading away picks or passing when its turn came. Expansion Austin FC chose Virginia Tech midfielder Daniel Pereira first overall. The 20-year-old sophomore started all 26 games he played in for the Hokies with six goals and six assists. A native of Venezuela, Pereira was a teenager when his family went to th...

Four reasons Sounders fans should watch the MLS SuperDraft Share this story Red Box Pictures The 2021 SuperDraft features several changes compared to last year. The pandemic means the draft experience will be entirely virtual rather than having the first round produced as a TV experience in a central location. There is no longer a second day with rounds 3 and 4 — in fact there’s no longer a Round 4 (although four teams have a total of five picks after the end of the third round this year). ...

Pereira goes No. 1 overall to Austin FC in MLS SuperDraft When Daniel Pereira sat down with his family to watch the MLS SuperDraft, he didn’t expect to hear his name called first by expansion Austin FC. The Canadian Press Don Garber , The Canadian Press When Daniel Pereira sat down with his family to watch the MLS SuperDraft, he didn’t expect to hear his name called first by expansion Austin FC. Between doing virtual interviews with the teams at t...

Pereira goes No. 1 overall to Austin FC in MLS SuperDraft By TIM BOOTHJanuary 21, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, provided by VTAthletics, Virginia Techs Daniel Pereira dribbles the ball during an NCAA college soccer game against Clemson in Durham, N.C. Austin FC, The newest MLS franchise selected the talented Virginia Tech midfielder Daniel Pereira with the top pick in the leagues SuperDraft on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Dave Knachel/VTAthletics via AP, File) FILE - In this ...

Canadian Polisi brothers eagerly await MLS SuperDraft Marcello and Matteo Polisi have turned heads on the soccer field at Simon Fraser University. On Thursday, the brothers from Coquitlam, B.C., hope to take their game to the next level at the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. The Canadian Press Marcello and Matteo Polisi have turned heads on the soccer field at Simon Fraser University. On Thursday, the brothers from Coquitlam, B.C., hope to take their game to the next level at the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. "Its...

Why you should pay a micrometer of attention to the MLS Draft By isaax05 on Jan 20, 2021, 1:14pm PST + Seven of the players at the U-23 Camp in Orlando are former MLS Draft picks, as are a further seven of the players at the senior camp. Every draft class from 2017 on has produced at least one player that is currently at Orlando. The point is that regardless of the general talent typical of MLS Draftees, the Draft consistently produces year to year a couple of players that will like...

Which players were chosen during the 2021 MLS SuperDraft? With the first overall pick, Austin selected Daniel Pereira, bucking the expectations of many experts. Clemsons Philip Mayaka and Wake Forests Calvin Harris were widely projected to be the candidates for the top spot, but the expansion franchise provided a surprise by opting for Virginia Tech product Pereira. Harris ended up going second overall to FC Cincinnati while Mayaka, projected to be the top overall pick by most mock drafts, f...

2021 MLS Superdraft Preview The Superdraft is coming up on 1/21 so I expect one of the STF writers will be writing up a lengthy preview. I hope so, because I dont know enough about the prospects to have a good sense of what the options are. I have done a tiny bit of digging though, because I couldnt wait. I see us having the following positions of need: right back depth, left back depth, central defender/center back depth, a MF replacement for Flores, and possibly a winger. As we have young pla...