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Major League Soccer suspends season for 30 days; Inter Miami CF home opener postponed

By Matthew Bunch on Thursday, March 12, 2020

Jorge Mas, right, and Paul McDonough speak to the press about Major League Soccer's suspension of its 2020 season. Photo via Inter Miami CF.

Major League Soccer confirmed Thursday morning that it would be postponing its season for a minimum of 30 days due to COVID-19, referred to commonly as novel coronavirus. This affects all MLS teams, including Inter Miami CF and its scheduled home opener on Saturday.

“We’ve made a decision as a league, this morning, as owners, that play will be suspended temporarily. Target on that is 30 days.” managing owner Jorge Mas told the assembled press this afternoon. “We are working, and the league is working on rescheduling the games. We fully anticipate that we will play all of our 34 games.”

“We want to protect our players, and protect our fans, as much as possible.”

Stay with Magic City Soccer as this story develops.

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Inter Miami CF doomed in 10 chaotic minutes by DC United, fall to 0-2

By Matthew Bunch on Sunday, March 8, 2020

Inter Miami CF midfielder Lewis Morgan celebrates after scoring a goal against D.C. United. Teammate Roman Torres was sent off with a red card after VAR review show he handled the ball. Photo via Inter Miami CF.

For 50 minutes Saturday, Inter Miami CF seemed poised to claim its first Major League Soccer victory. An early Rodolfo Pizarro goal, the first in the club’s history, was the cap of an early offensive blitz and reflected the dominance we would see from the team in the first half.

But one moment proved to be a harbinger of doom for the RosaNegra, taking them from 2-0 up to down 2-1 and a man within 10 minutes.

The wait for an inaugural point continues. Inter Miami fell at the hands of DC United Saturday, 2-1.

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Inter Miami CF falls to Los Angeles FC in valiant 1-0 debut loss

By Matthew Bunch on Sunday, March 1, 2020

Inter Miami CF midfielder Matías Pellegrini chases down a ball, pursued by Los Angeles FC defender Dejan Jaković during their game at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on March 1, 2020. Photo via Inter Miami CF.

The debut of Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer was more than six years in the making. Any actual result, win lose or draw, would have surely been a delight for the Miami faithful.

But when Lee Nguyen stood over a 96th-minute free kick, then followed up with a shot on goal moments later, those fans had to be dreaming of a point.

The excitement, the exhilaration and the possibility was all there for Inter Miami CF on Sunday night. The only thing missing was a goal.

Los Angeles FC, spearheaded by a solid defensive performance and led by a moment of brilliance from Carlos Vela, defeated Inter Miami 1-0 to give the RosaNegra an ignoble welcome to MLS.

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Inter Miami CF debut: How Major League Soccer’s return to South Florida affects us all | Commentary

By Matthew Bunch on Sunday, March 1, 2020

Marcelo Claure, now a co-owner of Inter Miami CF, celebrates with members of supporters group Southern Legion, including Matthew Bunch (in Miami Fusion hat).

As Inter Miami CF kicks off its first game this afternoon, I’ve been doing some thinking. I wasn’t always a fan of soccer. In fact, I spent most of my adolescence harboring a strong dislike of the sport. Soccer was boring, no one ever scored, it was for other countries and not the United States.

Obviously, if you’ve read this website or listened to our podcast, you know that opinion has changed radically. It was a process that started in my hometown of Baltimore, but took hold in Miami. I learned to appreciate, then love, The Beautiful Game.

By the time my appreciation of soccer took hold, around 2008, I was driving to pubs on Miami Beach or Oakland Park to watch my club team, Liverpool. And I was also aware of a plan by F.C. Barcelona and Marcelo Claure to bring Major League Soccer to Miami. My first thought was: “Yeah, why the hell doesn’t Miami have MLS already?” My second thought was: “Awesome!”

My first thought was answered when I researched and discovered there had been a Miami team, and that it had been contracted after the 2001 season. My second thought was slowly killed off by the Great Recession and Barcelona’s abandonment of the project in 2009. It would be more than a decade before Major League Soccer would actually return.

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Magic City Soccer Podcast Episode 80: Inter Miami CF Kit Reveal, A Dive Into the Inter Miami and Miami FC Rosters, And A Newcomer To The Lower Divisions Of Florida Soccer

By Magic City Soccer Podcast on Friday, February 7, 2020

On this Magic City Soccer Podcast, Abel and Omar return from a hibernation of sorts. The duo talk about the new Inter Miami CF kit released this week and about the rosters of both Inter Miami CF and The Miami FC. A Newcomer joins the ranks of the lower divisions of Florida soccer in the NSL. Join us, won’t you?

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Inter Miami CF preseason kicks off. See and hear team members in their own words.

By Matthew Bunch on Monday, January 20, 2020

Goalkeeper Luis Robles speaks to the media moments before Inter Miami CF preseason kicks off. Photo by Matthew Bunch.

On Monday morning, Inter Miami CF preseason opened its first preseason at Buccaneer Field on the campus of Barry University. Three members of the club spoke to the press about the first day, and what could be coming. You can see and hear their full comments, with limited editing, below.

First, Sporting Director Paul McDonough spoke to the media, giving some insight about how many players may still be added to the squad and how players may — or may not — be added as the season goes along.

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Inter Miami CF selects Dylan Nealis with MLS Superdraft third pick

By Matthew Bunch on Thursday, January 9, 2020

Inter Miami CF selected Georgetown University defender Dylan Nealis Monday afternoon with the third pick of the 2020 MLS Superdraft.

Nealis, a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist and a national champion with Georgetown in 2019, played in all 24 of the team’s games, accounting for four goals and five assists.

Nealis is the club’s second pick in the MLS Superdraft. Robbie Robinson was taken with the first pick.

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Inter Miami CF selects Robbie Robinson with MLS Superdraft first pick

By Matthew Bunch on Thursday, January 9, 2020

Robbie Robinson. Via Clemson University.

Inter Miami CF selected Clemson University forward Robbie Robinson Monday afternoon with the first pick of the 2020 MLS Superdraft.

Robinson, the MAC Hermann Trophy winner for the 2019 season, appeared in 19 games and scored 18 goals. He also contributed nine assists.

His 18 goals tied him with Thibaut Jacquel of Campbell and Cal Jennings of UCF for the Division I lead.

Inter Miami sporting director Paul McDonough has experience with the Superdraft. In 2015 with Orlando City SC’s first pick, he chose Cyle Larin, who contributed to the club for three years before a transfer to Turkey’s Beşiktaş.

McDonough led expansion side Atlanta United into the 2017 draft, selecting Miles Robinson at No. 2 and Julian Gressel at No. 9. Robinson has made 44 appearances for Atlanta, while Gressel has made 98, totaling 15 goals.

This is the first Superdraft pick in the club’s history. The club selected Georgetown midfielder Dylan Nealis with pick No. 3.

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Magic City Soccer Podcast Episode 78: Inter Miami CF names Diego Alonso manager, The Miami FC shares first two USL fixtures

By Matthew Bunch on Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Magic City Soccer Podcast. Photographic by Matthew Bunch.

On this Magic City Soccer Podcast, Matt, Drew and Lee welcome in the new year by breaking down lots of news. Diego Alonso will lead Inter Miami CF into its first season, while The Miami FC will take on a familiar foe in its USL Championship home debut. Plus, we answer listener questions. Join us, won’t you?

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Miami Soccer in Review: Clubs throughout the county position themselves for the next decade

By Matthew Bunch on Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Miami Soccer in Review | In 2019, Inter Miami CF announced a plan to build a stadium to serve as a temporary venue for its Major League Soccer team and a permanent home for a USL League One side. Photo via Inter Miami CF.

Magic City Soccer will take the last 10 days of 2019 to review the last 10 years of Miami-Dade County soccer. Today in Miami Soccer in Review, we take a look back at 2019. As the decade closes, Inter Miami CF, The Miami FC and more prepare for the next decade and beyond.

2019 began with Inter Miami CF targeting Miami Freedom Park and a not-yet-named temporary venue. The Miami FC was preparing for its second season in the National Premier Soccer League. And Miami United FC was gearing up for its sixth season at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah. By the end of the year, Inter Miami was nearly done building a stadium no one envisioned in January, Miami FC was onto its third league in 12 months, and Miami United moved across the county.

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