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Inter Miami CF match against Atlanta United postponed amid player protests of shooting by police

By on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Inter Miami CF game postponed.

Tonight’s Inter Miami CF match against Atlanta United FC at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale has been postponed in response to player protests sweeping the country.

The postponement was the first in Major League Soccer. A match between Nashville SC and Orlando City SC scheduled for 7:30 p.m. kicked off as scheduled. The Inter match was scheduled for an 8 p.m. kickoff.

“Black Players for Change asked us not to play, and I think at that point we respect them and we have to respect why we wear these [Black Lives Matter] shirts,” Inter Miami CF defender A.J. DeLaGarza told Inter Miami CF’s Kaylyn Kyle on the team’s broadcast after the match. “And that’s to make a change and to have our voices heard.”

The announcement was just the latest in a turbulent day in the world of sports, kicked off by the Milwaukee Bucks’ wildcat strike of its NBA Playoffs game against the Orlando Magic, originally scheduled for 4 p.m. The Bucks’ move was prompted by the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wis. police officer Rusten Sheskey in the back seven times.

“Athletes have a huge platform, and we have to use that right now,” DeLaGarza said.

Stay with Magic City Soccer as this story updates.

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Blaise Matuidi joins Inter Miami from Juventus, doesn’t use Designated Player spot

By on Thursday, August 13, 2020
Inter Miami CF announced Thursday that it was acquiring Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi on a free transfer, signing the player with Targeted Allocation Money.

Inter Miami CF announced Thursday that it had signed French midfielder Blaise Matuidi, last of Juventus. This marks the first significant signing of a high-profile player from Europe for the club.

Perhaps most notably, Inter Miami was able to acquire Matuidi with Targeted Allocation Money. This means that the club retains its third Designated Player spot (the first two used on Rodolfo Pizarro and Matias Pellegrini). The club could go into the market again and sign another high-profile player.

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

By 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 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 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 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 on Friday, February 7, 2020
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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 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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