Marc Machado

Analytics & Recruitment @ChicagoFire

[Marc Machado @MarcMachado8]

Had this idea for a project on "the balance of GAM," or the (guaranteed) amount each club has acquired/traded. Went through hundreds of press releases dating back to Jan 1, 2022 in search of transactions involving GAM, but let me know what I missed.

https://t.co/66NkLlrkW7

[Marc Machado @MarcMachado8]

@aidanmckernan1 Sad but true

[St Louis CITY SC @stlCITYsc]

After a two-year battle with cancer, Ilona Löwen passed away this morning, March 9, 2026.

We grieve alongside Edu and all those impacted by this loss and ask the CITY community to keep them in your prayers during this difficult time. Ilona was a beautiful example of love, humility, and kindness and will be deeply missed.

A message from the Löwen’s Pastor, Marc Sikma:

Edu and Ilona built their life on faith in Christ, and we find comfort in knowing Ilona’s suffering is over and that she is now in the eternal presence of her Savior.

[Timi Falusi @BehindTheFal]

Proud to make my writing debut with @Backheeled. Huge thanks to @joeclowery for the opportunity and @MarcMachado8 for helping make it happen.

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

Atlanta United will receive $500k GAM in trade of Noah Cobb, per sources

[César Luis Merlo @CLMerlo]

🚨Danny Leyva, mediocampista de Seattle, es nuevo refuerzo de Necaxa.
*️⃣Lo compran y firma por 3 años con opción a un cuarto.
👀Querés asegurar tus jugadas con la misma precisión que mis noticias? Regístrate en Pin-Up y aprovecha los beneficios. ⬇️
https://t.co/FapD9xYUWY

[Soccer with Doug, by Doug Roberson @SoccerwithDoug]

Garth Lagerwey won't return to Atlanta United
https://t.co/JEE3q1rZqm
#ATLUTD #MLS

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇨🇦 Excl: Brayan Vera, set to join Montreal from Real Salt Lake on $1.5m fee plus add-ons.

[Todd Lewis @ItsAToddLife]

New York Red Bulls midfielder Lewis Morgan recently appeared on the Fozcast—The Ben Foster Podcast—and there is something deeply satisfying about listening to him explain GAM and TAM. This is peak MLS.

The entire episode is well worth watching for MLS fans. It covers a range of topics, including Inter Miami’s inaugural season in MLS (the COVID-affected year), Miami’s violation of MLS roster rules, MLS academies, Cavan Sullivan and Julian Hall, the MLS SuperDraft, and Morgan’s call-up to the Scotland national team for the Euros.

🔗 https://t.co/r7F3CaEqwf
#MLS

[Brianna Mac Kay @brimackay15]

Confirmed: #Crew96 are working with Celtic FC to finalize an agreement for Wilfried Nancy to join the Scottish club. Story is coming shortly

[Soccer with Doug, by Doug Roberson @SoccerwithDoug]

Tata is interested
https://t.co/yrY68Jcs7p
#ATLUTD #MLS

[MLS Communications @MLS_PR]

Today, @MLS announced the full calendar of offseason roster building events, highlighted by free agency opening on Wednesday, December 10 and the 2026 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday, December 18. https://t.co/HIxrd5vw0p

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

🇦🇷 Sources: Saudi club Al-Kholood is finalizing a deal to sign forward Ramiro Enrique from Orlando City.

Agreement is for third-highest outbound transfer in Orlando City history.

🤝 @CLMerlo

[John Morrissey @USLTactics]

Sources: Loudoun United has informed head coach Ryan Martin of his dismissal at the end of the 2025 season.

Martin took over the role in 2019 and is currently on track to lead the club to their first-ever playoff appearance.

[Canadian Soccer Daily @CANSoccerDaily]

Thomas Müller: Der Newsbreaker

Jesse Marsch had been talking with Vancouver Whitecaps CB Tristan Blackmon about potentially playing for #CanMNT.

The U.S. didn’t like that.
Müller spilled the beans in his #VANvSTL avail that Blackmon has been called up by the #USMNT

[César Luis Merlo @CLMerlo]

🚨Federico Redondo es nuevo refuerzo del Elche.
*️⃣Inter Miami vendió la mitad de su pase en u$s 2.500.000 y, una vez superada la revisión médica, firmará su contrato. #TratoHecho

[Josh Gross @yay_yee]

Son Heung-min is traveling to Chicago with his teammates tonight. The hope is that his visa gets approved in time and Son can suit up when @LAFC plays at Soldier Field.

[Joshua Kloke @joshuakloke]

A handshake in defeat 15 years ago, a jab at the unrelenting American heat and a desire, above all, to win.

The inside story of how the Vancouver Whitecaps pulled off the shocking signing of German and Bayern Munich legend Thomas Müller:
https://t.co/GT1TPcmi1H

[Botafogo F.R. @Botafogo]

AH, É SAVARINO! 🤩🇻🇪

O CAMISA 🔟 DO FOGÃO MERECE DEMAIS! SEGUIMOS JUNTOS CONSTRUINDO LINDAS E MEMORÁVEIS HISTÓRIAS, SAVA! 🔥👊🏽 #VAMOSBOTAFOGO

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

🇺🇸 BREAKING: The Philadelphia Union are finalizing a deal to sign forward Milan Iloski from FC Nordsjælland, per sources.

Iloski, 26, left San Diego FC after scoring 10 goals in 472 mins.

[City Report @cityreport_]

Pep Guardiola: “I’m glad I failed. I love people who fail. In this society where everything has to be perfect, where you have to post your food on Instagram… ‘Oh, look how great, how happy I am.’ Every day we’re expected to prove we’re happy.

Of course I’m sad; I fail, I lose. And? Tell me one person who doesn’t. What matters is doing it, giving it your all, and doing it right. And on that, I haven’t given up. Things went badly, the results were worse than I hoped, but eh… there’s always a next day; I’m going to try again. And this coming year, I’ll do better. That’s what it’s all about.

We want to pretend we’re happy every f*cking day. And that’s the big mistake. I’d rather tell people: ‘You’re sad? That’s okay. You’re disappointed? That’s okay too, it’ll pass.’ Just like happiness, it’ll pass. We lost, we’re f*cked. Being f*cked is okay. You have to live with that.”