Inter Miami CF News

Inter Miami CF announced today that it is allying itself with 24 local academies from throughout South Florida, forming its inaugural class of official partner clubs for the 2022-23 season. The clubs will collaborate to further the development of fútbol throughout the region.
“Our primary commitment as an Academy is to the development of fútbol in South Florida and officially allying ourselves with these clubs is a major step to that end,” said Academy Director Craig Dalrymple. “This is something we’ve been working on for a long time. We’re excited to work with each of these clubs and to share the unique perks of a world class organization like ours.”
The partnership will see Inter Miami and these local clubs commit resources to each other. Notably, partner clubs will be expected to undertake and commit to the implementation of a player-centric philosophy, which focuses on the development and experience of each player. Player promotion to the highest level is encouraged. Partner clubs will also be expected to facilitate and support promotion of its top talents to Inter Miami’s Discovery Program, Academy trials, and Inter Miami as full-time players.
Inter Miami, meanwhile, will offer community club education events, Academy coaching internship notification and opportunities, invitations for potential exhibition matches, a goalkeeper talent ID & development program, community club festivals hosted at the Florida Blue Training Center, and social events for partner club staff.

Inter Miami CF forward Gonzalo Higuaín announced today that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2022 MLS season. The Argentine’s stellar 17-and-a-half-year career saw him feature in the top divisions of Italy, Spain and England for several of the world’s most famous clubs, as well as the Argentinian national team, compiling a glittering record of over 300 goals and over 100 assists across more than 700 appearances. Higuaín will close his remarkable career in outstanding form with Inter Miami, registering 12 goals and two assists in the last 14 games, and is aiming to continue this positive momentum to take the team to the playoffs and beyond.

The forward’s extensive list of career accolades also consists of a number of individual recognitions, including being named to the Serie A Team of the Year three times, UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season twice and Juventus Player of the Year twice. He famously netted 36 league goals during the 2015-16 Serie A campaign, a competition record for a single season. Higuaín also captured three LaLiga titles, three Serie A titles, a UEFA Europa League title, a Copa del Rey title, and three Coppa Italia titles, among others.
On the international stage, Higuaín starred for the Argentinian national team. The forward made 75 appearances for La Albiceleste and scored 31 goals across all competitions, the fifth-most of any player in the country’s history. He appeared in matches at three editions of the FIFA World Cup, including leading them to the 2014 final. He also appeared in three Copa América tournaments, helping Argentina reach the final twice.
At the club level, Higuaín signed for Inter Miami as a Designated Player on Sept. 18, 2020 before going on to make 64 appearances, 54 of them starts, and tallying 26 goals and 14 assists in MLS action thus far. He led the team in scoring in 2021 with 12 goals, and is on pace to lead the team once again with 14 goals scored this season.

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defender signs with

Yedlin returns to after spending seven years in Europe at Tottenham, Sunderland, Newcastle and Galatasaray.

Conversations between Inter Miami and U.S. national team defender DeAndre Yedlin have progressed in the past few days and the two sides are getting closer to working out a deal that would add a significant piece to a youth-filled revamped roster. The club and player are ironing out details and awaiting exit paperwork from Turkish club Galatasaray, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. Other clubs have shown interest in the defender, but Miami is the likeliest destination, and a deal could be reached by next week if everything falls into place. Galatasaray has agreed to a buyout, so Miami would not have to pay a transfer fee. Yedlin, 28, is a Seattle native and former Seattle Sounder with a strong tie to Inter Miami chief soccer officer Chris Henderson, who previously worked with the Sounders and signed Yedlin to his first contract. According to the source Yedlin is intrigued by the idea of helping Henderson in his rebuild of the roster and has had good dialogue with club co-owner Jorge Mas. Yedlin’s partner, Crystal Rodriguez, had a baby girl five months ago and they are seeking a return to the United States to raise her closer to family. He also wants to be closer to his maternal grandparents, who helped raise him.

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signs Costa Rican international attacker from Houston Dynamo to strengthen the squad’s offense ahead of the 2022 campaign!

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Inter Miami CF announced roster decisions following the Club’s 2021 Major League Soccer (MLS) season.
“Inter Miami would like to thank the players, coaches and staff for their work and contributions in the 2021 season. The Club continues to work diligently to construct a team that will bring our incredible fans the success they deserve,” said Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Chris Henderson. “We remain in conversations with several players about returning next year and aim to recruit exciting new talent that will help us achieve our goals.”
Players with guaranteed contracts (already under contract) for 2022: Edison Azcona, Drake Callender, Julián Carranza, Nicolás Figal, Ian Fray, Kieran Gibbs, Leandro González Pirez, Gregore, Gonzalo Higuaín, Joevin Jones, Christian Makoun, Nick Marsman, Blaise Matuidi, Lewis Morgan, Rodolfo Pizarro, Jairo Quinteros, Robbie Robinson, Ryan Shawcross, Felipe Valencia
Contract options exercised: None
Contract options declined: George Acosta, Ventura Alvarado, Dylan Castanheira, Jay Chapman, Sami Guediri, Kelvin Leerdam, John McCarthy, Josh Penn, Patrick Seagrist, Victor Ulloa
Out of contract: Federico Higuaín, Brek Shea, Indiana Vassilev

Inter Miami CF announced today the hiring of Dawn Scott as Performance Director. Scott adds significant experience to the Inter Miami staff, having worked for the U.S. Women’s National Team, where she was part of two FIFA World Cup title campaigns, the England Women’s National Team, FIFA and UEFA.
Scott will oversee the Performance Department for the First Team, Fort Lauderdale CF and the Inter Miami CF Academy, and will report directly to Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Chris Henderson.
“We’re excited to welcome an accomplished professional like Dawn to Inter Miami,” said Henderson. “Dawn has years of experience in performance training at the highest levels and we’re excited about what she will add to our Club as she oversees the Performance Department for the First Team, Fort Lauderdale CF and the Inter Miami CF Academy.”
The Newcastle, England native most recently worked for the England Women’s National Team and Team Great Britain, working alongside former England manager and current Inter Miami CF head coach Phil Neville. She served as the Senior Women’s Physical Performance Manager from Dec. 2019 until Sept. 2021. Prior to her most recent stint with the team, Scott also served as the Head of Sport Science for the England Women’s National Team for nearly nine years, joining in June 2001 until Feb. 2010.
Following her first stint with England, Scott then joined the U.S. Women’s National Team, serving as the High Performance Manager for nearly 10 years, joining in Feb. 2010 until Nov. 2019. During her time with U.S. Soccer, the team reached three FIFA World Cups, winning two of them, and two Olympic Games, including one which resulted in a gold medal campaign.
Scott has also held roles with both UEFA and FIFA; she worked as part of the UEFA Fitness Advisory Group, joining in Dec. 2020, and has also served as a Technical Consultant for FIFA since April 2015, tasked to conduct the Physical Analysis of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019.
Scott is a winner of the Women in Soccer Trailblazer Award (2017) and the NSCAA President Recognition Award (2017).

Major League Soccer today announced the schedule format and conference alignment for the 2022 MLS season.
To best align with the 2022 international soccer calendar, the MLS regular season will begin earlier than ever before, kicking off on Saturday, Feb. 26, and run through Decision Day, the regular season finale, on Sunday, October 9. Following three consecutive weeks of Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs action, MLS Cup will be played on Saturday, Nov. 5, more than two weeks prior to the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 21 and more than a week prior to the player release date on Nov. 14.
Major League soccer also confirmed today that Charlotte FC, set to begin play as Major League Soccer’s 28th team, will compete in the Eastern Conference, while Nashville SC will compete in the Western Conference, resulting in two conferences of 14 teams each.
All teams will play a 34-game regular season - 17 home games, 17 away games - facing each of their conference opponents two times and playing eight non-conference opponents once.
The MLS regular season schedule will consist of all weekend matches with the exception of five, or fewer, midweek matches – targeting one each in May, June and July, and two in August. The midweek match dates for each team will not be scheduled in consecutive weeks.
In observance of the 2022 FIFA calendar, MLS will seek to avoid scheduling matches during the FIFA international windows in March, June or September. Only at a team’s request will MLS consider scheduling a match during the March window, or during the second weekend of the June double window. Teams may not request to play matches during the September window, at the final stretch of the regular season.
The full MLS regular season schedule will be announced later this year.