January 15 Social Zone: DC United eyeing former Birmingham City boss
- Planet Sport writer
- 18 January 2021
Clotet on shortlist for MLS role, while Ozil may have to wait before fulfilling his American dream.
SOCCER: DC United's search for a head coach replacement for Ben Olsen has brought them to Europe and a former Birmingham City boss. Suffice to say a reference won't be forthcoming from Garry Monk.
D.C. United pivots to Europe in coaching search. Two more candidates emerge. Details: - The Washington Post #dcu #mls https://t.co/2pnNFGPtd7
— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) January 15, 2021
SOCCER: The Mesut Ozil saga rumbles on but it appears the US will have to wait for the midfielder, with Turkey still top of his agenda.
More about Özil. Negotiations are still on with Arsenal to terminate his contract [no agreement yet]. Fenerbahçe board told Özil they’re ‘ready to wait until the end of the window’ to sign him. Fener keep pushing and even their manager Bulut wants Mesut strongly. 🇹🇷 #AFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 15, 2021
FOOTBALL: New York Jets' new head coach Robert Saleh is wasting no time getting his team together.
New Jets’ HC Robert Saleh is expected to take 49ers passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur as his offensive coordinator, per sources. https://t.co/3b8mPeFfPU
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 15, 2021
FOOTBALL: Scott Linehan appears to be heading back to the NFL. The 57-year-old former St Louis Rams head coach was offensive coordinator Dallas Cowboys from 2015-2018. He is currently the passing game coordinator at Louisiana State University.
Scott Linehan has emerged as a prime candidate for Jaguars offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer, per @toddarcher and me. Former NFL head coach and OC was at LSU last year, has long had relationship with Meyer.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) January 15, 2021
BASEBALL: After all the speculation, it appears DJ LeMahieu is staying put at the New York Yankees.
Source: DJ LeMahieu is finalizing an agreement to return to the #Yankees. The deal could be completed as soon as today. @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 15, 2021
BASEBALL: Philadelphia Phillies might just have found a closer to bolster their bullpen. Bradley earned a career-high 18 saves with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019.
Source confirms: Free-agent reliever Archie Bradley in agreement with Phillies on one-year, $6M contract, pending physical. On it: @bnicholsonsmith and @feinsand.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 14, 2021
SOCCER: Austin FC have been whetting fans' appetites with this exclusive picture of their new 20,500-capacity stadium. The Texan side are set to make their MSL debut in the Western Conference this year.
This place. 10/10 would recommend. pic.twitter.com/IIksZnAt06
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) January 15, 2021
SOCCER: Nothing like a bit of speculation to send fans into a frenzy. Cue plenty of Wikipedia searches.
Richie Burke says the Washington Spirit are in negotiations with "a top Swedish player." #NWSL
— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) January 14, 2021
