Blaise Matuidi – Florida Soccer Report

Inter Miami CF avoid points penalty but receive $2 million fine

NEW YORK – Major League Soccer handed down a fine to Inter Miami CF and managing owner Jorge Mas along with individual and team sanctions for the club breaching the salary cap in the 2020 season. Most significantly there was no points deduction for the offenses last year. In the investigation MLS discovered that theContinue reading “Inter Miami CF avoid points penalty but receive $2 million fine”

Inter Miami found in violation of salary cap sanctions to come

FORT LAUDERDALE – Major League Soccer’s investigation of Inter Miami CF’s signing of Blaise Matuidi has found that the club did breach salary cap and roster rules in acquiring the French World Cup winner in 2020. MLS has some unique mechanisms for its salary cap and Matuidi fell under the mechanism known as Targeted AllocationContinue reading “Inter Miami found in violation of salary cap sanctions to come”

Inter Miami begins preseason with cloud over Blaise Matuidi signing

MIAMI – 2021 is underway for Inter Miami CF but preseason training got started this week with a big shadow. Major League Soccer announced last week that it was investigating the club for irregularities in the signing of French World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi. Preseason getting officially underway this week was a milestone for theContinue reading “Inter Miami begins preseason with cloud over Blaise Matuidi signing”

Blaise Matuidi Joins Inter Miami CF

MIAMI – FIFA World Cup winner and seven-time league champion in France and Italy, Frenchman Blaise Matuidi has signed with Inter Miami CF on Thursday. The signing makes Matuidi the third active world champion to play in Major League Soccer following on from Brazilian Branco who played with the New York/New Jersey Metrostars in 1997,Continue reading “Blaise Matuidi Joins Inter Miami CF”