Crown Legacy FC
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Charlotte FC Signs Ex-Everton Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure
Charlotte FC signed Premier League veteran Abdoulaye Doucoure and promoted Nathan Richmond and Hugo Mbongue from Crown Legacy before Friday's final roster deadline.
Barzee Blama Had Not Played a Home Game in Fifteen Months. He Scored in the Ninety-Fifth Minute.
A striker fifteen months removed from his last home appearance came off the bench and scored his first professional goal in the fifth minute of stoppage. Crown Legacy beat Chicago Fire FC II 4-0, though Chicago played the last half hour a man down. Nathan Richmond is now one of three players in MLS NEXT Pro with double-digit assists.
Crown Legacy Beats Second Place and Clinches the East's First Playoff Spot
Crown Legacy FC beat second-place Chattanooga 3-1 in Matthews and became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a 2026 MLS NEXT Pro playoff spot, with four matches to spare. Hugo Mbongue scored twice, and the lead in the East is now seven points.
Charlotte FC Led Ten-Man Toronto by Two. It Left With a Point.
Charlotte FC led 3-1 against ten-man Toronto with a half hour to play Wednesday night at BMO Field and left with a 3-3 draw. The point moved the club to 29, but FC Cincinnati passed them into fifth. D.C. United visits Bank of America Stadium Saturday.
Aron John Has Played One Minute of League Football for Charlotte FC. Now He's Out Five Months.
Charlotte FC has four academy graduates on Homegrown contracts. Two of them, Aron John and Nimfasha Berchimas, had surgery on the same morning this week. Between them they have 132 minutes of first-team football this season. Ashley Westwood alone has 1,533.
Charlotte FC Beat Pumas 3-0 in a Tournament It Keeps Leaving Early
Charlotte FC opened Leagues Cup with a 3-0 win over Pumas UNAM on Tuesday night, banking the maximum three points from a three-match format it has crashed out of two Augusts running. The other story never touched the scoreboard: Nathan Richmond's debut made him the fourth Crown Legacy product to reach the first team this year.
Crown Legacy FC Leads the Eastern Conference, and It Has a Game in Hand
Charlotte FC's development side beat Red Bull New York II 3-0 on Friday and sits first in the MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference with 40 points from 19 matches, one clear of Columbus Crew 2 with a match in hand. The goal that made it 3-0 came from two Charlotte academy players, each recording a career first.
Crown Legacy Bounces Back at Home With Three Different Scorers in a 3-2 Win
Crown Legacy FC closed its homestand with a 3-2 win over Chicago Fire FC II, three different scorers and two academy players notching career firsts. The MLS NEXT Pro side improved its home record to 7-1-2 and begins a four-match road trip July 24.
The FC Development Team Is Quietly Having the Club's Best Season
Crown Legacy FC, Charlotte FC's MLS NEXT Pro development side, sits second in the Eastern Conference at 8-2-6 and has already sent four players up to the First Team. It is the clearest sign yet that the club's academy-to-pro pipeline is working.