 Francesco Tiozzo plays a long ball in a recent match for USD Adriese in Italy. In our first blog post of the new year, we cover new signings, an alum called up to the national team, and a handful of matches in Europe! Read on below...
 Álex Pantoja gets in a challenge for CD Guadalajara in Spain's Tercera División. (Mariano Viejo/CD Guadalajara) While Hassani Dotson's season with Minnesota United FC came to an end in devastating fashion, our alums over in Spain and Italy approached the midway point with a handful of matches, with Joel Rydstrand helping his squad move up into first place. Read more below!
 Dotson (left) closes down on SKC midfielder Roger Espinoza late in Thursday's win. (La Prensa) What a week for our former players! Khiry Shelton and Hassani Dotson went head-to-head in the MLS Western Conference Semifinal, Will Seymore helped Sligo Rovers qualify for European competition, Álex Pantoja tallied an assist in CD Guadalajara's win, and Ximo Miralles made three saves in CD Numancia's draw.
 Hassani Dotson evades Colorado defender Younes Namli in Minnesota's win. Photo from MNUFC. Hassani Dotson and Khiry Shelton led their respective teams to MLS playoff victories, with the latter providing an assist and scoring the decisive kick in SKC's penalty shootout, Álex Pantoja opened his account with CD Guadalajara, and Ximo Miralles earned yet another clean sheet for CD Numancia.
 Shelton (right) pressures Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ocha in SKC's 2-0 win. Photo from MLS. Our alums went five-for-five in helping their squads earn victories this past weekend! Read all about their triumphs below.
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