The San Jose Earthquakes Sentinel
Squad8 Mar 2027
A fracture rules Ronaldo Vieira out for 72 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason San Jose Earthquakes will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
Noel Buck, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 8.04
A mark of 8.04 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Vítor Costa signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Vítor Costa commits to San Jose Earthquakes for another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Timo Werner in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at San Jose Earthquakes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
Graduation day at San Jose Earthquakes
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The terraces8 Mar 2027
San Jose Earthquakes supporters have found a favourite in Noel Buck
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Noel Buck has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market8 Mar 2027
Alex Sargent steps up from the San Jose Earthquakes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alex Sargent has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Jack Johnson joins the San Jose Earthquakes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jack Johnson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
Luca Ferreira steps up from the San Jose Earthquakes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luca Ferreira has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Adam Johnson joins the San Jose Earthquakes first team
- Match Noel Buck sends San Jose Earthquakes past Austin FC
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Beau LeRoux