The Nashville SC Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Cristian Espinoza stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Cristian Espinoza and Nashville SC agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jeisson Palacios 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 Nashville SC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nashville SC agree a free transfer for Michael Collodi
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ahmed Qasem
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nashville SC buy the years ahead of Luca Reyna
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Nashville SC on Paul Moore
He is 14, and nobody at Nashville SC signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nashville SC buy the years ahead of Justin Pulisic
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nashville SC sign Adam Pepi, one for the future
Adam Pepi is 14, and Nashville SC have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Cristian Espinoza knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Cristian Espinoza trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Squad Andy Najar dropped after a run of poor form
- Match Point won or two lost for Nashville SC?