Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernández signs with USL Championship expansion side Atlético Dallas. Multiple outlets report that the 38-year-old forward becomes the club’s first signing ahead of the team’s debut in the second-tier league. Yahoo Sports and Free Malaysia Today say the player joins the franchise under the Atlético Dallas name and is expected to be part of the club’s inaugural season build-up. Yahoo Sports adds that the deal is for two years. The Winnipeg Free Press likewise reports the signing by Atlético Dallas in the USL Championship. The Athletic (NYT) frames the move as a return to U.S. football for Hernández after prior high-profile spells in Europe and Major League Soccer, and notes the decision to play for the USL Championship expansion project. Across coverage, the core points are that Atlético Dallas is an expansion club, Hernández signs as its first reported acquisition, and the agreement keeps him in U.S. competition for the next two years.
Chicharito Hernández signs with USL expansion club Atlético Dallas
Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernández signs with USL Championship expansion side Atlético Dallas. Multiple outlets report that the 38-year-old forward becomes the club’s first signing ahead of...
- Javier “Chicharito” Hernández signs with USL Championship expansion club Atlético Dallas.
- He is reported as Atlético Dallas’ first signing ahead of the club’s debut.
- The move places him in U.S. football in the USL Championship.
- Yahoo Sports reports the contract runs for two years.
- The signing involves the newly formed Atlético Dallas franchise.
The 38-year-old striker becomes Atletico Dallas’ first signing ahead of the club’s debut in the second-tier US football league.
2 hours agoMexican soccer legend Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez has signed with the new USL team Athletico Dallas.
2 hours agoMexico's all-time leading scorer Javier "Chicharito" Hernández has signed a two-year contract with expansion side Atlético Dallas.
3 hours agoFormer Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy striker is back in the U.S. with 2027 USL Championship expansion club Atlético Dallas
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