Major League Soccer (MLS) apologised on Thursday after saying Celtic's Japanese forward Kyogo Furuhashi had signed for Atlanta United when in fact it was his compatriot Cayman Togashi who had joined the U.S. club.Atlanta had previously been linked with a move for Scotland-based striker Furuhashi and on We

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MLS apologises for announcing wrong Japanese player had joined Atlanta

Celtic and Kyogo Furuhashi receive an apology from Major League Soccer after they wrongly claim that the Japanese striker had joined Atlanta United.

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MLS apologise to Celtic & Kyogo for signing mistake

Major League Soccer has issued an apology to Celtic and Kyogo Furuhashi for falsely claiming that the Japanese striker had joined Atlanta United.

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The MLS published a story claiming Atlanta United had ‘aquired’ Kyogo Furuhashi before quickly removing it

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MLS apologises after wrongly announcing signing of Celtic star Kyogo

(Reuters) -     Major League Soccer (MLS) apologised on Thursday after saying Celtic's Japanese forward Kyogo Furuhashi had signed for Atlanta United when in fact it was his compatriot Cayman Togashi who had joined the U.S. club. Read full story

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Soccer-MLS apologises for announcing wrong Japanese player had joined Atlanta

MLS was forced to apologize after its website published the name of a player it incorrectly claimed was joining Atlanta United. The story indicated that Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi would be coming stateside to play for the Atlanta MLS club.

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Major League Soccer (MLS) has apologised after saying Celtic's Japanese forward Kyogo Furuhashi had signed for Atlanta United when in fact it was his compatriot Cayman Togashi who had joined the US club.

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MLS apologises for Kyogo transfer announcement error

Major League Soccer (MLS) was forced to issue a public apology this Friday after being mistaken in announcing a reinforcement of Atlanta United. The North American soccer league confused two Japanese players, in a mistake that prompted a wave of criticism on social media and even accusations of racism. Atlanta United confirmed the signing of Cayman Togashi, who arrived from Sagan Tosu, but by mistake, the official MLS website announced the wrong…

A Major League Soccer (MLS) foi obrigada a emitir, esta sexta-feira, um pedido de desculpas público, depois de se ter enganado a anunciar um reforço do Atlanta United. A liga de futebol norte-americana confundiu dois jogadores japoneses, num erro que motivou uma onda de críticas nas redes sociais e até acusações de racismo.   O Atlanta United confirmou a contratação de Cayman Togashi, que chegou do Sagan Tosu, mas, por engano, o site oficial da …

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MLS forced to apologize for embarrassing confusion between players

The Celtic star was preparing to face Dundee United when the strange news emerged online

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Strange Kyogo Celtic exit announcement sparks major Major League Soccer update

A story claiming Atlanta had 'acquired' the Celtic striker went up on the MLS website on Wednesday night but was quickly taken down.

MLS apologises for announcing wrong Japanese player had joined Atlanta

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