Najar’s confidence is born out of the defending ... What he does on the field during a game, he does in practice every day. He has surprised me.” That belief will soon be put to the test ...

“I’m happy,” Najar told MLSsoccer.com in a recent one-on-one conversation in Spanish. “Ever since Hernan put me in that position, I’ve agreed to do it – in that moment it was the best ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andy Najar opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, Ahmed Qasem scored his first career MLS goal and Nashville SC beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 on Saturday night.