Minnesota United FC has added yet another familiar face to its first Major League Soccer roster.
Bernardo Anor was a part of last season's North American Soccer League season on loan from MLS side Sporting KC, but an ankle injury kept him out for most of that time. The 28-year-old Venezuelan midfielder joins defenders Brent Kallman, Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas as well as forward Christian Ramirez and midfielder Miguel Ibarra as former NASL players to make the top division roster.
Columbus Crew initially drafted Anor and he spent 2011-15 there before heading to Sporting.
United has also signed Jamaican defender Jermaine Taylor. The 32-year-old started his professional career in his home country before joining Houston Dynamo from 2011-15 and spending last season with Portland Timbers. The 5-10, 195-pound centerback has also been a steady presence on Jamaica's national team.
Expected to sign are Finnish midfielder Rasmus Schuller, who is not yet in camp, and Ish Jome, a native of Gambia who played in the Twin Cities at Prairie Seeds Academy. Jome, who is in camp, won the state soccer coaches association Mr. Soccer award in 2012. He played collegiately at UC-Santa Barbara and signed last year with Minnesota United.
