James Sands has parlayed his MLS Cup success with NYCFC and growing role with the U.S. men's national team into a move abroad.
Scottish champion Rangers has signed the versatile 21-year-old on an 18-month loan with an option to buy, adding another American to its extensive history of U.S. talent and giving Sands his first taste of club soccer overseas. A member of the U.S.'s Gold Cup-winning squad who started the final, Sands has seven caps with the senior national team. He helped steer NYCFC to its first MLS title last month and will look to develop further under the guidance of Rangers manager and former Netherlands great Giovanni van Bronckhorst.