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.

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

Major League Soccer apologized on Thursday for posting an erroneous story on its website with the wrong name of a player that was purportedly being transferred to one of its clubs.

MLS apologises after wrongly announcing signing of Celtic star Kyogo - The MLS published a story claiming Atlanta United had ‘aquired’ Kyogo Furuhashi before quickly removing it

Major League Soccer was forced to apologize after its website published the name of a player it incorrectly claimed was joining Atlanta United. A story posted Wednesday indicated that Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi would be coming stateside to play for Atlanta,