Algeria's Mbolhi leaves Bulgaria for MLS


Algeria's national soccer team goalkeeper Rais M'bolhi catches a ball during a training session ahead of their match against Russia at the Major Antonio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

SOFIA (Reuters) - Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi has joined Major League Soccer side Philadelphia Union from CSKA Sofia on a three-year contract, the 31-times Bulgarian champions said on Thursday.

The French-born Mbolhi impressed during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where Algeria reached the knock out stages.

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