NEWS: Dynamo president Oliver Luck says Nate Jaqua has an offer "on his desk" to return to the MLS champions for the remainder of the season. The offer includes an agreement to trade Jaqua to expansion team Seattle FC for... Click to continue reading...

Last week was an interesting week to be a New York soccer fan. On one hand you had the Showdown in Chinatown, a memorable charity game in Manhattan that featured some of sport's biggest stars, while on the other you had the Red Bulls beating Chivas de Guadalajara in a friendly. Except for Claudio Reyna playing in the charity match, there was something for Red Bulls fans to be happy about.

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Home cooking has been good to Real Salt Lake this season. Undefeated at Rice-Eccles Stadium while struggling on the road. Tonight they play host to the two-time defending champion Houston Dynamo. The Orange are winless in their last three after two straight draws. Houston was actually one of the last clubs to win in Rice-Eccles, last [. Click to continue reading...

With the 2008 MLS season at its midway point it is a good time to consider the signings MLS teams made last pre-season and how they have done so far. Before we get to that this weekend, I wanted to point to one signing that may be the bust of the year, but a bust you haven't heard much about.

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So I start today with a quick look at tonight's game and some other items of not to me over the last week and looking ahead.

Contrary to what many say, Dynamo do not "need" to win tonight at Rice-Eccles Stadium. While a win would be a great way to say sayonara to MLS until July 22 and put the team into first place, however temporarily, we all know that in the playoff-driven MLS, just hanging around and then getting hot is the route to a championship. Click to continue reading...

MLS Confidential has a nice article on the somewhat bizzare rules regarding MLS trades and transfers and where a number of our rumors stand.

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Ex-Houston Dynamo striker Joseph Ngwenya's name has popped up in the news recently after the 27-year-old began a trial three-week spell with German superpower Bayern Munich. If you'll direct your attention to Texas you'll see a collective mouth-watering from the Dynamo faithful.

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Ex-Houston Dynamo striker Joseph Ngwenya's name has popped up in the news recently after the 27-year-old began a trial three-week spell with German superpower Bayern Munich. If you'll direct your attention to Texas you'll see a collective mouth-watering from the Dynamo faithful.

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Joseph Ngwenya, the Zimbabwean International is on a three week trial with German Giants Bayern Munich.  Ngwenya spent four years in MLS before leaving last season for Austria.  He made one appearance and is now looking for a new club.  Munich only has four strikers on their squad which might have sparked their interest in [. Click to continue reading...

Former Houston Dynamo and Zimbabwe international striker Joseph Ngwenya is on a three week trial with Bayern Munich, which seems to prove a rumor that circulated back in January when Ngwenya moved to Austrian side Kärnten. The rumor had Jurgen Klinsmann 'hiding' Ngwenya in Austria until he took over as manager of Bayern. Click to continue reading...

It is taking place a few months later than most fans would have liked, but the New York Red Bulls appear ready for their makeover now.

The team unveiled new signings Jorge Rojas and Juan Pietravallo on Wednesday in what should be the first of several steps toward remaking the roster that head coach Juan Carlos Osorio inherited when he took over as head coach last winter.

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It looks like the Dynamo might be about to solve some of their offensive problems as Nate Jaqua has been offered a contract to return to Houston.

Jaqua left Houston during the off season for a spell in Austria, where he put up some great numbers (5 goals in 10 apperiences). Even with these quality results on the pitch, his club decided not to offer him a new contract. Click to continue reading...

Time once again for some Canadian Content:
Both Darren Huckerby and Paul Dickov are in Toronto.

The two players are in negotiations to seal a deal with TFC according to this report.

Here is an excerpt.



LARRY MILLSON

Globe and Mail Update

July 3, 2008 at 2:38 PM EDT

TORONTO — Paul Dickov trained Thursday with Toronto FC, while Darren Huckerby travelled to have a look at things with the San Jose Earthquakes. Click to continue reading...

The Columbus Crew want to improve their team by bringing in a quality player from Norway's first division. So what's the problem? The player is Pat Noonan.

Noonan left the New England Revolution after the team decided not to offer him a respectable contract extension at the end of last season (they offered him less money then he made in 2007). Click to continue reading...

NEWS: From the MLS home office in New York City we have: Final Fan Voting Results Top Vote Getters by Position and Percentage Forwards 1. Landon Donovan (Galaxy) 19.58% 2. Danny Dichio (Toronto FC) 7.32% 3. Juan Pablo Angel (Red... Click to continue reading...

The relatively inexperienced midfield for the Colorado Rapids may have to inject a little more cynicism into its play to avoid making the kinds of mistakes that saw the team allow a similarly inexperienced Columbus player last week waltz through it and score the winning goal. Goalkeeper, Bouna Coundoul, said in this week's radio show, "From The Pitch", that Emmanuel Ekpo should have been fouled further up the field. Click to continue reading...

The kid deserved better.

Tony Beltran is a rookie having himself a pretty good first season in MLS but he had to endure a fate that so many defenders have to endure, the cursed game-losing own goal.

Beltran's mistake snapped Real Salt Lake's record-setting unbeaten streak at five games while also giving new life to a Wizards team desperate for a win after going more than two months without one.

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The kid deserved better.

Tony Beltran is a rookie having himself a pretty good first season in MLS but he had to endure a fate that so many defenders have to endure, the cursed game-losing own goal.

Beltran's mistake snapped Real Salt Lake's record-setting unbeaten streak at five games while also giving new life to a Wizards team desperate for a win after going more than two months without one.

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Several U.S. media outlets this morning identified the Argentine defender rumored to be heading to the Galaxy for the last week or so as 29-year-old Huracan player Eduardo Dominguez, based, in turn, on several reports out of Latin America.

Galaxy officials declined comment when I inquired about Dominguez today, which is sometimes the same as a confirmation, so read into that what you will.

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There is currently a rumor circulating that Houston's Dwayne DeRosario may be headed to the Danish powerhow. According to the rumor, the club has come to financial terms with him and are now negotiating with MLS for a transfer fee. We will keep a close eye on this one as it could mean big changes for Houston. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City are still determined to bring Ronaldinho to the English top flight. According to the PA Wire Services, talks are currently taking place between the club and Ronaldhino's reps. Sources also suggest that the Brazilian playmaker may find his way back to Big Phil Scolari; only this time around he would be wearing blue at Stamford Bridge. Click to continue reading...

The New York Red Bulls look set to receive a big boost to their faltering offense. All-Star forward Juan Pablo Angel is traveling with the team to Colorado for tomorrow's game against the Colorado Rapids and is expected to play.

Angel has been sidelined for almost a month and hasn't played since scoring the game-winning goal for the Red Bulls against Chivas USA on June 5.

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This week's The Third Half is live. You can download directly from here, via the On Demand player, or you can subscribe to the show via iTunes.

On this week's show.
1: Plenty of news discussion from the past week.
* The story of Kenny Mansally attempting to get back to Foxboro for the game against Toronto FC.

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Defense saved the Dynamo in Salt Lake City. The Dynamo may have allowed nearly twice as many goals at the halfway point of the season than at the same time last year, but their defense earned them a point Thursday... Click to continue reading...

Oh America. The land that we all love, and the land that is starting to love the beautiful game. Today is a great day for freedom everywhere, and I'm glad the MLS is joining in on the fun, with three games taking place on the momentous holiday. As an American living abroad, it's times [...] Click to continue reading...

Half way home here for the MLS season. Sadly enough my vacation in Colorado is almost up as well. Since the weekend games are split between today (July 4) and tomorrow, I will just make these picks quick so I can go enjoy my final day in the mountains. Kansas City Wizards - at - FC [...] Click to continue reading...

The world's greatest nation is surprisingly mediocre when it comes to playing the world's most popular sport. It's not that they keep losing - far from it. Americans have a winning mentality that automatically ensures that whatever team they put out will be competitive. However, when it comes to genuine footballing talent, the US [. Click to continue reading...

As readers of this blog learned Wednesday from beat writer Scott Wolf, neither David Beckham (sore hamstring) or Landon Donovan (flu) practiced with the team yesterday and could miss tonight's game against the New England Revolution, who will have Taylor Twellman on the bench.

So possibly no stars for the Galaxy, but there will be fireworks after the game.

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On this 4th of July we as fans of MLS and the US National team all have something to celebrate. The fact that Jozy Altidore has just been introduced as the best player in the USA and looks likely to remain with Villarreal rather than be loaned out as had been rumored.


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LA Galaxy began Thursday atop the Western Conference standings, but even superstar David Beckham admitted expectations increase pressure on the team.

A shoddy effort in last week's 4-1 loss to D.C. United only contributed to the feeling.

"People panic too much. That's the case here," Beckham said.

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