I thought a list of the most recent foreign stars that are coming to MLS might be fun.  The season is almost over and we've got a long winter to wonder what next year will bring.  Lets start early and see what mls-rumors.net has for us!

Allessandro Del Piero

He just turned 34, this guy is a legend and supposedly going to play for New York Red Bulls.

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Jesse not finking this week

The thing about blogging is you can write some good stuff, some true stuff, some stuff you make up, and some stuff no-one will believe or think is any good because it probably isn't.

But when you write for a Professional Football site in Australia like our Jesse, "I want Nicky Carle, and Arnie must go", Fink. Click to continue reading...

Van Basten is back at Ajax! Ten year of mismanagement and no international prizes to speak of formed the run up to the infamous Coronel report. The date: May 24 1995. Every Ajax fan knows exactly where he or she was that night. It was a well-placed pointer by Patrick Kluivert Click to continue reading...

Deco will move from Barcelona to Chelsea. The Portuguese midfielder will be reunited with his Portugal coach Scolari. Patrick Kluivert returns to Holland! He will move from Lille to AZ Alkmaar and will be reunited with his old Ajax and Oranje coach Louis van Gaal. Kluivert is not at AZ as Click to continue reading...

Another Euro 2008-themed quiz to hurt your head 1. Career path Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen (current) 2. Multiple choice Patrick Kluivert and which other player top scored at Euro 2000? a) Nuno Gomes, b) David Trezeguet,... Click to continue reading...

Hat-Trick Heros
The Only 8 Hat-Tricks Ever Scored At The European Championships

1. Dieter Muller (for West Germany v Yugoslavia, 1976)
2. Klaus Allofs (for West Germany v Netherlands, 1980)
3. Michel Platini (for France v Belgium, 1984)
4. Michel Platini (for France v Yugoslavia, 1984)
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In the end, Spain had little trouble dispatching a Russian side that actually had a few chances and could have made it a very different match. David Villa was the hero with the first hat trick in the competition since Patrick Kluivert in 2000. Still, insecurity at the back must be a worry for Spain. Click to continue reading...

Canadian Content time...

Patrick Kluivert is leaving Lille, and according to this article on the Goal web site, the 31 year old Dutch striker could be on his way to BMO Field. This is not the first time Kluivert was linked to Toronto.

Here is video of Kluivert in action: Click to continue reading...

Rating: 3 (Possible)

There are rumblings that this is underway according to the pretty reliable Footy Show blog. The rumors have the 31 year old Dutch striker, once before linked to the Toronto club, making a move to BMO Field in an 11th hour transfer window deadline signing. We at MLSR question that part of the rumor but we could see him perhaps coming in during the summer transfer window. Click to continue reading...

So far this season, PSV Eindhoven has maintained their spot near the top of the Eredivisie table, but by the end of the year I don't expect them to finish higher than fourth and here's three reasons why:

3. They've had a favorable schedule so far
PSV has played Vitesse Arnhem and NEC at home, Twente and Heracles on the road. Twente and Vitesse Arnhem are seemingly decent sides, but PSV could only manage a scoreless draw with the former at Arke Stadion and barely squeaked by Vitesse at home, 1-0. Click to continue reading...