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August 29, 2008

Dutch Club Eying Kljestan?

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I mentioned yesterday that it wouldn't take long before we hear Sacha Kljestan's name being mentioned by several European clubs for a transfer move. Today we get a report that Dutch club FC Twente is interested in the Chivas USA midfielder. He could join former England boss Steve McClaren at Twente if they can make an [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chivas USA, England, FC Twente, Major League Soccer, Sacha Kljestan, Steve McClaren, United States, boss, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 28, 2008

No Kandji For New York

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Let's take one striker off the shortlist of players the New York Red Bulls are after. Reports today say Major League Soccer has blocked a bid for New York to transfer in USL star Macoumba Kandji from Atlanta for $200,000. According to SBI, the league denied the New York's club bid for a USL player. That [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Atlanta Silverbacks, Macoumba Kandji, Major League Soccer, New York Red Bulls, USL, United States, news and rumors, shortlist, striker, summer transfers

August 22, 2008

Johnson Headed To RSL?

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We all know of Canadian striker Will Johnson and his return to Major League Soccer. But the biggest question would be, where would he end up? Now it looks as though one club has emerged as the front-runner to land Johnson from his former club Chicago. Real Salt Lake is that club. No word on what [... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chicago Fire, Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, United States, Will Johnson, news and rumors, striker, summer transfers, trades

August 19, 2008

Toronto Trades For Ruiz

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Well crap, no more than two second after I hit save on the last post about Toronto FC releasing Laurent Robert to possibly make room for Carlos Ruiz, I get an update saying that Ruiz has been shipped off to Toronto. Yep, the LA Galaxy have traded Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC, according to SBI. Details [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Allocation List, Carlos Ruiz, Eddie Lewis, LA Galaxy, Laurent Robert, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Toronto FC, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

Revs Officially Add Badilla

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Just got word that a deal we've been waiting on for a little while now is finally complete. New England has officially added Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla to their roster. He will occupy one of the team's seven available international roster spots. Per MLS and club policies, terms of the deal were not released. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, United States, gabriel badilla, new england, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 18, 2008

Edu Completes Transfer To Rangers

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US midfielder Maurice Edu agreed to a five-year deal with Glasgow Rangers on Scotland's Premier League. The transfer fee for Edu was right around the $5 million mark for MLS and Toronto FC. Edu joins fellow US National team member DeMarcus Beasley on the Rangers roster. Edu must still secure a UK work permit, but if [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Beasley, English Premier League, Glasgow Rangers, Major League Soccer, Maurice Edu, Scotland, Toronto FC, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 16, 2008

Johnson Signing With MLS

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Former Chicago Fire striker and Canadian National team member Will Johnson has resigned with Major League Soccer according to SBI. He will be the target of many clubs around the league but Chicago retains his player rights. Johnson was once apart of the Fire back in 2005 where he only played in five games (scoring once). Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Heerenveen, Major League Soccer, New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC, United States, Will Johnson, allocation, news and rumors, striker, summer transfers, trades

Red Bulls Going French Again?

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First there was Youri Djorkaeff, now there may be Sylvain Wiltord to take a stab in the Big Apple with the New York Red Bulls. The former Arsenal and Lyon striker is said to be the "mystery striker" for Juan Carlos Osorio's trio of the summer striker hunt. Wiltord was suspended by his current club Rennes [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Juan Carlos Osorio, Lyon, Major League Soccer, New York Red Bulls, United States, Wiltord, mystery, news and rumors, stab, striker, summer transfers, sylvain wiltord

August 15, 2008

Toronto Signs Smith

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Toronto FC announced the signing of free agent forward Johann Smith today. Toronto acquired the former Bolton Wanderers striker after acquiring the No. 2 allocation ranking from the New England Revolution in exchange for allocation money and Toronto's 13th allocation ranking. This swap in allocation allowed Toronto FC to sign Smith. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bolton Wanderers, Johann Smith, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Toronto FC, United States, allocation, money, new england, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

MLS and Toronto Accept Rangers Offer

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It sounds as though Maurice Edu will be heading to Europe after all. According to Ives Galarcep, MLS and Toronto FC have accepted a $5 million transfer fee for Edu from Glasgow Rangers. Edu is still finalizing personal terms with Rangers, but a deal is expected to be completed soon. All this comes just in time [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: DC United, Europe, Glasgow Rangers, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, Maurice Edu, Toronto FC, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

Feilhaber Signs With Danish Club

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber has completed a move to Danish club AGF Aarhus, leaving English club Derby County for his third European team in three seasons. The move means he will not be signing with Major League Soccer and the New England Revolution. This just shows in the end the league could not compete [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AGF Aarhus, Benny Feilhaber, Derby County, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Olympic Team, United States, new england, news and rumors, summer transfers

Edu On The Move?

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We've all seen the rumors for a while now with Toronto midfielder Maurice Edu being linked to various clubs overseas. Well the big news this morning is a new club wanting Edu's services. Thanks to Steve Goff, Scottish power Glasgow Rangers are said to be interested in the former number one overall pick by Toronto. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Glasgow Rangers, Goff, Major League Soccer, Maurice Edu, Toronto, Toronto FC, United States, midfielder, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 14, 2008

Mathis Deal Complete

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In case you haven't seen the news, the Clint Mathis deal to Real Salt Lake is now complete. RSL acquired the MLS rights to Mathis from the LA Galaxy in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Some like this move, some don't. I'm sort of inbetween here on it. I [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Clint Mathis, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS SuperDraft, Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

Feilhaber In Talks With MLS?

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber is in talks with Major League Soccer about a move that could land him in the league with the Revs. This all according to SBI, Feilhaber and the league are in talks over a potential three-year deal have him joining the Revs, which are currently sitting atop the allocation [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Allocation List, Benny Feilhaber, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Olympic Team, Revs, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

Ruiz Still On Trading Block

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Surprise, surprise...the LA Galaxy are still shopping Guatemalan striker Carlos Ruiz. The main reason why The Fish is back on the trading block (was he really ever off?) is due to LA's desire to claim Eddie Lewis through the allocation system. They would need to free up some space and dump Ruiz as we all [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Carlos Ruiz, Eddie Lewis, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Toronto FC, Trading Block, United States, allocation, desire, fish, news and rumors, striker, summer transfers, trades

August 13, 2008

Two Colorado Updates

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A couple Colorado Rapids updates for you all this afternoon (or evening depending on where you are). First up from the desk of Steve Goff. He's reporting that Fernando Clavijo "thought he would be fired" but did not in a recent meeting with executives from the club. Instead he was pretty much given an ugly vote [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Allocation List, Colorado Rapids, Cory Gibbs, Fernando Clavijo, Goff, Major League Soccer, United States, Vote, coaching hot seats, news and rumors, summer transfers

Red Bulls Going After Strikers

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I guess we can't count this New York club out just yet here this season. Juan Carlos Osorio didn't make many moves before the season but he sure is making up for it this summer. With a slew of new players already on board, Osorio has recently put in offers for three different strikers. New York [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Atlanta Silverbacks, Gabriel Torres, Juan Carlos Osorio, Macoumba Kandji, Major League Soccer, New York Red Bulls, Sainey Touray, USL, United States, news and rumors, slew, strikers, summer transfers

August 12, 2008

Lewis Joining Galaxy? Gibbs On The Move?

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The day after the front office fire sale in LA, the Galaxy are set to make a couple more moves. I have learned that LA has decided to pass on former US National team member Cory Gibbs and go for Eddie Lewis with their top spot in the allocation list. (We had previously said Gibbs [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Allocation List, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Cory Gibbs, Eddie Lewis, FC Dallas, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, United States, gibbs, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

August 11, 2008

Revs Look To Sign Badilla

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Just a couple days removed from one of their first losses in a matter of a couple months, the New England Revolution look to add to their defense this week by finally signing Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla. Some may recall back in the winter, Badilla was on the Rev's radar for quite a while. [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, United States, gabriel badilla, new england, news and rumors, radar, summer transfers

Mathis On His Way Back?

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It sure sounds like it. Word on the street according to Steve Goff is that former MLSer Clint Mathis had a failed trial run with Norwegian side IK Start and now looks to return to MLS. Goff says that Mathis should end up on Real Salt Lake's roster by the end of the week. Now LA [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Clint Mathis, Goff, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 10, 2008

Updated: In-Season Player Movement

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Just a couple new moves to mention on this list. I will try to get this updated as much as I can before the transfer window closes here in the coming days (August 15 I believe). I still expect a couple more moves either by trades or signing. As always feel free to let me know [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Player Signings, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto FC, United States, allocation, kc wizards, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

August 9, 2008

Update: Gibbs Signs With Galaxy

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A quick update for you all this afternoon. Sources tell me that former US National team defender Cory Gibbs has signed with the LA Galaxy. Gibbs finalized his MLS contract on yesterday and LA will use its top spot on the allocation list to grab the oft-injured defender. No word yet to how much LA is [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Cory Gibbs, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 8, 2008

Gibbs Signs With MLS

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Former US national team and FC Dallas defender Cory Gibbs completed a deal to play in MLS today. Just which club he will go to remains to be seen. Since Gibbs is a returning US National team member he will fall into the famed allocation process. Currently the LA Galaxy own his rights and will have [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Allocation List, Chivas USA, Columbus Crew, Cory Gibbs, FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 7, 2008

DC Talking To Liberian Keeper

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Just as reported earlier in the week, DC United is in discussions with an international keeper. This morning more details of who and where that keeper is from have come out thanks to Steve Goff. United is in talks with Liberian international Louis Crayton. The 30-year old Crayton has spent the past 11 years in the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: DC United, Goff, Louis Crayton, Major League Soccer, United States, Zach Wells, news and rumors, summer transfers

August 6, 2008

Noonan Deal Now Official

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Just got word that the deal is now complete that sends Pat Noonan from New England to Columbus in exchange for the Crew's natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Additionally, the teams traded spots in the current 2008 allocation standings with Columbus moving into the 10th spot and New England moving [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Columbus Crew, MLS SuperDraft, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Pat Noonan, United States, allocation, money, new england, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

A Few Trade Rumor Updates

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Sitting around this morning I started jotting down a few ideas for some trades in Major League Soccer, low and behold I wasn't the only one thinking once I started to talk to some people around the league. So I felt as though they all needed passed around here to discuss. Some probably have no hope [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Toronto FC, United States, allocation, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

Noonan Resigned, Trade To Columbus Soon?

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The day after their SuperLiga win over the Houston Dynamo, the New England Revolution look to resign Pat Noonan...only to then trade him to Columbus, that's all according to the Boston Herald's Kyle McCarthy. The Crew are expected to send allocation money, a first-round draft pick and the rights to swap allocation slots to the Revs [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2009 SuperDraft, Columbus Crew, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Pat Noonan, Revs, SuperLiga, United States, allocation, money, new england, news and rumors, summer transfers, trades

August 2, 2008

Cardiff City Gives Up On Cooper

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Take Cardiff City off the list interested in FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper. Welsh side Cardiff City says they have given up on signing Cooper in this summer. "I've ended the Kenny Cooper thing. It's been dragging on for too long," Cardiff Manager Dave Jones told the BBC. "Regardless of everything else that's been said I've [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: BBC, FC Dallas, Kenny Cooper, Major League Soccer, United States, cardiff city, news and rumors, striker, summer transfers

Sikora Signs With Dallas

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Some more Dallas news here this afternoon (and I have more on the way too). According to Goal.com, FC Dallas has signed Dutch midfielder Victor Sikora. The Dutch midfielder will be with the club for the rest of the season with an club-option for three years. The 30-year old former Ajax product appears to be just [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Ajax, FC Dallas, Major League Soccer, United States, midfielder, news and rumors, summer transfers, victor sikora

August 1, 2008

Toja Officially Sold To Steaua Bucuresti

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A deal that we've been talking about for a couple weeks now. FC Dallas has announced that they have officially sold Colombian midfielder Juan Toja to Romanian side Steaua Bucuresti today. No immediate details on the transfer were given but my sources tell me the Romanian side is set to pay a transfer fee between $1 [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: FC Dallas, FC Steaua BucureÅŸti, Juan Toja, Major League Soccer, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

Quakes Add Arce

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It seems like Frank Yallop and John Doyle have turned into Trader Joe here this summer. Over the last couple of weeks the club has made a few moves in hopes to push themselves towards a playoff birth (they currently sit seven points out of a spot). Today the club has announced the signing of Spanish [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Frank Yallop, John Doyle, Major League Soccer, Mikel Arce, San Jose Earthquakes, United States, news and rumors, summer transfers

Cardiff City Still Chasing Cooper

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Sometimes people just never give up. I know there are some out there that will tell you that you should never give up and it looks like that message rang true to Cardiff City manager Dave Jones. Even though the club has publicly said they would not be interested in selling Cooper this summer, Jones [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Dave Jones, FC Dallas, Kenny Cooper, Major League Soccer, United States, cardiff city, designated player, news and rumors, summer transfers

Guzan Gets Work Permit

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The one stumbling block in getting Brad Guzan to Aston Villa was a work permit. Well, today he was granted that very permit. That stumbling block prevented his move from MLS to the EPL back in January, a move that probably cost the league and Guzan millions of dollars. But after he played in a few U. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Brad Guzan, Chivas USA, English Premier League, Major League Soccer, United States, aston villa, news and rumors, summer transfers

July 30, 2008

Dallas Looking At Two River Plate Players

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Ah yes, some more FC Dallas news for you all on this Wednesday afternoon here in the Big D. I've got a couple updates other than the headline here but let's start with what got your attention, the two River Plate players that FC Dallas will be looking at in the coming weeks. We all thought [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: FC Dallas, Lucas Gomez, Lucas Malacarne, Major League Soccer, River Plate, United States, loan, news and rumors, summer transfers, victor sikora

MLS In-Season Player Movement

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I've been meaning to really up date this list. The last time I did it I will admit it wasn't a full list of the ins and outs of player movement this season. So I stepped up and made a full list dating back to the start of the season (this does not include off-season, [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2009 SuperDraft, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Player Movement, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto FC, United States, allocation, kc wizards, summer transfers, trades
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