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D.C. player's international interest
Posted: Friday November 30, 2007 07:12AM ET
As for Christian Gomez and his negotiations with D.C. United, last spring's offer for two guaranteed years has apparently become a one-year guaranteed package. No one directly involved in the talks is willing to discuss the particulars. However, well-connected sources tell me that Gomez has also drawn interest from clubs in Asia, Argentina and, most recently, Mexico. I'm told that he would like to stay in MLS, but if the money and guarantees are not there, he will weigh his options. Expect a resolution, one way or the other, by mid-December.
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Rapids veteran to discuss return
Posted: Friday November 30, 2007 07:10AM ET
MLS veteran Tony Sanneh is meeting with Colorado Rapids officials today to determine whether he will return to the club next season. Sanneh, 36, appeared in nine games late in the season (five starts). |
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MLS to allow more foreign players
Posted: Friday November 30, 2007 07:07AM ET
I am hearing that the USSF has approved an MLS proposal that will allow each club to have eight foreign players with no age restrictions. An announcement is expected in the coming weeks. Don't expect a sudden surge of foreign talent to land on our shores anytime soon -- the meager salary cap will take care of that -- but at least now the clubs have the flexibility of discovering moderately priced foreigners of any age. |
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D.C. United on verge of big signing
Posted: Thursday November 29, 2007 09:39AM ET
Goal.com has received word that Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron will sign with D.C. United when his contract with Estudiantes de la Plata ends in December. Veron would be the biggest signing by the club since Marco Etcheverry came aboard in 1996. |
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Latest on Parkhurst-Fulham rumor
Posted: Saturday November 24, 2007 09:16AM ET
One of the more intriguing rumors to surface at MLS Cup was word that New England defender Michael Parkhurst was set to make a move to Fulham, making him the fifth American on the books at the London club. So is he leaving or not? None of the Boston papers have reported anything substantial and neither have any of the reputable papers in England. The closest thing to confirmation at this point is the fact that someone (an overzealous Fulham fan perhaps) has already changed Michael Parkhurst's Wikipedia page to read that he's now a Fulham player (at least that's what it said before some childish individual changed it shortly after my post). |
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Emilio negotiating with D.C. United
Posted: Friday November 23, 2007 06:24AM ET
No truth to the Honduran media reports that Luciano Emilio is about to leave D.C. United. The club exercised the option on his contract for 2008 and, unless a massive offer from overseas lands on Kevin Payne's desk, he's not going anywhere. That said, his agent, Alexander Solis, said that he and the club have begun discussions about a pay raise. "We're talking right now, trying to get something done. Talks continue," he said. "He wants to stay in D.C. He loves D.C." |
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Galaxy trade in the works?
Posted: Friday November 23, 2007 06:30AM ET
Don't be surprised to hear about trades being made in the coming days. Galaxy defender Troy Roberts might be on the move, perhaps to San Jose. |
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Red Bulls deal Mathis to San Jose
Posted: Wednesday November 21, 2007 06:07AM ET
With a big salary that didn't translate into production, Clint Mathis was convinced he was headed to San Jose in the Major League Soccer Expansion Draft. As it turned out, Mathis will be headed to California, but a couple of hours north of where he thought he'd be. The Red Bulls traded Mathis yesterday to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a third-round pick in the 2008 SuperDraft. Mathis, who said at the end of the season he expects offers less than the $270,000 base salary he made this year, would have been left exposed in tomorrow's Expansion Draft and could have been claimed by the Earthquakes, who return to the league next season. |
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Reyna's Red Bulls future uncertain
Posted: Tuesday November 20, 2007 06:33AM ET
The Red Bulls face a difficult decision about Claudio Reyna, one of the team's two designated players. Reyna, a New Jersey native who had a long history with the former coach Bruce Arena, was hampered by injuries during his first season in MLS after a long career spent in England, Scotland and Germany. The club says it is committed to signing more high-profile players and is considering buying out the contract of Reyna, who was guaranteed $1.25 million in 2007. |
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Striker not leaving Red Bulls
Posted: Sunday November 18, 2007 07:23AM ET
Striker Jozy Altidore, who made his debut for the United States national team Saturday in a friendly against South Africa, is not leaving the Red Bulls. The Spanish newspaper AS reported Friday that Real Madrid was interested in Altidore, an 18-year-old Florida native whose parents are from Haiti. "We haven't heard from Real Madrid, but they would only be the latest team to contact us about Jozy," Marc de Grandpre, the team's managing director, said. "We just told the commissioner, Don Garber, and the other owners that we will not agree to any transfer involving Jozy. He's under contract, and we're going to keep him." |
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Jeez, could you not have posted them in the same post? Or at least all news on a club in one post??
Reynas a great player, forgot about him until now! |
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^ I could, but need to get some action and hits in here. It's dead as can be. Just trying to get it started. Seeing a few posts in a thread will make people come in here as opposed to a thread with only one post. In the future I'll group them up though as they come in.  |
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Red Bull player staying put
Posted: Thursday December 06, 2007 08:12AM ET
If you are a Red Bulls fan who was worried about Jozy Altidore leaving the Red Bulls for a move to Real Madrid this winter, you can relax. For now. Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon told media on Tuesday that Real Madrid will not bring in any new players during the winter transfer period. |
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Posted: Friday December 07, 2007 05:42AM ET
Sources tell me that Colorado has discussed trading veteran midfielder-defender Pablo Mastroeni this offseason. The latest scenario, I'm told, has him going to expansion San Jose. More details as we learn them. However, with almost two months until training camps open, there is no urgency in completing a potential deal. |
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D.C. United deal not done -- yet
Posted: Friday December 07, 2007 05:45AM ET
Pay no attention to those breathless reports saying D.C. United has already finalized a deal with Juan Sebastian Veron. Here, according to a source close to the actual negotiations, is the latest word: "Things are moving in a positive direction." |
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I hope Veron does better for them than he did at Man Utd , total flop in my book. |
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D.C. United has been after him for a couple years now. I hope we do get him, he'll end up being our designated player. I'm sure he'll do well. Everyone that was a flop in the EPL tends to become a superstar over in the MLS because of the lower level of competition. Juan Pablo Angel being one of the breakout stars last year.
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D.C. United player negotiations
Posted: Saturday December 08, 2007 07:53AM ET
I'm told negotiations between D.C United and Christian Gomez are not going well, dimming the prospect of him returning next season. Meantime, Jaime Moreno seems likely to return. |
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Sources: Vet returning to Red Bulls
Posted: Saturday December 08, 2007 09:52AM ET
If you have been wondering about what Claudio Reyna's plans are for the 2008 season, it appears they involve playing for the Red Bulls. According to sources close to the team, it looks as if Reyna has every intention of returning to the Red Bulls in 2008 and playing out the remaining year on his MLS contract. The Red Bulls had been considering buying out Reyna's remaining year but it doesn't appear as if Reyna has any interest in being bought out. He has told teammates he plans on returning. |
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Fire negotiating with goalie
Posted: Sunday December 09, 2007 09:48AM ET
Contract talks between the Fire and goalkeeper Matt Pickens continue. "Matt would like to be back with the Fire and we would like Matt to be back as well," Fire GM John Guppy said. |
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D.C. United to trade Gomez?
Posted: Tuesday December 11, 2007 09:59AM ET
While negotiations have not gone well between Christian Gomez and D.C. United, I hear that at least one MLS club has expressed interest in trading for Gomez's rights. Gomez's contract expires at the end of the month, but under league guidelines, United would retain his MLS rights -- and have to be compensated (allocation money, draft picks?) by the other club. In this case, the trade would be contingent on Gomez signing a contract with his new team. Gomez's issue with United has been guaranteed years in a new contract. United has apparently offered one; Gomez wants at least two. |
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Posted: Tuesday December 11, 2007 10:01AM ET
New York is wrapping up its coaching search and, from what I'm told, is preparing to announce its choice this week. The assumption here -- and with everyone I've spoken to in MLS circles -- is that Juan Carlos Osorio is moving to the Meadowlands from Chicago. In which case, the Red Bulls would have to compensate the Fire. |
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D.C. United working deals
Posted: Wednesday December 12, 2007 05:16AM ET
D.C. United's decision-makers have spent considerable time this offseason pursuing Latin American players, most notably Juan Sebastian Veron. But while they attempt to finalize a deal with the Argentine superstar this week, their first order of business might be two major goalkeeping moves. According to sources close to the club, United is on the brink of selling veteran starter Troy Perkins to an unidentified Norwegian team and has begun pursuing a replacement within MLS. Early yesterday, United appeared to have a tentative agreement in place to acquire Joe Cannon, two-time MLS goalie of the year, from the Galaxy as part of a multi-team trade that would have sent defender Bobby Boswell and financial considerations to FC Dallas. Los Angeles was set to reacquire prolific scorer Carlos Ruiz from Dallas, but by late afternoon the deal had collapsed. |
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Three-team deal falls apart
Posted: Wednesday December 12, 2007 05:48AM ET
A three-club deal that would have returned FC Dallas striker Carlos Ruiz to the team where he began his MLS career fell through at the last minute. According to sources close to the league, FC Dallas and the Los Angeles Galaxy had agreed on exchanging Ruiz and goalkeeper Joe Cannon. D.C. United would have then traded 2006 MLS defender of the year Bobby Boswell to Dallas for Cannon. The package required the approval of a high-ranking league official, one of the sources said. However, the league was slow to act, and D.C. United balked. |
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MLS eyes Miami expansion
Posted: Friday December 14, 2007 07:05AM ET
Professional soccer might return to South Florida if the city of Miami's multibillion-dollar public works proposal comes to fruition. Major League Soccer president Mark Abbott spent Wednesday in Miami meeting with Mayor Manny Diaz and city commissioners, and said he left feeling ''very pleased'' with what he heard about plans for a 25,000-seat soccer stadium at the Orange Bowl site. The $100 million stadium would receive half of its funding from an MLS ownership group. Miami would not get an MLS team before 2010, Abbott said. Seattle is getting a team in 2009, and one other market likely would get a team ahead of Miami. Among the other markets MLS is considering for expansion: Atlanta, Las Vegas, Montreal, New York (a second team), Philadelphia, Portland, St. Louis and Vancouver. |
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Posted: Thursday December 13, 2007 06:37AM ET
D.C. United made the first major move in what is looking to be a busy offseason yesterday, trading popular defender Bobby Boswell to the two-time defending champion Houston Dynamo for goalkeeper Zach Wells and a 2009 conditional draft pick. United's pursuit of a goalkeeper stemmed from its imminent sale of veteran Troy Perkins to Norwegian club Valerenga. General Manager Dave Kasper said the sides have reached an agreement in principle on a transfer deal, and Perkins's agent, Patrick McCabe, said the player will travel to Oslo next week for a physical. With Boswell gone, United is expected to acquire an experienced defender through a trade or international signing. The club is also hoping to announce the signing of Argentine midfield star Juan Sebastian Veron but seems unlikely to retain Christian Gomez, whose contract expires this month. |
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Posted: Friday December 21, 2007 06:37AM ET
Real Salt Lake traded midfielder Atiba Harris to Chivas USA, completing a deal for a third-round draft pick that had been in the works for weeks. In exchange for Harris, RSL obtained the 37th pick of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Jan. 18. That gives RSL four of the top 37 picks in the draft - Nos. 3, 14, 17 and 37 - as well as another open roster spot for an international player. |
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United goalie's Valerenga transfer
Posted: Friday December 21, 2007 06:32AM ET
D.C. United officials expect goalkeeper Troy Perkins's transfer to Valerenga to be completed by this weekend, which raises the question: How much will United and MLS receive from the Norwegian club? I'm still trying to find out the financial details, but if Benfica paid $2.5 million for Freddy Adu, Fulham dished out $2.9 million for Clint Dempsey, Celtic offered $1 million for Shalrie Joseph and Odd Grenland (Norway) proposed $1 million for Taylor Twellman last winter, what is Perkins's value? |
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Revolution midfielder to Scotland
Posted: Thursday January 03, 2008 05:58AM ET
There are positives and negatives about Andy Dorman's move from the Revolution to St. Mirren in Scotland. Dorman, who is expected to finalize a contract with the Scottish Premier League club this week, is the second attacking midfielder to move from the Revolution to Britain in a year. This indicates the Revolution are developing players of European-class quality. But it is also a bad sign for Major League Soccer that it could not come close to meeting the salary demands of Clint Dempsey, who went to Fulham FC on a $4 million transfer last January, or Dorman, who had earned a total of less than $120,000 in four seasons. Dorman's contract, a one-year deal with a year option, will be worth nearly $400,000 with bonuses. That is the equivalent of MLS's top salaries, excluding designated players such as David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco. |
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Trade interest in United's Gomez
Posted: Thursday January 03, 2008 06:36AM ET
D.C. United expects to talk with Christian Gomez's representatives next week in hopes of reaching a deal. "I think he's looking at all his options," Kasper said. Gomez is out of contract and free to sign anywhere in the world. One MLS club had also expressed interest in trading for his rights. |
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San Jose negotiating with defender
Posted: Thursday January 03, 2008 06:41AM ET
Defender Clarence Goodson and San Jose are in negotiations over a new contract, but in case a deal is not reached, his representatives have begun the process of exploring opportunities in Germany and Scandanavia. |
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in his first year as a head coach. The New York club, which paid Bruce Arena $1.2 million to buy out the remaining two years of his coaching contract this month, requested permission from Chivas and talked to Preki during the MLS Cup two weeks ago. However, published reports indicate New York's first choice for the job is Chicago Fire Coach Juan Carlos Osorio, a former New York assistant. But the Red Bulls were denied permission to talk to Osorio.