By Paul Kennedy Major League Soccer has perhaps its most serious club crisis since it had to fold two teams in 2001, but Commissioner Don Garber isn’t yet ready to press the panic button. That’s what lots of folks were doing after getting a glimpse of Saturday’s crowd at the Home Depot Center for new-look(old-look?) […]
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Chivas USA gives away Joseph, Seattle plays down Saviola talk
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] In MLS terms, this was a giveaway if there ever was one. Chivas USA traded Shalrie Joseph, whom itdesperately looked to unload, and threw in all kinds of other goodies to get Seattle to take the four-time Best XI selection. But the deal means that the Sounders have maxed out their allotment ofDesignated […]
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MLS Preview: Maligned Chivas USA sets new direction
Editor’s Note: Soccer America begins its countdown to the MLS season with previews of each of the 19teams. By Ridge Mahoney The much-awaited exodus under new head coach Jose Luis SanchezSola is underway; as of Monday, a dozen players under contract at the end of the 2012 season had been jettisoned, and another – midfielder […]
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Remaking of Chivas USA takes place, sort of
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] Chivas USA continued to wheel and deal, unloading non-Latinos and replacing them with Latinos. A day after Ben Zemanski was shipped to Portland for the MLS rights to U.S. international Jonathan Bornstein — born to a Mexican mother — the Rojiblancosbasically gave away veteran defender James Riley — shipped to D.C. United for […]
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Win-win move for Chivas USA and Portland
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The deal that sent midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA to the Portland Timbers for the rights toJonathan Bornstein plus allocation money fits into the category of a win-win move for both teams. The trade sheds Chivas USA of another non-Hispanic player withthe potential of adding a Mexican-American — Bornstein’s mother is Mexican […]
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MLS holds onto Agudelo, for now
By Ridge Mahoney More than two years after he scored on his debut for the USA in South Africa, Juan Agudelo is apparently staying in MLS. He was amongseveral MLS young players to be pursued by foreign teams in the past few months. The league signed off on deals to sell FC Dallas midfielder BrekShea […]
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Ianni injury is 'history maker'
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid has seen just about everything in his long coaching career, buthe says this is new: defender Patrick Ianni, injured his left foot during a jump test and was walking around training camp at the Starfire Sports Complexwearing a protective boot and using crutches. “That’s a first,” Schmid […]
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Unlikely trio tipped to be on Red Bulls' (latest) short list
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] The rumor mill is working overtime, like Red Bull management seemingly is, as the search for a New York Red Bulls head coach continues. Thelatest names being tossed around: a coach whose team has the worst defensive record in the English Premier League, an MLS coach who didn’t last into the summer […]
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Coaching situations take more twists in Toronto and New York
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] Toronto FC’s wait for its coach will be over soon than expected as Ryan Nelsen is leaving QueensPark Rangers to take charge of TFC on Feb. 1. New York’s wait will take longer as Portuguese sports newspaper O Jogo Nelsen said at the club’s media day that he will take over as […]
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Family drives Alvarez in right direction
[THIRTEEN FOR ’13] It’s usually the No. 1 pick who gets all the pre-draft attention, but Chivas USA coach Jose LuisSanchez is new to American sports and its draft system. El Chelis’ pronouncement that Chivas USA will take Carlos Alvarez with the No. 2 pick inThursday’s MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis made the UConn playmaker the […]