Two weeks after the announcement, the fallout from the move by Manchester City to keep Frank Lampard was still very on the minds of the media assembled at theMLS SuperDraft. For what MLS Commissioner Don Garber had to say about Lampardgate, the CBA talks, the Jozy Altidore transfer and expansion. Garber was clear that he […]
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Klinsmann: Altidore Should Stay in Europe
In an interview with SI.com’s Grant Wahl, USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he would prefer that Jozy Altidore move to a European club, rather thanreturn to MLS. The out-of-form Sunderland striker is rumored to be on the verge of completing a swap deal with MLS for Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe. According to Klinsmann, Altidore […]
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Report: Toronto FC seeks Altidore-for-Defoe deal
Canadian network TSN reported that Toronto FC and English club Sunderland reached a dealfor TFC to unload Jermain Defoe and receive unsettled striker Jozy Altidore and cash from the Black Cats in return. Whatis unclear: the MLS player mechanism that will be used to make the deal happen. Jozy Altidore in Europe: 9/1Villarreal (Spain, 2008-11) […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“You give them your two cents. With Jozy, I just say it would be nice if I would see him one day in the European Champions League. Because I think he’s a Champions League player. He hasthat potential, the talent to do so.” — U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann telling Grant Wahlthat he wished […]
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Vanney, Bradley Would Welcome Jozy at TFC
The latest rumor circulating in Major League Soccer is that Sunderland and USA striker Jozy Altidore could move to Toronto FC withJermain Defoe heading the other way. According to reports, the deal would satisfy both parties, as Defoe’s departure would free up a Designated Player slot, which Altidore wouldundoubtedly require. TFC currently uses all three […]
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Reports: Altidore to Bremen?
Jozy Altidore could be on his way to Germany, according to reports in England. The USA striker, who missed a golden opportunity to give Sunderland the lead in Saturday’s 1-1 draw withWest Ham, has not scored a Premier League goal in more than a year, but Werder Bremen is reportedly interested in the 25-year-old, as […]
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Klinsmann: USA Players' Form Has Dipped Since Brazil
USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann criticized the performance level of several of his players since the World Cup, saying that “a lot” of his squad members — particularly hisEuropean-based players — have played poorly for their club teams since this summer’s tournament. “Right now at the end of 2014, going into the last two friendly games, […]
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MLS Players Respond to Klinsmann Criticism
It would appear that several of the USA’s MLS-based players disagree with Jurgen Klinsmann’s assessment of the league they play in. On Monday, the day before the USA’s 1-1friendly draw with Honduras, USA coach Klinsmann again criticized Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley for moving to MLS from Europe, saying it is a weaker competition. He […]
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Altidore and Bedoya's Homecoming
For U.S. men’s national team regulars Jozy Altidore and Alejandro Bedoya, Tuesday’s game against Honduras at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton represents a homecoming, as Altidoregrew up in Boca and Bedoya grew up in nearby Weston, where he won a state title with St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Between them, the pair has done their […]
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Three big storylines to follow in USA-Honduras
[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY] The U.S. national team’s youth movement should give way to its returning 2014 World Cup veterans as the USA closes out a two-gamehomestand with a match against Concacaf rival Honduras Tuesday in Boca Raton, Florida (live at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, WatchESPN and UniMas). Here are three storylines to follow in the […]