[MLS] Chivas USA picked up its second Costa Rican central defender in the last month when it acquired DarioDelgado on loan from Puntarenas. Delgado, 24, has played his entire professional career for Puntarenas and made his debut with the Costa Rica national team in May 2009. Delgado’s MLS rights were picked up in a trade […]
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Preki's housecleaning continues
[MLS] Ali Gerba is the latest player to leave Toronto FC after having his contract terminated on Monday. The Cameroonian-born Canadian international was supposed to boost the TFC attack but scored only one goal in 11 games in 2009 and was sent home by new coach Prekiduring the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup, signaling his imminent […]
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French invasion in the works
[MLS] Is Major League Soccer ready to parlez-vous français? According to Paris magazine France Football, ThierryHenry, rumored to be headed to the New York Red Bulls, is just one of many French stars who could be headed to MLS this summer. PatrickVieira and Robert Pires, who like Henry played on France’s 1998 World Cup championship […]
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Might more DPs mean less for the rank-and-file?
No doubt many players at the lower end of the MLS salary scale greeted the news of more DP slots with more trepidation than excitement. MLS did chop down the salary-budget charges forDPs from $415,000 to $335,000 and will allow teams to “buy down” those cap hits with allocation money, but the modest salary-cap increases […]
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Stahl's red card and Olave's second penalty were justified
[MLS REF WATCH] Penalty kicks and ejections are usually the most contentious incidents of a competitive soccer match, and the first Ref Watch of 2010 takes alook at incidents from the first two weeks of play. STAHL’S SENDING-OFF. Philadelphia head coach PeterNowak traded barbs with Sounders midfielder Freddie Ljungberg after the Union lost its inaugural […]
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Youngsters thrust into spotlight
[MLS] An abbreviated Saturday schedule of just three games nevertheless produced some intriguing subplots for the second weekend of MLS 2010. Young strikerMacoumba Kandji showed he is maturing with New York. Goalie Andy Dykstra has been thrust into a tough spot atChicago. Meanwhile, D.C. United must sort out its defensive problems before its big match […]
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MLS this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Eight MLS games will be played in Week 3, all on Saturday. It will mark the first time as many as eight games have been played the same day. Forthis week’s schedule and more on MLS … WEEK 3 SCHEDULE: Saturday, April 10 New York Red Bulls atChivas USA 4 p.m. TeleFutura D.C. United […]
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Ream steadies Red Bull backline
[MLS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT] Tim Ream followed in a long tradition of soccer All-Americans at Saint Louis University when his2009 All-American honor was the 75th in Billiken history. But few would have figured him to have had a bigger impact than any other rookie over the first two weeks of the MLS season. Taken with the […]
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What D.C.'s slow start portends
[MLS NUMBERS] D.C. United began the 2010 season with a 4-0 loss at Kansas City and 2-0 loss to New England at RFK Stadium, opening with back-to-back losses forthe fourth time in its 15-year history. But D.C.’s slow starts have not always signaled poor seasons … D.C. United’s first year under Bruce Arenabegan with three […]
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Revs' Kenny Mansally tops Saturday's Three Stars
[MLS] Only three MLS games were played the day before Easter as two away teams posted wins and no home team earned a victory. Conference leaders New York andLos Angeles are the only teams at 2-0. Kenny Mansally leads Saturday’s Three Stars with two late goals for New England in its 2-0 win at D.C. […]