By Paul Gardner The negotiations — if that’s what they are — going on between MLS and the players union are, of course, a mess. I’m afraid that’s theway it’s always been with this owners-players confrontation in American soccer. Simply because an almost paralyzing uncertainty rules on both sides of the table. You have owners […]
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Norway-based Goodson eyes World Cup spot
[USA-EL SALVADOR] Two years ago, defender Clarence Goodson left the USA after discussions about a new MLS contract broke down and a foreignoffer came through unexpectedly. His departure not only came shortly after he earned first cap in a 2-0 defeat of Sweden at Home Depot Center, but opened up a whole new world: that […]
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Houston tests newbies but Oduro shines
[MLS] A few trialists came into the Houston Dynamo camp last week, yet Coach Dominic Kinnear sent out some other auditioning players in a 4-1scrimmage victory over the University of Central Florida Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. Returning veteran striker Dominic Oduro stole the show in the second half by racking up ahat trick in 13 […]
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RSL promises 16-year-old Gil comfortable transition
[MLS] Real Salt Lake traded an international slot, a 2011 second-round draft pick, and 25 percent of any future transfer fee to Kansas City for the rights to16-year-old midfielder Luis Gil, who starred for the USA at the U-17 World Cup last November and went to the Wizards in a weighted lottery Monday after signing […]
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Claudio Lopez out at Kansas City
[MLS] After Kevin Hartman, Claudio Lopez failed to reach an agreement with theKansas City Wizards on a contract for the 2010 season. The Wizards’ decision to not renew the Argentine international’s contract deprives them of one of their most popular players. Lopezwas one of the few international stars to adapt well to life in MLS, […]
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Dallas youngsters edge Revs
[MLS] FC Dallas defeated the New England Revolution, 2-0, Tuesday morning in a game at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Thematch was the fourth of the spring for FC Dallas, which finished the game with three teenagers playing in attack: 19-year-old Brek Shea and 18-year-olds Bryan Leyva and Ruben […]
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Beckerman copes with life on the bubble
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] The numbers game, the pecking order, guys on the bubble, how many defenders, how many midfielders …. it all makes for greatdiscussion and rampant speculation about which 23 young men U.S. coach Bob Bradley will chose for the 2010 World Cup. Those young men, however, know that getting swept upin the vortex […]
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Clock ticking as labor strife continues
By Ridge Mahoney It’s time to analyze the analysis of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations as explained, or not, to members of the American press. This is not done to take potshots at any of the three sides in this issue: the league, the players union, and the media, since all have their axes to […]
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Rating the Tampa 20's chances
[USA-SALVADOR] Wednesday’s match against El Salvador in Tampa (TV: ESPN Classic, Galavision, 7 pm ET) will likely be the last time many of the U.S. players willtake to the field in a U.S. national team uniform before Coach Bob Bradley names his 23-player squad for the World Cup. As few as two or three MLS […]
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Luis Gil lands at Kansas City
[MLS] Luis Gil, arguably the most talented teenager to sign with MLS since Jozy Altidore, went to theKansas City Wizards during a weighted lottery conducted by the league on Monday. The 16-year-old Californian starred on the 2009 U.S. Under-17 World Cup team and had been targeted byArsenal. There has been speculation that Gil would prefer […]