[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 […]
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Revs add Desire to midfield
[MLS] The New England Revolution tapped its African pipeline, signing Senegalese central midfielder Niouky Desire. He isthe fifth African on the Revs’ roster. Desire, 23, has played Dakar-based Port Autonome for the past four seasons. Before joining Port Autonome, he featured for ASC Diaraf, anotherclub based in Dakar, for four seasons. Kenny Mansally and […]
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What They're Saying
“Respect for some basic player rights, not economics, is the real driving force behind the players’ proposals. This negotiation is not about huge raises for players or massive new expenditures forowners. It is also not about unrestricted free agency. Rather it is about basic fairness for our members, and our ability to make improvements to […]
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D.C. United blanked again
[MLS] A revamped D.C. United attack failed to score against MLS opposition for the third straight game Saturday as D.C. played out a 0-0 tie with New York inBradenton, Fla. Both teams split time with their goalkeepers in the goalless game. Goalies Bill Hamid and Ray Burse, who are battling for the backup slotbehind Troy […]