[MLS] With new negotiating parameters and player classifications set to kick in next month with the advent of a Re-Entry Draft, expansion teams Vancouver andPortland will each select up 10 players in the Expansion Draft on Wednesday (streamed on MLSsoccer.com beginning at 1:45 p.m. ET). Here’s a mock draft of whatthe two newest MLS members […]
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Pore named D-2 Pro League MVP
[AWARDS] The Portland Timbers’ Ryan Pore, who led the USSF D-2 Pro League in scoring with 15 goals, was named theleague’s MVP. Pore and Austin’s Eddie Johnson, who joined him on the Best XI, have signed with the Timbers for their 2011 MLS season. Another Best XI selection, young Brazilian Paulo Araujo Jr., has already […]
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Portland inks quartet for inaugural season
[MLS] The expansion Portland Timbers signed their first four players for the 2011 season, retaining Bright Dike, Steve Cronin and Ryan Pore from their D-2 Pro League team and picking up Englishman EddieJohnson from the Austin Aztez, their D-2 rival. Pore, Johnson and Dike combined for 41 goals in 2010, while Cronin, still only 27, […]
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Vancouver eliminates Portland
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] The Vancouver Whitecaps won the series between future MLS teams when they held on to defeat the Portland Timbers, 2-1, on aggregate despitelosing Sunday’s second leg, 1-0, before 4,884 fans at the University of Portland’s Merlo Field. James Marcelin scored on a header off a pass byIan Joy for the game’s only […]
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MLS connections abound in final eight
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] The first-year D-2 Pro League begins its playoffs on Wednesday with two games. The eight quarterfinals all feature players with MLS links. Fora look at the eight teams and some of the MLS connections … (Click here for quarterfinal schedule.) Rochester Rhinos (No. 1 seed) Record: 16-8-6. Goals: 38/24 (rank: 4th/3rd). Average […]
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Rhinos claim top seed in D-2 playoffs
[DATEBOOK] The Rochester Rhinos are the No. 1 seeds in the D-2 Pro League playoffs. Among the four quarterfinal matchups is a meeting between Pacific Northwestrivals Portland and Vancouver, which will both move to MLS in 2011. The Rhinos won the USL Conference title when they rallied to beat AC St. Louis, 2-1, and Austin […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Thursday
With a sellout crowd of 15,418 on hand at Thursday night’s final home game, the D-2 Pro League’s Portland Timbers set a club record for regular-season attendance with 155,006 fans over 15games, an average of 10,334 per game. The Timbers’ 1-0 win over Puerto Rico was the last game at PGE Park before it undergoes […]
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MLS jersey sponsorship deals
[MAKING A LIST] The expansion Portland Timbers have signed Alaska Airlines as their jersey sponsor for their 2011 Major League Soccer debut. The contract leavesall but five of the 18 2011 teams with jersey sponsorship deals. The Timbers announcement came on Thursday at Portland International Airport. Alaska Airlines will also partner with theTimbers on youth […]
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Vancouver gets top pick in 2011 SuperDraft
[MLS] Major League Soccer has multiple draft orders or rankings for all sorts of signing mechanisms. On Monday, 2011 expansion teams Vancouver and Portland hadtheir pick of those mechanisms in which they wanted priority. Vancouver had won a coin toss last month before the MLS All-Star Game and went first, selecting the top pick in […]
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Teen sensation Salgado's move blocked
Omar Salgado, the 16-year-old Mexican-American signed by MLS, won’t be playing on loan at Vancouver after all. FIFA rules prevent a player under 18 years oldfrom moving from one country to another unless his parents are moving there for non-sporting reasons. Instead of joining the Whitecaps for the rest of the 2010 D-2 Pro League […]