[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Gambian Mustapha Jarju, the first African signed to an MLS Designated Player contract, was a bust atVancouver last season, so the Whitecaps did the sensible thing: they bought his contract and cut him loose. The Montreal Impact signed veteran Jamaican defender ShavarThomas, who has played 178 MLS games but fell out of favor at Sporting Kansas City in 2011. The Houston Dynamo sent right winger Danny Cruz, who startedat MLS Cup 2011, to D.C. United for a partial allocation. For all the offseason player movement …

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