Unless something big breaks tonight (which I highly doubt) I will see you all next year. Hell, it probably won’t be until at least Monday until the bus rolls back into town here for updates (again, unless some big news breaks). Happy New Year everyone!
The camp roster for the Sweden friendly next month has been announced today. Its a very heavy MLS style roster. The camp, set to kick off on Jan. 4 in Carson, California, will conclude with the U.S. team’s friendly against Sweden on Jan. 24 at Home Depot Center. Here is the 25-man roster for the January training camp: GOALKEEPERS- Jon Busch [...]
Kind of an annual tradition here. Predictions that are sure to go wrong in some categories and sure to go completely right in others. Time will only tell which way they go but it’s something I like to do every year before the ball drops at the start of a new calendar year. Some items here will be included in [...]
Sometimes you just have to wait for things to happen. That is the case today for the New England Revolution. Last year they drafted Michael Videira in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft thinking he would be a solid addition to a midfield that needed depth. Instead Videira left New England for Europe. Today he returns to the club [...]
I said I would only come back if I thought something was big enough to talk about and this is definitely that. I believe Columbus Crew fans got just what they wanted for Christmas this year as Defender of the Year Chad Marshall elected not to go to Europe and re-signs with the MLS Cup champions this week. “We have [...]
Well today is Christmas Eve, that means I am outta here until at least next Monday (that is unless something mega-huge comes down). Christmas is a good time to spend with family and friends and that’s what I plan on doing the next few days here. I hope you and your family have a safe and happy holiday. Merry Christmas! [...]
It seems as though maybe Bruce Arena has found his man between the pipes. The LA Galaxy have signed Jamaican goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. “I have known Donovan for a number of years as a goalkeeper with the Jamaican National Team and have always been impressed with his physical qualities. After a closer examination of the player, I am absolutely amazed [...]
Some more names are being added to the league’s Generation adidas list for next month’s draft. Steve Goff is reporting that Indiana junior Kevin Alston has signed with the league as a part of the Generation adidas program. The defensive back was a first-team All-Big Ten honoree. He was a part of a stellar backline that produced 10 shutouts this [...]
Just as expected. The MLS Champions Columbus Crew named Rob Warzycha as their new head coach today. Warzycha had been had been an assistant to Sigi Schmid the past three seasons and had been in the Crew since way back in the inaugural 1996 season as a player. “This organization is dear to my heart,” Warzycha said. “I have grown [...]
Okay, I finally got around to writing this up. I’ve already previewed a slew of players but I figure I need to go ahead and talk about guys that we definitely know are coming to the draft because they are seniors! To follow up on the other draft discussions click here and here. To view the full list of players [...]
We figured this wouldn’t take too long for Columbus to do. This little presser just landed in my inbox. Probably little doubt who the new coach will be. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The MLS Cup-champion Columbus Crew will introduce its next head coach at a 2 p.m. press conference Monday in Crew Stadium’s Huntington Club. The fifth head coach in club [...]
Two players from the National champion Maryland side have possibly signed Generation adidas contracts with the league today. Craig Stouffer of the Washington Examiner reporting today that defensive midfielder Omar Gonzalez and winger Jeremy Hall are expected to sign with the league. Hall and Gonzalez are the first of a group of players the league is expecting to sign. Many are [...]
While some folks in the Gateway City are dreaming of a Major League Soccer team in 2011, a few others are wanting a bit of a test run in the USL in 2010. Reports out of St. Louis suggest that the city could enter the USL first division as early as 2010. Tony Glavin, the former indoor player who came [...]
A move that I really am not shocked by, according to SBI the league has decided to scrap the MLS Supplemental Draft. The four-round draft was an annual event which usually followed a week after the MLS Draft. After the league decided to lower the number of development roster spots it was only an amount of time before this draft [...]
Sorry for the lack of updates today. I had to take care of some big boy stuff today so the time to blog has been very limited. If I can get around to finishing out this SuperDraft post tonight I will put it up, if not I will get to it tomorrow. Plus, as mentioned yesterday or the day before [...]
