Dec
21

No Donovan Loan Deal This Winter


Los Angeles Galaxy and U.S. men’s national team star Landon Donovan will not be going back to Europe on loan this winter, the club announced today. Donovan will stay with the Galaxy this winter to rest up for the 2011 season. “We think in the best interest of the club and the player that Landon…[continue reading]

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Dec
21

MLS Heavy Roster Called Into January USMNT Camp


It nearly time for the annual nearly all-MLS based US Men’s National Team camp in January. Bob Bradley has called up 24 players for the Jan. 22 friendly against Chile. Only four of the players called into the camp are not from MLS rosters. The big surprises of this camp were names like FC Dallas’…[continue reading]

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Dec
20

MLS Unveils First Kick 2011


Major League Soccer’s 16th season will kick off on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 when Seattle Sounders FC host the LA Galaxy as apart of the league’s annual First Kick. The first weekend of action is full of games including the newly crowned MLS Cup champions the Colorado Rapids opening up their first title defense against…[continue reading]

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Dec
20

Why They Should Come Home


I came across an article on MLSSoccer.com earlier this morning and really thought it was worth discussing. The article is about former MLSers and other Americans/Canadians abroad that should return home to play in MLS. I can’t say I disagree with many on this list and I have a couple more that probably just need…[continue reading]

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Dec
20

Another December, Another Possible Beckham Loan

Another December, Another Possible Beckham Loan

This just seems about right. Each year since David Beckham joined the LA Galaxy and Major League Soccer it seems around December or so he’s looking for a winter/spring loan back to Europe. Most people thought this year would be different since his last loan back in Europe didn’t go so well as it ended…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

WVH Mock SuperDraft 1.0


Yes it is that time of the year again. The MLS SuperDraft is less than a month away so I feel its the perfect time to roll out the ol’ mock draft machine and get it up and running again. I imagine the SuperDraft coverage on here should pick up even more in the coming…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

Portland, DC Swap Keepers


Well so much for that. Last winter D.C. United went out a bit to get Troy Perkins back in MLS from Europe and today it seems as though that experiment is over. D.C. United traded the veteran goalkeeper to Portland on Friday in exchange for Timbers goalkeeper Steve Cronin and allocation money. A year ago, D.C. dealt midfielder…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

A Winter World Cup Could Benefit MLS


I thought I was done talking about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but this news has me a bit excited. FIFA President Sepp Blatter and General Secretary Jerome Valcke expressed interest in moving the 2022 World Cup to winter in order to avoid the sweltering summer months of Qatar. First of all that should be…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

Dynamo To Sign Freeman


A short bit of news to start off this Friday. The Houston Chronicle is reporting the Houston Dynamo are set to sign defender Hunter Freeman today. The club reached a deal with the New York Red Bulls for Freeman’s MLS rights. The 25-year old right back had been in Norway with IK Start the last…[continue reading]

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Dec
16

Trades Make Re-Entry Draft Worthwhile


Yesterday was a crazy day in the very least. Not only did we have the fast paced second stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft but we also had plenty of trades to go along with it. I never got around to talking about these at any sort of length last night. First of all I…[continue reading]

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