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Big props to my colleague Daniel over at Big D Soccer for staying on top of this story all last week. Late last night he broke the news that FC Dallas is indeed set on signing 18-year old Colombian striker Fabian Castillo. Reports out of Colombia all week suggested the signing was close to happening but Futbolred of…[continue reading]

  We’re continuing on this morning with the 2011 Major League Soccer previews. Wednesday we ranked the 18 club’s keepers, today we’ll move up a notch on the field to the defenses in front of them. Again these rankings are all about the starters and the depth behind them. I polled some folks on Twitter…[continue reading]

Remember that little rumor we discussed the other day about CONCACAF and World Cup spots? Well, that didn’t go as some had hoped. FIFA sources told the Associated Press today that the six member confederations will receive the same number of World Cup spots for 2014 as they did in 2010. That means no guaranteed…[continue reading]

I think I’ve thrown out half of my preseason post ideas due to lack of time and energy to write them (18 teams is a lot to do these days!). Instead I will be going with some more league-wide previews. Today I wanted to start with some positional rankings. Yes, Power Rankings if you must…[continue reading]

Fox Soccer Channel finally has a lead broadcaster that I can side with. J.P. Dellacamera is said to have made the jump from his gig at ESPN to FSC for the upcoming MLS season. Philly.com’s Jonathan Tannenwald first broke the news last night. Dellacamera will remain the lead broadcaster for the Philadelphia Union’s home matches…[continue reading]

Today is roster deadline day so some deals could be in the works like this one. Sporting Kansas City has traded long-time midfielder Jack Jewsbury to the Portland Timbers for allocation money today. The eight-year KC veteran was thought to be a sure bet of a pick in the Expansion Draft back in the fall…[continue reading]

Good gravy, now that is some stadium porn. Wow. You have to give some credit where it is due, when people dream big out in the desert, they really do dream big. This insane, $1.6 billion, yes billion, price tag for a sports complex is designed to attract a MLB team, a NBA team, a…[continue reading]