Feb

03

Timbers Lose Valencia For 6-12 Months


Yeah, I’ve been getting beat up a bit on Twitter and through email today about my team grades for this winter. Again, I’ll revisit those later on to have a final grade. Obviously this kind of news will impact it. The Portland Timbers announced on Friday that forward José Adolfo Valencia will undergo surgery to repair…[continue reading]

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Aug
17

A Little Bit About The New DP Rule Change


Yesterday was a fairly busy day for Major League Soccer. They had two clubs in the CONCACAF Champions League, both of whom did very well at home. They signed a former US National team striker in Eddie Johnson, to which club he’ll end up with we will have to wait until tomorrow to find out.…[continue reading]

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Aug
11

Union Snag Freddy Adu


Boy, talk about a change up. Yesterday Chivas USA was all set to get midfielder Freddy Adu as their first Designated Player but today their upper management had second thoughts about the deal and went against it. So in came the Philadelphia Union who have now signed Adu. Fox Soccer was the first to report…[continue reading]

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Aug
10

Chivas USA Targeting Freddy Adu


With the transfer window set to close next week, clubs are racing, and I mean racing, to get deals done here. I’ve seen today that Seattle is hoping to get some deal done while Chivas USA is hoping to land a much bigger fish..er…yeah. Chivas is hoping to sign Freddy Adu as their club’s next…[continue reading]

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Aug
02

New England (Finally) Sign A DP


I knew this would be a busy week in terms of player movement but I think its safe to say it could be a real busy week. Anyways, I just wrote a little article about how the New England Revolution are set to sign their first DP, 22-year old Argentine forward Milton Caraglio. I can’t…[continue reading]

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Jul
13

New York Signs DP Keeper Frank Rost


The New York Red Bull goalkeeper issue has been a well documented thing all season long. The Red Bulls announced today the signing of veteran goalkeeper Frank Rost. Rost comes to New York after playing in the German Bundesliga for nearly 20 years. But the kicker in all of this, Rost will be New York’s…[continue reading]

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Jul
12

Whitecaps Sign Striker Mustapha Jarju As Second DP


Mustapha Jarju. You got that name? Alright. Learn it because he’s MLS’s newest Designated Player today as Vancouver announced the signing of the 24-year old Gambian striker today. Jarju joins Whitecaps FC after three successful seasons with Belgian club Royal Albert-Elisabeth Club (RAEC) de Mons. During the 2010-11 season, the 24-year-old scored 25 goals and…[continue reading]

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Jul
12

Whitecaps Set To Sign African DP?


Reinforcements could be on their way to Vancouver. The club is set to make a “major” announcement this morning. Yeah I know what you all are thinking with the word major in quotes but this one seems fairly straight forward here. Marc Weber of The Providence is reporting the club is set to sign a…[continue reading]

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Apr
13

Portland Sign First DP


With all the hype going into the Portland Timbers’ first home game of the season tomorrow night, the club made even bigger news this afternoon. They have signed midfielder Diego Chará as the club’s first Designated Player. Chará will be added to the Timbers roster and will be eligible for selection upon the receipt of…[continue reading]

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Oct
13

JPA Leaving Town

JPA Leaving Town

In a way most of us weren’t shocked to hear the news last night that New York Red Bull striker and Designated Player Juan Pablo Angel was most likely not to return to New York after this season. When asked last night on the broadcast of the US-Colombia game if he would return next year…[continue reading]

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