WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog

Everyone loves a good dark horse story in sports. MLS is no different really as in each season there always seems to be a player that comes from no where to win the MLS MVP race. We saw that in the past with guys like David Ferreira in 2010 and nearly saw it last year…[continue reading]

Here we go again folks. More expansion talk. MLS Commissioner Don Garber will travel to Orlando on March 1 for exploratory meetings about potential future expansion into Florida. Yes, yes, the league continues to say they are focused on getting team number 20 in the Big Apple but I don’t think we can be overly…[continue reading]

Two interesting and totally separate stadium discussions to start the week off with this morning. First up in San Jose. The Earthquakes are close nearing their final hurdle to get their own soccer stadium built. San Jose owner Lew Wolff’s plan to build a $60 million soccer stadium faces its final vote Wednesday night, when…[continue reading]

The allocation was quick and swift for striker Eddie Johnson. The former FC Dallas and Kansas City man was quickly selected by the Montreal Impact via the allocation order today. The Impact quickly tweeted out that they would be trading him though. Montreal took a big gamble by using their allocation spot but they did…[continue reading]

German international midfielder Michael Ballack could be close to joining a Major League Soccer team. Sources close to Goal.com say the midfielder is in “deep negotiations” with the league. Sources from both sides have confirmed that MLS Executive VP Todd Durbin initiated talks that would bring the former Germany captain and current Bayer Leverkusen midfielder to…[continue reading]

Well boys and girls, this feels like a  broken record. Former FC Dallas and Kansas City striker Eddie Johnson is back with MLS. The league announced on Thursday that it had agreed to a contract with the 27-year-old veteran. Johnson will go into the league allocation process, and his new club will be determined on…[continue reading]

The Brian Ching saga is over. The Houston Dynamo have reacquired Ching from the Montreal Impact in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Yes, just for a conditional draft pick. The Impact end up being the big losers on this deal after playing hardball back in November. At best they’ll…[continue reading]

Add Vancouver to the list of clubs with multiple Designated Players. Today the club announced today the acquisition of Scottish international midfielder Barry Robson as the club’s newest Designated Player. Robson will join Whitecaps FC in July pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and Visa. Robson will complete the 2011-12 season with English League Championship side Middlesbrough…[continue reading]

If you are a MLS fan (and I’m sure you are if you read this blog), there are a couple things that should make you happy. One is the pending return of Seattle Sounders midfielder Steve Zakuani, the other is of the 2010 MLS MVP from FC Dallas, David Ferreira. To do a little recap,…[continue reading]

I’ll be honest, I don’t know what to say to this. I suppose Eddie Gaven will have to shave. The Columbus Crew and Perio, Inc. announced a major, long-term partnership on Wednesday that positions the Barbasol brand as the new jersey partner for the Crew, starting this season. The deal is said to last for five…[continue reading]