Sep

13

2011 MLS Player Salaries: Who Paid For What


Yesterday the MLS Player’s Union released their final player salary information for the 2011 season. This information included all the newcomers that have come into the league during the summer transfer window. I never went too in depth in the salaries the last time the Player’s Union released their information. I know I talked about…[continue reading]

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Aug

12

Updated: MLS Allocation Order (Aug 12)


With the news that Freddy Adu has signed with Major League Soccer as a non-DP, it means the club snagged him via the allocation system. You know what that means, time for an update to the order. Chivas USA still remains the top club while Philadelphia moves to the bottom. Below is the current MLS…[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
10

Preview: US Takes On Mexico In Klinsmann’s Debut As US Manager


It is a dawn of a new day for the US Men’s National Team. Jurgen Klinsmann’s first game as the US coach is a big one, against arch-rival Mexico. There is no way of getting around it, this one will be anything but friendly. Throw away the result a few weeks ago in the Gold…[continue reading]

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Jun
24

At The End Of The Day, Just Win


  Let’s be real honest, the last month or so for the US Men’s National Team hasn’t been real pretty now has it? Wins over Canada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Panama are what the US can hang their hats on at the moment. Sure, that’s four wins that put the US in the final of the Gold…[continue reading]

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Jun
23

Freddy Adu Sparks Unlikely Comeback

Freddy Adu Sparks Unlikely Comeback

The crowd at Relient Stadium in Houston as well as the crowd watching around the world at home all let out a collective gasp when Bob Bradley decided to make a change midway through a scoreless semifinal. Screams of “WTF”, “OMG” and of course the “#FireBradley” came down as Freddy Adu entered the match. The…[continue reading]

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May
23

US Gold Cup and Spain Friendly Roster (Finally) Unveiled

US Gold Cup and Spain Friendly Roster (Finally) Unveiled

Wow, just wow. Most expected a pretty straight forward roster announcement today by Bob Bradley but what came out was anything but expected. Goalkeepers (3): Marcus Hahnemann Tim Howard Nick Rimando Defenders (8): Carlos Bocanegra Jonathan Bornstein Steve Cherundolo Eric Lichaj Clarence Goodson Oguchi Onyewu Tim Ream Jonathan Spector Midfielders (9): Freddy Adu Michael Bradley…[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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Jul
30

Time For Freddy To Return Home

Time For Freddy To Return Home

If you saw this news this morning that Freddy Adu won’t be headed to Switzerland to play for FC Sion then the thought had to have popped into your head (for me it was the third or forth time this has happened). Its time for the once prized teenager to return home to Major League…[continue reading]

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