Busy day in Dallas, as the FC Dallas have announced that they are bringing back former All-Star forward Kenny Cooper in a trade with the New York Red Bulls. Dallas also acquired forward Eric Hassli from Toronto FC for a conditional second-round pick in 2014. Cooper enjoyed the most successful spell of his career in […]
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Another transfer window comes and go and Kaká still remains at Real Madrid. This is the second consecutive transfer window that Kaka has tried to leave Madrid but has been unable to put together a deal that pleased all parties. The biggest stumbling block appears to be Madrid president Florentino Pérez’s insistence that Kaka be […]
Stoke City says it has reached an agreement to acquire midfielder Brek Shea from Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas for a reported £3.8m ($6m). At $6m, that would make the Shea deal the second largest transfer fee MLS has ever received. The only one bigger would have been Jozy Altidore’s move to Villareal, which fetched […]
The New England Revolution selected four players in Tuesday’s MLS Supplemental Draft. The Revs picked up Jossimar Sanchez, Connecticut, Chris Thomas, Elon, Alex De John, Old Dominion and Gabe Latigue, Elon. Jossimar Sanchez Scouting Report: “Probably best as a holding midfielder, but can also play centerback and right back … Defensively solid, simple and clean […]
More good news for LA Galaxy fans as manager Bruce Arena says that Landon Donovan will “definitely” return to the Los Angeles Galaxy this season. Exactly when that might occur remains unclear. Last week the Galaxy announced that striker Robbie Keane had signed a new multi-year contract extension. Speaking to reporters on Monday as the […]
As expected the New England Revolution today selected University of Louisville defender Andrew Farrell with the first overall selection in todays 2013 MLS SuperDraft. “We’re very pleased to add Andrew to the Revolution,” General Manager Michael Burns said. “We believe he is the best player available in this draft class and proactively made the deal […]
The LA Galaxy announced on Wednesday that they have signed Robbie Keane to a new multi-year contract extension. The Galaxy MVP in 2012, Keane has been a terrific signing by the Galaxy. He has 16 goals in 28 regular season games with LA while adding nine assists. But more important, Keane has been the difference […]
The fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal has hit Major League Soccer as Sporting Kansas City and their stadium’s sponsor, the Livestrong Foundation, are severing ties. In a statement posted on the team website Tuesday, Sporting KC chief executive Robb Heineman accused Livestrong of “utilizing aggressive tactics designed to force us into an unsatisfactory […]