Could the Vancouver Whitecaps be thinking big in today’s Expansion Draft?
Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi admits that he was surprised to see Toronto FC Designated Player Julian de Guzman on the Expansion Draft list. Might the Canadian be tough to pass up for the Whitecaps?
Meanwhile, Houston goalkeeper Pat Onstad says he would be surprised if his hometown Whitecaps take him in the Expansion Draft. Here’s why.
It could be an eventful day for Philadelphia Union midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi. He will also be available for selection in the Expansion Draft in his first day as an American citizen.
D.C. United’s Jaime Moreno, who is serving as a coach for the U-20 national team, says he is absolutely available to any MLS team, including in the Expansion Draft, and that he has not yet retired.
While other MLS teams are already looking ahead to 2011, MLS Cup is still being celebrated in Colorado. A throng of fans joined the Rapids victory rally on Tuesday. Here are some of the photos and a video of the event with an especially excited mayor of Denver. Julien Baudet, despite being traded, joined the team for the event.
Rapids forward Macoumba Kandji, who played all of nine minutes in the MLS Cup final on Sunday, is an MLS Cup legend after it was revealed that he suffered a torn ACL on the play that led to the game-winning own-goal.
The Rapids’ Argentine veteran Claudio Lopez is on his fourth championship in a fourth different country. But he says he would trade one or two of those titles if he could have won one with Racing of Argentina. (SPANISH)
Dutch reports say that Toronto FC have signed right winger Bas Ent, who would be the owner one of the best names in league history. Here’s an English-language profile of the player.
Mateja Kezman says he has a concrete offer from an MLS club and has even spoken to Thierry Henry about the league. A decision is forthcoming. (SERBIAN)
Let the rumors fly. Argentine goalkeeper, 41-year-old Hernán Cristante, says he has an offer to play in MLS. (SPANISH)
Chicago Fire designated player Nery Castillo is said to be a target of Mexican club Tigres UANL during the MLS offseason. (SPANISH)
If Castillo makes the move, he would join US international Jonathan Bornstein, who talks about his expectations before he arrives in Monterrey.
The 2011 season should also prove a fun one for New York Red Bulls teen sensation Juan Agudelo, who talks about how it would be a dream for him to play in the Under-20 World Cup in the country where he was born.
Agudelo will be joined by the captain of the German Under-17 team, who plays for Bayern Munich and has made the switch to join the USA’s Under-20 side. This is his story.
They’re not feeling as good about things in St. Louis, where reports indicate that AC St. Louis might not be in operation next year.
What is sure to come into effect in 2011 is a new policy on ticket allotments for traveling fans and MLS supporters clubs in the Northwest have a lot to do with it.
On the international scene, the UEFA Champions League will feature several high profile match-ups including Rangers vs. Manchester United at Ibrox (2:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel), Tottenham vs. Werder Bremen (2:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Plus) and Panathinaikos vs. Barcelona (2:30 p.m. ET, Fox Deportes).
Lastly, Bill Clinton wrote an Op-Ed piece in Sports Illustratedmaking the case why the USA should be home to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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