Mikkel Diskerud can choose US or Norway NT [R] includes NT results

Will be in La Jolla next week. You there? Wanna join us for some basket ball on Prospect Street or barefoot running on the beach. We will probably put in some laps at Belmont Park Swimming Pool as well while we are in the area. That closer? Up for some exercise + some guiding and laughs? (Isak, Jørgen and Kristian need to se how people go about staying fit California-Pacific-style).

You should know I was ever so close to go play college soccer for Seamus McFadden at UofSD. Nice guy.
If you know how to arrange a practice day up at their facilities, that would do wonders for us road-trippers.

If you're on your way to a college campus then they just might see some of these exercises:

Songo'o!

What is highlighted in this map? Looks like A is the stadium, B might be the Lloyd Center, and C I have no idea (although it's 10 blocks from my house and there's a good liquor store right there).

A-fu$#ing-men

My good buddy and a guy I grew up playing with is on the San Diego squad. Blake Milton.. it would be cool to hear you trained with the team!

My guess is Taco Bells

@miklagard I just got new long sleeve Rose City Red shirts for myself, the wife and our 3 kids, my question is should we put #42 on them, or are you going to wear the #10 instead?

I'm confused. As a returning USMNT player...............Mix can't just sign with Portland because he wants to. He'd have to go thru the allocation process, right? And that would mean Toronto, not Portland. Or am I wrong?

TFC can really screw with Portland if they pick Mix (assuming he comes to the states) and hold him for ransom like they did with Brian McBride.

Also..............if he wants Mexican food he should be coming to FC Dallas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe the two teams have an agreement in place should it come to that.

They moved up to 2nd didn't they?

http://www.stumptownfooty.com/2012/12/12/3760708/Allocation-order-Portland-trade

So they still have TFC to deal with.

TFC has ALL the leverage in this case. They can select Mix, and then apply the vice to the balls of the Timbers. How badly do they want Mix?

Perhaps they can trade the top spot in the allocation order for a lifetime supply of Gorditas!!!

Portland traded with Chivas USA to move up to #2 in the allocation order. In the very same press release, they announced that they also traded Joe Bendik and the #3 SuperDraft pick to Toronto in exchange for Ryan Johnson and Milos Kocic.

The assumption that people are making is that this deal also included a handshake agreement that Toronto would not select Diskerud if he came through the allocation process. If true, Portland is essentially #1 in the allocation order if Diskerud comes through, but #2 if anyone else comes through (which would be why Toronto didn't actually trade the top allocation spot.)

If Portland signed Mix as a DP would he have to go through the allocation process?

Perhaps the retarded allocation rule should be scrapped. It's absolutely ridiculous internationals from any other country, or any player from another country can sign with whomever they want, whether it's Becks, Keane, Boyd, Henry or Frings, yet ex or current US internationals have to go through this ridiculous process.

Phil Schoen ‏@PhilSchoen
Love MLS, but not the place for young creative players to grow. For his sake, I'd rather see Diskerud go to Germany or Portugal.

for Mexican food its all about San Diego for burritos and Los Angeles for tacos.

And I agree.

A young, creative player in a subar tactical and technical league. They work against each other. A creative player, by the definition of what he is should ply his trade in an above average tactical and technical league if possible. It plays to the player's attributes.

But hopefully it works out if that's what Mix decides. I do think it's quite a gamble though during key development years going from early to mid 20's. I also question how even doing very well in MLS will help him move on at 24 or 25. Many seem to think if he does well the offers will come. Well, then explain Zusi and Pontius to me who've played very well and yet I haven't heard a single, not one, rumor about a Euro club being interested in either. I worry what happens if it doesn't work out, as he might not be able to leave until a considerable offer comes in or his contract expires when he's 26.

Theyd make way more than in MLS I guess. PLus they can be seen by much bigger teams. Davies went from college to a top5 league in 2.5 years despite a horrible debut season in a 3rd tier league like Sweden.

Because of all the different rumors, what you see below was "released" to some members of the press less than an hour ago. I know it is a little crazy to post the same information to all of you here at BigSoccer. However, I am a little bit crazy and I know that a lot of you are my virtual friends. So this is what you get for having given me valuable encouragement for so long time now:

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Due to a number of inquiries from press and soccer fans yesterday and today regarding Mix, I have been asked to convey the following:

1. Mix is on vacation in Arizona and California and does not want to speak directly to press before the holidays, or before an agreement is in place regarding what club he is entering into agreement with for 2013.
2. Mix's current employer is Rosenborg BK. In his opinion - a great club -- with the best of long term European tradition.
3. Caleb Porter has contacted Mix and asked him to consider joining him on his move to the Portland Timbers, if possible.
4. Mr. Porter is a coach that Mix personally has had time to evaluate and rate. Mix believes in Mr. Porter's potential to build balanced teams along the modern - and in the opinion of Mix - most fun styles of play.
5. Representatives of the league ownership in MLS including Portland - and Mix - has not at this point attempted to contractually bind each other.
6. Mix does not need to consider his willingness to struggle for the principles that he knows Mr Porter brings to the game. Nor does Mix need to consider or have any doubt that "The Timbers Army" long has been setting the standard for how football/soccer should be enjoyed in the United States of America and Canada. Mix is somewhat unfamiliar with both MLS and the Portland Timbers organization and player pool, but is very honored that both have asked him to help along and promote the world's overall greatest/biggest sport in the country he has chosen to represent internationally.
7. The short term goal of Mix is to be able to co-contribute in moving the USMNT further up the FIFA World Ranking Table.
8. Mix does know, that until now, it has been uncommon for young players of European leagues, educated in European leagues, to go play professionally in USA and Canada early on in their careers.
9. If Mix returns to Norway before New Year, he does so in order to play for Rosenborg specifically.
10. Mix enjoys his life, is grateful for the positive experiences his chosen sport has given him, and wish as many as possible – a merry christmas.

Paal Diskerud
Player's Agent by demand.

11. Mix enjoys Taco Bell, although California and Arizona offer way better Mexican food options.