MLS 2012: Other teams

This piece by Brian Straus in The Sporting News is really an excellent read. The discussion of what they're doing with Sporting Club and other sports is pretty interesting. You may also find the part involving the relationship between the supporters and club interesting.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/...c-kansas-city-mls-us-open-cup-livestrong-park

 

Looks like Marcus Tracy is headed back to MLS....and we won't be getting him.

 

yeah . . i suppose we will have a chance albeit a small one. Of course, it depends on who enters the weighted lottery.

 

MLS sucks-because its been over two years we don't have his rights!? WTF?

 

yeah that has always been the case for guys that don't sign.

 

not always-back in the early days those guys had the rights kept by the original team that drafted them, but that wasn't really an issue 15 years ago. Not sure when it changed.

 

Well always might have been strong, they instated the weighted lottery for these guys in 2000.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...7a49dbe-fdac-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_blog.html

DeRo out for the season. There's still a chance DC makes the playoffs, but it's pretty close to 0 without him.

 

So far today, Chicago has signed Guillermo Franco, who apparently also looked at the San Antonio Scorpions, and NYRB signed Digão, who's Kaká's brother.

 

jajajajajajaja!

sometimes i wish i can be a fly on the wall in MLS war rooms:

"hey Gonzalo Higuain's brother worked in Columbus, why don't we go out and get our own less talented brother!"

let's hope Koke doesn't have a younger brother.

 

According to Will Kuhns, MLS clubs have signed over 50 players this year who have played for their senior national teams. I'd love to see that figure for leagues around the world (other than the likes of EPL or La Liga).

 

of course that includes countries like Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Monserrat in addition to the big boys.

 

Yes, but clubs throughout the world have national team players from small countries.

 

FYI on new salary info from Brian Straus:

 

TFC have gotten comfortable with losing. They had held DC til the end and gave up the goal.

 

Well, TFC knew we needed a result there, so they decided to ******** us...like every other team has done down this stretch. I feel like the world is against us.

 

Lot's of injuries and blood spilled in the Cascadia Cup, and it's only half-time.

 

Some real gems from Jorge Vergara today:

 

I believe the Chicharito thing, since not even Chivas wanted him for a while. He was in Tapatio, their second division team. I'm guessing that city is San Antonio.

 

I just don't buy the SanAn thing. They've got a quality club and a long-term plan to get in MLS involving the Scorpions. Why buy Chivas?

 

Turns out it was East Bernard.

 

There's a reason why I don't gamble.

 

El Paso?

Chicharito story is believable. His own grand dad told him to stick to architecture school.

 

Vote for Boniek for the Latino of the Year.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/es/latinodelano/2012