In that case, it's a pretty easy call for a hardship case. They dressed out MLS pool goalkeeper Chris Sharpe in their last game.
year end wrapup -- too many items to list Chicago In: Andrew Dykstra (unattached) David Myrie (Alajuelense - Costa Rica) Out: Nick Noble (waived) Bakary Soumare (AS Boulogne - France) Chivas In: Chukwudi Chijindu (unattached) Jon Conway (trade w/NY) Yamith Cuesta (Expreso Rojo - Colombia) Kevin Harmse (trade w/TOR) Jésus Padilla (Chivas - Mexico) Maicon Santos (Bonsucesso Futebol Clube - Brazil) Marcelo Saragosa (trade w/DAL) Bojan Stepanovic (Srem - Serbia) Claudio Suarez (unretired) Cesar Zamora (unattached) Out: Bobby Burling (trade w/SJ) Alecko Eskandarian (trade w/LA) Atiba Harris (trade w/DAL) Lawson Vaughn (waived) Other Considerations Allocation money (from LA in A. Eskandarian trade) Conditional 2010 SuperDraft pick (from LA in A. Eskandarian trade) 3rd Round 2010 SuperDraft pick (from SJ in B. Burling trade) Colorado In: Julien Buadet (Crewe Alexandria - England) Facundo Diz (Atletico Platense - Argentina) Michael Holody (SuperDraft) Drew Moor (trade w/DAL) Pat Noonan (trade w/CLB) Jamie Smith (Aberdeen - Scotland) Rob Valentino (trade w/NE) Out: Steward Ceus (loan to Charlotte Eagles - USL2) Nico Colaluca (trade w/NE) Terry Cooke (waived) John DiRaimondo (waived) Ivan Guerrero (contract terminated) Ugo Ihemelu (trade w/DAL) Ciaran O'Brien (loan to Austin Aztex - USL1) Gregory Richardson (waived) Other Considerations Allocation money (from NY in B. Coundoul rights trade) Allocation money (from DAL in U. Ihemelu trade) 2nd round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from DAL in U. Ihemelu trade) Columbus In: Kevin Burns (unattached) Emilio Renteria (Caracas FC - Venezuela) Out: Pat Noonan (trade w/COL) Stanley Nyazamba (waived) Kenny Schoeni (waived) Other Considerations Allocation money (from COL in P. Noonan trade) 1st round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from COL in P. Noonan trade) Dallas In: Jair Benitez (Deportivo Cali - Colombia) Marvin Chávez (Marathon - Honduras) Kyle Davies (trade w/Salt Lake) Atiba Harris (trade w/CHV) Daniel Hernandez (Jaguares - Mexico) Ugo Ihemelu (trade w/COL) Bryan Leyva (FC Dallas Academy Player) Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostok - Germany) Steve Purdy (re-signed after being waived) Alvaro Sanchez (AD San Carlos - Costa Rica) Out: Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich - Germany) Michael Dello-Russo (waived) Drew Moor (trade w/COL) Aaron Pitchkolan (trade w/SJ) Steve Purdy (waived) Alvaro Sanchez (waived) Marcelo Saragosa (trade w/CHV) Other Considerations Conditional pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from SJ in A. Pitchkolan trade) DC In: Ely Allen (Seattle Wolves - PDL) Steve Cronin (Portland Timbers - USL1) John DiRaimondo (unattached) David Habarugira (Anderlecht - Belgium) Abdul "Bill" Hamid (DC United Academy) Julius James (trade w/HOU) Avery John (Miami FC - USL1) Tiyi Shipalane (Harrisburg City Islanders - USL2) Danny Szetela (Racing Santander - Spain) Lawson Vaughn (unattached) Out: Louis Crayton (contract expired) Francis Doe (waived) Ryan Miller (waived) Anthony Peters (waived) Houston In: Ade Akinbiyi (Burnley - England) Ryan Cochrane (trade w/SJ) Luis Angel Landin (Cruz Azul - Mexico) Dominic Oduro (trade w/NY) Abe Thompson (trade w/KC) Cam Weaver (trade w/SJ) Out: Ade Akinbiyi (waived) Julius James (trade w/DC) Kei Kamara (trade w/KC) Chris Wondolowski (trade w/SJ) Other Considerations 3rd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from DC in J. James trade) Allocation $ (from KC in K. Kamara trade) Kansas City In: Zoltan Hercegfalvi (Honved FC - Hungary) Kei Kamara (trade w/HOU) Out: Abe Thompson (trade w/HOU) Other Considerations 3rd round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from NE for international roster spot thru 1/1/2011) Los Angeles In: Gregg Berhalter (1860 Munich) Chris Birchall (Brighton & Hove Albion - England) Alecko Eskandarian (trade w/CHV) Out: Josh Tudela (waived) New England In: Stephane Assengue (Daga Young Star - Cameroon) Nico Colaluca (trade w/COL) Edgaras Jankauskas (REO LT Vilnius - Lithuania) Emmanuel Osei (Liberty Professionals FC - Ghana) Bobby Shuttleworth (unattached) Out: Argenis Fernandez (waived) Zach Simmons (retired) Rob Valentino (trade w/COL) Other Considerations: Conditional 2010 or 2011 SuperDraft pick (from DC for rights to Avery John) international roster spot thru 1/1/2011 (from KC for 3rd round pick in 2010 SuperDraft ) New York In: Giorgi Chirgadze (Red Bulls academy player) Bouna Coundoul (unattached) Walter Garcia (Nacional - Argentina) Leo Krupnik (Maccabi Haifa - Israel) Ernst Obster (Red Bull Salzberg - Austria) Out: Terry Boss (waived) Jon Conway (waived - rights traded to CHV) Oscar Echeverry (waived) Dominic Oduro (trade w/Houston) Alfredo Pacheco (waived) Juan Pietravallo (waived) Khano Smith (waived) Other Considerations: 1st round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from HOU in D. Oduro trade) 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from HOU in D. Oduro trade) MLS rights to Bouna Coundoul (from COL in trade for Allocation $) 4th round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from CHV in J. Conway rights trade) Salt Lake In: Pablo Campos (trade w/SJ) Kyle Davies (Southampton - England) Rachid El Khalifi (SC Cambuur - Netherlands) Fabian Espindola (Deportivo Anzoátegui - Venezuela) Nelson Gonzalez (Quilmes - Argentina) Out: Kyle Davies (trade w/DAL) Luis Miguel Escalada (contract expired) Ian Joy (waived) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from DAL in K. Davies trade) (later traded to San Jose) San Jose In: Bobby Burling (trade w/CHV) Fabio da Silva (Rio Branco - Brazil) Simon Elliot (unattached) Cornell Glen (unattached) Mike Graczyk (unattached) Brandon McDonald (unattached) Andre Luiz Moreira (Jaguares de Chiapas - Mexico) Aaron Pitchkolan (trade w/DAL) Antonio Ribeiro (Montreal Impact - USL1) Ramon Sanchez (Alianza FC - El Salvador) Chris Wondolowski (trade w/HOU) Out: Pablo Campos (trade w/RSL) Fabio da Silva (waived) Eric Denton (waived) Nick Garcia (trade w/TOR) Kelly Gray (waived) Davide Somma (waived) Cam Weaver (trade w/HOU) Other Considerations: 3rd round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from TOR in N. Garcia trade) conditional draft pick (from HOU in C. Weaver trade) 2nd round pick in 2010 SuperDraft (from RSL in P. Campos trade) International Slot (from HOU in R. Cochrane trade) Seattle In: Terry Boss (unattached) Kevin Forrest (unattached) Michael Fucito (SuperDraft) Leonardo Gonzalez (Liberia Mia - Costa Rica) Lamar Neagle (unattached) Out: Kevin Forrest (waived) Jarrod Smith (waived) Toronto In: Julian de Guzman (Deportivo la Coruna - Spain) Lesly Fellinga (SC Heerenveen - Netherlands) Nick Garcia (trade w/SJ) Ali Gerba (MK Dons - England) Out: Danny Dichio (retired) Kevin Harmse (trade w/Chivas) Rohan Ricketts (waived) Johann Smith (waived) Greg Sutton (waived) Marco Velez (waived) Other Considerations: MLS Rights to Ali Gerba (From SJ in N. Garcia trade) Allocation $ (from CHV in K. Harmse trade)
DC United has borrowed goalkeeper Steve Cronin from the Portland Timbers and the Washington Post's Steve Goff expects him to start against Columbus tonight. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101603349.html
MLS has a group of four goal keepers that any team can draw from in case they are down to 1 GK for a game.