I can't say I'm surprised. I think the US team falling behind to them 2-0 in qualifying was always more about the US not coming to play and less about the caliber of El Salvador's current players.
Ruiz - Maybe. Emilio - don't see him anywhere but USSF D2 after the way he has played. Particularly not at 250k a year.
The pre-transfer-window moves have started: Sergio Herrera out CLB Christian Castillo out DC Ramon Sanchez and Andrew Weber out SJ Shavar Thomas trade Julio Martinez out CHI José Macotelo and Maicon Santos out CHV Chicago In: Deris Umanzor (CD Aguila - El Salvador) Out: Julio Martinez (waived) Chivas USA In: Dario Delgado (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) José Macotelo (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) Paulo Nagamura (Tigres - Mexico) Giancarlo Maldonado (Atlante - Mexico) Alex Zotinca (unattached) Out: Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht - Belgium) José Macotelo (waived) Maicon Santos (waived) Colorado In: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/SJ) Claudio Lopez (signed off waivers) Out: Rob Valentino (waived) Columbus In: Leandre Griffit (URS Centre - Belgium) Out: Sergio Herrera (waived) Kenny Schoeni (retired) Dallas In: Milton Rodriguez (Real Cartagena - Colombia) DC In: Branko Boskovic (Rapid Vienna - Austria) Luciano Emilio (Rio Branco - Brazil) Jordan Graye (SuperDraft) Stephen King (trade w/SEA) Barry Rice (unattached) Out: Lyle Adams (waived) Christian Castillo (waived) Tiyi Shipalane (waived) Josh Wicks (waived) Houston In: Joseph Ngwenya (Antalyaspor - Turkey) Kansas City In: Jamar Beasley (Rockford Rampage - MISL) Shavar Thomas (trade w/PHI) Out: Igor Kostrov (waived) Los Angeles Out: Yohance Marshall (season-long loan - Austin Aztex - USSF D2) New England In: Jason Griffiths (SuperDraft) Tim Murray (unattached) Marko Perovic (FC Basel - Switzerland) Steve Ralston (St. Louis - USSF D2) Khano Smith (Lincoln City - England) Out: Mauricio Castro (waived) New York In: Brian Nielsen (Vejle - Denmark) Philadelphia In: Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Out: David Myrie (waived) Shavar Thomas (trade w/KC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Allocation $ (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Salt Lake Out: David Horst (season-long loan - Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Other Considerations: Conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick (from CHV for rights to D. Delgado) San Jose In: Jon Busch (signed off waivers) Sam Cronin (trade w/TOR) Omar Jasseh (Maccassa FC - Gambia) Scott Sealy (Bnei Sakhnin F.C. - Israel) Out: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/COL) Ramon Sanchez (waived) Andrew Weber (waived) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from COL in Q. Amarikwa trade) Seattle In: Pat Noonan (signed off waivers) Jeff Parke (Vancouver Whitecaps - USSF D2) Micheal Seamon (SuperDraft) Out: Stephen King (trade w/DC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from DC in S. King trade) Toronto In: Adrian Cann (Esberg FB - Denmark) Jon Conway (signed off waivers) Dan Gargan (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Raivis Hščanovičs (FC Skonto - Latvia) Nane Joseph (SuperDraft) Milos Kocic (signed off waivers) Martin Saric (NK Celje - Slovenia) Maksim Usanov (FK Krasnodar - Russia) Out: Jim Brennan (retired) Sam Cronin (trade w/SJ) Brian Edwards (waived) Ali Gerba (waived) Zac Herold (retired) Other Considerations: Allocation $ (from SJ in S. Cronin trade)
DC United Signs Argentine Pablo Hernandez.. United Signs Argentine Pablo Hernandez Soccer365 It's about time, a young soccer player from south America.
DC United sign Argentine forward Pablo Hernandez (Defensor Sporting - Uruguay). http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/07/dc_united_signs_forward_pablo.html
Re: DC United Signs Argentine Pablo Hernandez.. At this point, I'm gonna say any kind of change is good. When teams are struggling, fresh blood will lead to competition and renewed motivation. Same reason teams usually improve following coaching changes.
Re: DC United Signs Argentine Pablo Hernandez.. http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/01/2057720/wizards-release-pablo-escobar.html Wizards released Pablo Escobar to make space for Thomas on the roster.
Pablo Hernandez in DC Pablo Escobar smuggled off KC roster Chicago In: Deris Umanzor (CD Aguila - El Salvador) Out: Julio Martinez (waived) Chivas USA In: Dario Delgado (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) José Macotelo (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) Paulo Nagamura (Tigres - Mexico) Giancarlo Maldonado (Atlante - Mexico) Alex Zotinca (unattached) Out: Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht - Belgium) José Macotelo (waived) Maicon Santos (waived) Colorado In: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/SJ) Claudio Lopez (signed off waivers) Out: Rob Valentino (waived) Columbus In: Leandre Griffit (URS Centre - Belgium) Out: Sergio Herrera (waived) Kenny Schoeni (retired) Dallas In: Milton Rodriguez (Real Cartagena - Colombia) DC In: Branko Boskovic (Rapid Vienna - Austria) Luciano Emilio (Rio Branco - Brazil) Jordan Graye (SuperDraft) Pablo Hernandez (Defensor Sporting - Uruguay) Stephen King (trade w/SEA) Barry Rice (unattached) Out: Lyle Adams (waived) Christian Castillo (waived) Tiyi Shipalane (waived) Josh Wicks (waived) Houston In: Joseph Ngwenya (Antalyaspor - Turkey) Kansas City In: Jamar Beasley (Rockford Rampage - MISL) Shavar Thomas (trade w/PHI) Out: Pablo Escobar (waived) Igor Kostrov (waived) Los Angeles Out: Yohance Marshall (season-long loan - Austin Aztex - USSF D2) New England In: Jason Griffiths (SuperDraft) Tim Murray (unattached) Marko Perovic (FC Basel - Switzerland) Steve Ralston (St. Louis - USSF D2) Khano Smith (Lincoln City - England) Out: Mauricio Castro (waived) New York In: Brian Nielsen (Vejle - Denmark) Philadelphia In: Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Out: David Myrie (waived) Shavar Thomas (trade w/KC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Allocation $ (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Salt Lake Out: David Horst (season-long loan - Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Other Considerations: Conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick (from CHV for rights to D. Delgado) San Jose In: Jon Busch (signed off waivers) Sam Cronin (trade w/TOR) Omar Jasseh (Maccassa FC - Gambia) Scott Sealy (Bnei Sakhnin F.C. - Israel) Out: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/COL) Ramon Sanchez (waived) Andrew Weber (waived) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from COL in Q. Amarikwa trade) Seattle In: Pat Noonan (signed off waivers) Jeff Parke (Vancouver Whitecaps - USSF D2) Micheal Seamon (SuperDraft) Out: Stephen King (trade w/DC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from DC in S. King trade) Toronto In: Adrian Cann (Esberg FB - Denmark) Jon Conway (signed off waivers) Dan Gargan (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Raivis Hščanovičs (FC Skonto - Latvia) Nane Joseph (SuperDraft) Milos Kocic (signed off waivers) Martin Saric (NK Celje - Slovenia) Maksim Usanov (FK Krasnodar - Russia) Out: Jim Brennan (retired) Sam Cronin (trade w/SJ) Brian Edwards (waived) Ali Gerba (waived) Zac Herold (retired) Other Considerations: Allocation $ (from SJ in S. Cronin trade)
Kyrie, eleison, Mr. Mista in TOR Chicago In: Deris Umanzor (CD Aguila - El Salvador) Out: Julio Martinez (waived) Chivas USA In: Dario Delgado (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) José Macotelo (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) Paulo Nagamura (Tigres - Mexico) Giancarlo Maldonado (Atlante - Mexico) Alex Zotinca (unattached) Out: Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht - Belgium) José Macotelo (waived) Maicon Santos (waived) Colorado In: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/SJ) Claudio Lopez (signed off waivers) Out: Rob Valentino (waived) Columbus In: Leandre Griffit (URS Centre - Belgium) Out: Sergio Herrera (waived) Kenny Schoeni (retired) Dallas In: Milton Rodriguez (Real Cartagena - Colombia) DC In: Branko Boskovic (Rapid Vienna - Austria) Luciano Emilio (Rio Branco - Brazil) Jordan Graye (SuperDraft) Pablo Hernandez (Defensor Sporting - Uruguay) Stephen King (trade w/SEA) Barry Rice (unattached) Out: Lyle Adams (waived) Christian Castillo (waived) Tiyi Shipalane (waived) Josh Wicks (waived) Houston In: Joseph Ngwenya (Antalyaspor - Turkey) Kansas City In: Jamar Beasley (Rockford Rampage - MISL) Shavar Thomas (trade w/PHI) Out: Pablo Escobar (waived) Igor Kostrov (waived) Los Angeles Out: Yohance Marshall (season-long loan - Austin Aztex - USSF D2) New England In: Jason Griffiths (SuperDraft) Tim Murray (unattached) Marko Perovic (FC Basel - Switzerland) Steve Ralston (St. Louis - USSF D2) Khano Smith (Lincoln City - England) Out: Mauricio Castro (waived) New York In: Brian Nielsen (Vejle - Denmark) Philadelphia In: Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Out: David Myrie (waived) Shavar Thomas (trade w/KC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Allocation $ (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Salt Lake Out: David Horst (season-long loan - Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Other Considerations: Conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick (from CHV for rights to D. Delgado) San Jose In: Jon Busch (signed off waivers) Sam Cronin (trade w/TOR) Omar Jasseh (Maccassa FC - Gambia) Scott Sealy (Bnei Sakhnin F.C. - Israel) Out: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/COL) Ramon Sanchez (waived) Andrew Weber (waived) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from COL in Q. Amarikwa trade) Seattle In: Pat Noonan (signed off waivers) Jeff Parke (Vancouver Whitecaps - USSF D2) Micheal Seamon (SuperDraft) Out: Stephen King (trade w/DC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from DC in S. King trade) Toronto In: Adrian Cann (Esberg FB - Denmark) Jon Conway (signed off waivers) Dan Gargan (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Raivis Hščanovičs (FC Skonto - Latvia) Nane Joseph (SuperDraft) Milos Kocic (signed off waivers) Mista (Deportivo La Coruna - Spain) Martin Saric (NK Celje - Slovenia) Maksim Usanov (FK Krasnodar - Russia) Out: Jim Brennan (retired) Sam Cronin (trade w/SJ) Brian Edwards (waived) Ali Gerba (waived) Zac Herold (retired) Other Considerations: Allocation $ (from SJ in S. Cronin trade)
I don't have an official link, but the FC Denver blog reports that Oscar Murillo's loan to Colorado is over and he's returned to Colombia. http://fcdenver.org/blog/index.php/2010/06/25/rapids-training-report-break-is-over/
Oscar Murillo out COL Chicago In: Deris Umanzor (CD Aguila - El Salvador) Out: Julio Martinez (waived) Chivas USA In: Dario Delgado (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) José Macotelo (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) Paulo Nagamura (Tigres - Mexico) Giancarlo Maldonado (Atlante - Mexico) Alex Zotinca (unattached) Out: Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht - Belgium) José Macotelo (waived) Maicon Santos (waived) Colorado In: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/SJ) Claudio Lopez (signed off waivers) Out: Oscar Murillo (loan expired) Rob Valentino (waived) Columbus In: Leandre Griffit (URS Centre - Belgium) Out: Sergio Herrera (waived) Kenny Schoeni (retired) Dallas In: Milton Rodriguez (Real Cartagena - Colombia) DC In: Branko Boskovic (Rapid Vienna - Austria) Luciano Emilio (Rio Branco - Brazil) Jordan Graye (SuperDraft) Pablo Hernandez (Defensor Sporting - Uruguay) Stephen King (trade w/SEA) Barry Rice (unattached) Out: Lyle Adams (waived) Christian Castillo (waived) Tiyi Shipalane (waived) Josh Wicks (waived) Houston In: Joseph Ngwenya (Antalyaspor - Turkey) Kansas City In: Jamar Beasley (Rockford Rampage - MISL) Shavar Thomas (trade w/PHI) Out: Pablo Escobar (waived) Igor Kostrov (waived) Los Angeles Out: Yohance Marshall (season-long loan - Austin Aztex - USSF D2) New England In: Jason Griffiths (SuperDraft) Tim Murray (unattached) Marko Perovic (FC Basel - Switzerland) Steve Ralston (St. Louis - USSF D2) Khano Smith (Lincoln City - England) Out: Mauricio Castro (waived) New York In: Brian Nielsen (Vejle - Denmark) Philadelphia In: Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Out: David Myrie (waived) Shavar Thomas (trade w/KC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Allocation $ (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Salt Lake Out: David Horst (season-long loan - Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Other Considerations: Conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick (from CHV for rights to D. Delgado) San Jose In: Jon Busch (signed off waivers) Sam Cronin (trade w/TOR) Omar Jasseh (Maccassa FC - Gambia) Scott Sealy (Bnei Sakhnin F.C. - Israel) Out: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/COL) Ramon Sanchez (waived) Andrew Weber (waived) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from COL in Q. Amarikwa trade) Seattle In: Pat Noonan (signed off waivers) Jeff Parke (Vancouver Whitecaps - USSF D2) Micheal Seamon (SuperDraft) Out: Stephen King (trade w/DC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from DC in S. King trade) Toronto In: Adrian Cann (Esberg FB - Denmark) Jon Conway (signed off waivers) Dan Gargan (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Raivis Hščanovičs (FC Skonto - Latvia) Nane Joseph (SuperDraft) Milos Kocic (signed off waivers) Mista (Deportivo La Coruna - Spain) Martin Saric (NK Celje - Slovenia) Maksim Usanov (FK Krasnodar - Russia) Out: Jim Brennan (retired) Sam Cronin (trade w/SJ) Brian Edwards (waived) Ali Gerba (waived) Zac Herold (retired) Other Considerations: Allocation $ (from SJ in S. Cronin trade)
Maicon Santos in TOR Chicago In: Deris Umanzor (CD Aguila - El Salvador) Out: Julio Martinez (waived) Chivas USA In: Dario Delgado (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) José Macotelo (Puntarenas FC - Costa Rica) Paulo Nagamura (Tigres - Mexico) Giancarlo Maldonado (Atlante - Mexico) Alex Zotinca (unattached) Out: Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht - Belgium) José Macotelo (waived) Maicon Santos (waived) Colorado In: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/SJ) Claudio Lopez (signed off waivers) Out: Oscar Murillo (loan expired) Rob Valentino (waived) Columbus In: Leandre Griffit (URS Centre - Belgium) Out: Sergio Herrera (waived) Kenny Schoeni (retired) Dallas In: Milton Rodriguez (Real Cartagena - Colombia) DC In: Branko Boskovic (Rapid Vienna - Austria) Luciano Emilio (Rio Branco - Brazil) Jordan Graye (SuperDraft) Pablo Hernandez (Defensor Sporting - Uruguay) Stephen King (trade w/SEA) Barry Rice (unattached) Out: Lyle Adams (waived) Christian Castillo (waived) Tiyi Shipalane (waived) Josh Wicks (waived) Houston In: Joseph Ngwenya (Antalyaspor - Turkey) Kansas City In: Jamar Beasley (Rockford Rampage - MISL) Shavar Thomas (trade w/PHI) Out: Pablo Escobar (waived) Igor Kostrov (waived) Los Angeles Out: Yohance Marshall (season-long loan - Austin Aztex - USSF D2) New England In: Jason Griffiths (SuperDraft) Tim Murray (unattached) Marko Perovic (FC Basel - Switzerland) Steve Ralston (St. Louis - USSF D2) Khano Smith (Lincoln City - England) Out: Mauricio Castro (waived) New York In: Brian Nielsen (Vejle - Denmark) Philadelphia In: Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Out: David Myrie (waived) Shavar Thomas (trade w/KC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Allocation $ (from KC in S. Thomas trade) Salt Lake Out: David Horst (season-long loan - Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Other Considerations: Conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick (from CHV for rights to D. Delgado) San Jose In: Jon Busch (signed off waivers) Sam Cronin (trade w/TOR) Omar Jasseh (Maccassa FC - Gambia) Scott Sealy (Bnei Sakhnin F.C. - Israel) Out: Quincy Amarikwa (trade w/COL) Ramon Sanchez (waived) Andrew Weber (waived) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2012 SuperDraft (from COL in Q. Amarikwa trade) Seattle In: Pat Noonan (signed off waivers) Jeff Parke (Vancouver Whitecaps - USSF D2) Micheal Seamon (SuperDraft) Out: Stephen King (trade w/DC) Other Considerations: 2nd round pick in 2011 SuperDraft (from DC in S. King trade) Toronto In: Adrian Cann (Esberg FB - Denmark) Jon Conway (signed off waivers) Dan Gargan (Puerto Rico Islanders - USSF D2) Raivis Hščanovičs (FC Skonto - Latvia) Nane Joseph (SuperDraft) Milos Kocic (signed off waivers) Mista (Deportivo La Coruna - Spain) Maicon Santos (signed off waivers) Martin Saric (NK Celje - Slovenia) Maksim Usanov (FK Krasnodar - Russia) Out: Jim Brennan (retired) Sam Cronin (trade w/SJ) Brian Edwards (waived) Ali Gerba (waived) Zac Herold (retired) Other Considerations: Allocation $ (from SJ in S. Cronin trade)
http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/07/superliga-2010-teams-announce-rosters Just a heads up but midfielder Bratislav Ristic is on the Fire's Superliga roster.
Chivas also lists Mexican midfielder Rodolfo Espinoza (formerly with Universitario of Peru) on its Super Liga roster - he has been previously rumored to signing a 3 year deal with the Goats..
Interesting. I wonder if this means MLS will be treating the SuperLiga as friendlies and allowing teams to field trialists. Dated yesterday: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/midfielder-obodai-returns-second-dynamo-trial And today: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/fire-include-yet-unsigned-serbian-ristic-superliga-roster You'd think they'd be more clear on their own rules - "and presumably will not play in the tournament unless the club picks him up" isn't something that should be written on an official league website. Presumably?!