After the World Cup it became no secret that some European sides were interested in signing American players, yet America, particularly the MLS is not on the same transfer system. Any club in Europe can place bids for any other player in another European country on the transfers, however they cannot buy players from the U.S. and the U.S. cannot buy European players. So, should the U.S. join the transfer list? I personally think it should, American players then could go to brighter futures, younger players in America could get more chances, and American soccer would benefit from veteran and solid youth players being bought from European clubs. What do you all think?
this is impossible. the "transfer list" is written in encrypted code and stored in a vault beneath the Hague, and guarded by armed mercerenaries. It was briefly in American hands once, archeologist & historian Indiana Jones acquired it but soon realized its evil hex: anyone who chooses to use the list is subjected to a long, painful period of economic crisis.
Re: Re: Should U.S. soccer leagues join on the Transfers? This looks like fun....Pardon me professor, But when did Saudi Arabia become a part of Europe?
This is incorrect. Player registration is dependent on FIFA and it's country organizations (e.g. the FA in England, USSF in the USA, et al). There are some differences in rules. But essentially all leagues that want to retain their FIFA accredidation must abide by FIFA's rules. This includes the US. An existing example of a European club buying an American player would be when Fulham pissed away all that quid on Eddie "How did I get Here" Lewis to purchase him from the MLS.
Re: Re: Re: Should U.S. soccer leagues join on the Transfers? My point still stands. If a Saudi club can buy Mamadou from the Mutts, then so can any European team.
It's not so much a "system" as you might suppose... it's more like a rumor mill fueled by players' agents and club functionaries. The problem in Europe this year has been money... there's still a lot of it, but not as much as in previous years. As a result, European clubs were shopping American, but not buying American because MLS wasn't interested in letting quality players go at "Fire Sale" prices (no pun intended, Chicago fans). If you noticed, with one or two notable exceptions, there weren't very many big-money transfers within UEFA, either. Rivaldo went on a free from Barca to Milan (possibly more because he didn't get along with the manager). Ferdinand was probably the biggest transfer of the off-season, but even that wasn't as large as the Ronaldo/Zidane/Van Nistlerooy/Figo transfers of the previous couple years.
Who is Clint Marcus? Clint Marcus to Leeds United. That's what the broadcaster said. I can't see how this could be true. But stranger things have been happening. I've scoured US media outlets and can't find anything to substantiate this. I don't know who this Marcus is? Any help?
Re: Who is Clint Marcus? I don't know who Clint Marcus is either... not a MLS player, that's all I can say with any certainty.
Sorry but my petty mechanism kicked in ... £19 million was paid for Van Nistelrooy. £30 million for Ferdinand.