With just a few weeks left in the Major League Soccer regular season, Chicago Fire defender Austin Berryseems to have emerged as the favorite for the "Rookie of the Year" award.
Austin Berry
He leads the most recent Rookie of the Year rankings on the MLS website and Soccer by Ives.
John Hackworth made his first major transfer move since taking over as interim head coach,
sending Lionard Pajoy and an international roster spot to D.C. United in exchange for Danny
Cruz.
The Union make three teams for Cruz in the last year, since the Houston Dynamo dealt him to
United for allocation money.
An Glenn Davis article with tidbits on Cameron and Oscar Boniek. OBG "is likely to debut this
Saturday against the Philadelphia Union." While the "rumored transfer fee" for Cameron is "between
2 and 2.5 million." (Glenn Davis Soccer)
BBVA Compass holding up "surprisingly well" after a rugby games and six soccer matches.
The Philadelphia Union addressed a glaring need by adding a veteran center back with a
successful history in Major League Soccer.
According to a report on FOX Soccer, by Ives Galarcep of Soccer By Ives, the Union acquired
Bakary Soumare, formerly of the Chicago Fire. Soumare was a nominee for MLS Defender of the Year in
2008, when the Fire only gave up 33 goals in 30 games and finished second in the Eastern
Conference.
I know the transfer window doesn't open until tomorrow, but I've had some time to dig into this
Geoff Cameron interest story originally broken at Soccer By Ives (like so many of you have pleaded)
and here's the skinny: Houston should expect a couple few offers in the coming days. For reals.
This is not a drill.
For the first time this MLS season all 19 teams are playing in this round.
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Simon Borg of MLSSoccer.com reports that talk of a combined CONCACAF and CONMEBOL tournament in
2016 has taken a step closer to reality.
-The first ever Pan American Cup or Copa Panamericana is likely to be played in the USA in 2016!
Seattle fans get their chance to vote Thumbs Up or Down on general manager Adrian Hanauer. Is he doing the job the supporters want? If they vote Yes then he stays and if they vote No he goes. Its amazing that the team has gone through with this early promise.
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Mike Woitalla of Soccer America looks at why youth development in Mexico has been so successful with the current generation of players.
Medio Tiempo with an article saying CONMEBOL is making a huge proposal to CONCACAF for the 100th
Anniversary of CONMEBOL in 2016 - scrap the Copa America, scrap the Gold Cup and hold 1 joint
tournament in the United States with 10 CONMEBOL teams and 8 CONCACAF teams!
Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of
Philadelphia Union, MLS, and U.S. National team related news and notes...
Is Jurgen Klinsmann Capable Of Being More Tactically Flexible? [Ryan Rosenblatt, Stars
and Stripes FC] - "Some have questioned whether the style that the U.
Terrence Boyd is the toast of Austria after he scored 2 goals (1st and 4th) and sets up another
(3rd) in Rapid's 4-0 victory.
-Soccer By Ives has a link to video highlights.
The Rapid fans seem pretty fired up about their new striker.
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Herculez Gomez scored the game winner for Santos Laguna.
Michael Bradley is now officially a player for AS Roma in the Italian Serie A. Roma bought him from
Chievo for $4.6 million and he signed a 4 year contract. Huge congrats to him.
-They have 3 upcoming friendlies here in America, and then start their regular season on Aug 25.
My apologies as real-life got in the way of my post on the RBNY vs Chivas USA game from this
past Wednesday. What's there to say except that RBNY had a chance at making history (6 wins in a
row) but fell just short. Second half goals from Chivas USA forward Juan Pablo Angel, making his
triumphant return to RBA, and Kenny F'ng Cooper saw a "share of the spoils", if you will.
The du Nord Futbol Show podcast - Episode 2 - Featuring an interview with the legendary Eric
Wynalda is ready for listening!
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Toronto FC is making big roster clearing moves that one would assume means new players are on their
way. Today money-drain Julian de Guzman was shipped off to FC Dallas in exchange for cheap
youngster Andrew Weidman, while last week the team cut Nick Soolsma and loaned out Joao Plata.
The final 2 MLS teams joined the US Open Cup action last night and again their success rate was
only 50% as Portland was taken down by amateur team Cal FC managed by Eric Wynalda in one of the
biggest upsets in modern Open Cup history! Seattle, who bought their home game, got the win over
Atlanta Silverback of the NASL.
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Tonight I have Jeff Krause, Chicago Fire writer for Soccer by Ives, helping me man the helm. Murph,
from, the Union Dues, joins the show again to talk about NASL clubs selling out. Also Josie from,
LAG Confidential, checks in to help show us a little direction in the Galaxies recent misfortunes.
Good morning everyone! It's the middle of a bye week for the Revolution, so you'd expect news to
be slow, but honestly there's more out there than I expected. Also, we've got the Euros starting on
Friday, which is also the day that the USMNT takes on Antigua & Barbuda in their first World Cup
2014 Qualifier.
Is it Saturday yet? No? Ugh. Well, might as well read about soccer in the meantime. Here's some
links for you to make it through your morning, or whenever it is that you've stumbled into the
wonderful work of The Bent Musket today.
Revolution Links
Nguyen earns player of the week honors - RevolutionSoccer.
Boy oh boy, what a weekend! If you're anything like me, then you're going to find actual work
quite difficult today. So, to help you prolong the inevitable, here's some links. Happy Monday,
folks.
Revolution Links
Nguyen: "I couldn't have dreamt it any better" - RevolutionSoccer.
Oh look... more rain. How lovely. Well, happy Wednesday just the same. I can't think of anything
witty to say this morning, so I'm just not going to even try. Here's some links to help get you
over the hump.
Revolution Links
Revs break new ground with successful Cardenas appeal - MLSSoccer.
As we get closer to Saturday's match against the dreaded New York Red Bulls, our Revolution
links will focus on what to expect heading into the weekend, which at this point is likely to be
viewed as a must win for the Revs. Also be sure to get caught up on your UCL and CCL news, too!
Revolution Links
Revs' depth will be tested - ESPN Boston
Brian O'Connell offers some further insight into Jay Heaps' plans for his squad ahead of the
upcoming 3-game stretch, including the possibility of moving Ryan Guy to center back.
The Bent Musket loves bringing you your New England Revolution, MLS, and general footy news hot
off the presses every day, even when we are all crazy busy. It's because we love you. Yes you. So,
here's today's batch. Enjoy.
Revolution Links
Depth to be tested as Revs prep for demanding stretch - revolutionsoccer.
With the New England Revolution getting the weekend off after losing to FC Dallas Thursday
night, news in Revsland has slowed to almost a standstill. It was a busy weekend overseas, though,
with Revs alum Clint Dempsey scoring a stunner against Fulham and several other US players abroad
making their marks on the scoresheet.
If you had told any New England Revolution fans two weeks ago that they would be coming home
after a two-match road trip to LA and Dallas with three points, most of those fans would have been
ecstatic. Either that, or they might have called you crazy. However, after a home win against
Portland and an impressive away victory against Los Angeles, fans and team alike walked into Dallas
thinking that they had a chance at another three points.
Great memory from opening day in KC last week: Guy standing next to me dressed very regular during
first half. Leaves at halftime. Comes back for start of 2nd half in brand new Sporting jersey, hat
and scarf! I say to him, Wow you went all in! He starts to speak and I notice he has a German
accent.
What a day yesterday was! Not only did the United States Men's National Team earn their
first-ever victory over Italy (in Italy, no less), but the New England Revolution, fielding
mostly reserves and trialists, conquered Real Salt Lake 2-1 and advanced to the Desert Diamond Cup
Final. Furthermore, the US Women's National Team crushed Denmark 5-0, and the USA Olympic U-23
squad beat Mexico 2-0.
I don't have anything to say about soccer right now that I haven't already ranted about in the comments and the match thread, so without further ado, here's today's news.
Slide Rule Pass - Monkey Jesus This analysis of last night's match was posted in the comments but deserves a re-posting in case anyone missed it.
Just a few quick hits from around the world of Fox Soccer. First, the television network has
inked a deal with CONCACAF to serve as the television home of the Gold Cup and the Champions League
for the next four years. At Fox's discretion, it can also stream the matches over its website.Â
According to Soccer By Ives, the rights last thorough the 2015/16 event.
Bob Bradley's Egypt got off to a great start as they won their first World Cup qualifier today, 2-0
over Mozambique in an empty stadium in Alexandria.
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Here is video from the USA National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that took place this
week - featuring Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong and Tony DiCicco.
The Danny Califf trade saga has apparently ended, with the Philadelphia Union two-time captain
heading to Chivas USA in return for Michael Lahoud, according to Soccer By Ives.
Chivas will also send allocation money to Philadelphia in return for the former United States
Men's National Team international.
Tuesday, May 8th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Michael McCullion of Jersey Shore Boca discusses their
first trip to the US Open Cup Adam Serrano LA writter for Soccer By Ives discusses the LA Galaxy
NASL Segment: Commishioner David ...
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