So transfer deadline day came and went without much fuss. Over on the live blog we had an influx
of Matthews, Willem Dafoe scoring against Sp*rs, rapping Clint Dempsey, Andrei Arshavin as Rita
Hayworth and then ... a signing!
Young Germanian Thomas Eisfeld (wonderfully captured here by @gooner_nate) put pen to paper on a
four year deal.
Philadelphia Union fans have been dealt heavy blows of late. Their veteran goalkeeper was sent away
and within days, the face of their franchise was traded away and not to the glamour of the English
Premier League. Rather, Sebastien Le Toux is finding his way up north, to Vancouver.
Officially, Le Toux was let go for allocation money.
The reinvention of the Colorado Rapids as an attacking, Latin-flavored side continued on
Thursday with the club announcing the acquisition of an attacking midfielder.
Martín Rivero, a 22-year-old playmaker, most recently played with Rosario Central in his native
Argentina. Rivero will be added to the roster as an international player and is expected to join
the club before the team's trip to Hawaii.
The Colorado Rapids recently hinted that a playmaking midfielder was on his way to the club. We
now know who he is.
The Rapids announced on Thursday the acquisition of Martin Rivero on loan for the upcoming
season. Rivero, 22, most recently played for second division side Rosario Central in his native
Argentina, where he had earned a starting role through the first half of the 2011-2012 season
before joining Colorado.
On Thursday, I remarked to several friends that I thought Reading FC's position of seventh in the
Championship was a flattering one. Now, after a 1-0 win over Burnley, the club has ascended to
third and, having kept a fourth consecutive clean sheet and seen new acquisition Jason Roberts
maintain a hundred per cent record of scoring in home games, the Royals are insisting they be taken
seriously.
Join the guys as they talk about DC United's recent moves, including the acquisition of Albanian
forward Hamdi Salihi. The guys also talk about the Western COnference and make their annual
pre-season predictions for the standings of the same.
