As we get to the final positional ranking of the this year's previews, we now know most of the
Generation adidas class. As usually happens with the strikers, those signings take us from a
average senior class to a good one overall. Every year MLS is plucking more of the top tier
forward talent out of the pool early.
The Colorado Rapids have sent midfielder Jacob Peterson to Toronto FC in exchange for allocation
money.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Peterson,drafted by Colorado with the ninth pick in the second round of the 2006 MLS draft,
recorded eight goals and five assists in 92 games for the Rapids.
That is the message from Roberto Mancini this morning from the comments in Gazzetto dello Sport
that have been widely picked up here in the UK:
"I need players," Mancini was quoted as saying in Gazzetta dello Sport. "Perhaps Real
Madrid will give me Gago, maybe Milan [will give me] Flamini.
Whilst managers are not usually too willing to confirm details of potential transfer targets,
Roberto Mancini has spoken candidly to the Italian media to rule out signing any of the trio of
Chiellini, Gattuso or Balotelli, who have all been strongly linked since he arrived at the
club:
"Chiellini is the key to Juve's defence so it seems a bit difficult they would let him
go.
As I was about to post about how I was disappointed there were no rumors about who United was
looking at, I get a text from my twitter account saying we had acquired Danny Allsopp! I should
hurry and get ready to post something similar so we sign more players! In all sincerity, he looks
like a finisher, although most Internet videos don't show players missing a lot of shots.
