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Hello all. With the day winding down, here are some tidbits to pass along after another eventful Tuesday in the soccer world:

Edu poised for 'Old Firm' debut

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With the deadline fast approaching for players to make transfer moves in Europe, several American standouts remain in limbo with just days to go before decision day.

Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Bradley, Frank Simek and Heath Pearce have all been mentioned as potential transfer targets this summer.

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U.S. national team midfielder Maurice Edu received his UK work permit on Friday, clearing the way for his $5 million transfer to Glasgow Rangers.

Edu will join U.S. national team teammate DaMarcus Beasley at Rangers, where he is expected to challenge for a starting central midfield role.

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It is that time of year again. Time for European leagues to kick off and time for American players to ply their trade throughout Europe (and Mexico).

This week marked the first week for the English Premier League and German Bundesliga, meaning several names joined the list of Americans playing abroad.

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US Soccer scores yet another export to Europe. Midfielder Maurice Edu has agreed to a five-year deal with Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers.

According to the AP report, the USD5 million transfer from Toronto FC is subject to a work permit being granted.

The other interesting item here is that Edu will play alongside fellow National Teamer DaMarcus Beasley in the Rangers midfield. Click to continue reading...

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder (and part-time karaoke singer) Benny Feilhaber is in talks with Major League Soccer about a move that could land him in the league with the New England Revolution.

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Former U.S. national team and FC Dallas defender Cory Gibbs completed a deal to play in MLS on Friday, a league source confirmed to SBI. What remains to be seen is just which club he will play for.

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Part III: The Post-1998 World Cup Breakout

By now, most of the trailblazers had returned home to play in Major League Soccer (MLS); Caligiuri to Los Angeles, Wynalda to San Jose, Harkes to DC United, and Lalas to New England. Nonetheless, the number of American players in Europe exploded to unprecedented numbers with over 20 playing in Germany alone – a combination of established professionals, young players, and journeymen. Click to continue reading...

Today Real Madrid made it clear that they are no longer interested in signing Dutch ace Rafeal Van Der Vaart from Hamburger SV as an alternative to Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. According to Real President Ramón Calderón, its Ronaldo or no one - they think their 85 million euro bid may still be workable. Click to continue reading...

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Good morning everybody. While we await word on where Kenny Cooper is headed, and wait for an official announcement of the Chicago-Toronto FC trade that will send Brian McBride to the Chicago Fire, here are some stories from across the pond to get your day started.

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With the announcement today that US goalkeeper Brad Friedel has signed a three year deal with Aston Villa – Americans will have yet another team of expats to tune in to this coming football season.

Last season Fulham became the side of choice for many newbie EPL fans because of the presence of Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson, Kasey Keller, and Brian McBride at Craven Cottage. Click to continue reading...

Post-1994 World Cup: Breaking Into First Division Soccer

After the 1994 World Cup in which the US team showed great progress from 1990, the European soccer establishment started to notice two things; that the Americans do indeed play soccer and that a few more of their players are worth signing. Click to continue reading...

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Brad Friedel's successful run with Blackburn is set to end after Rovers accepted a $4 million transfer bid for his services from an undisclosed English club (Aston Villa is the leading candidate).

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Adu is on the move again. The US international is but a signature away from a loan deal between his current Portuguese club, the Lisbon based multisports giant Benfica, and his new digs with French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco.

Freddy will settle in at Stade Louis II after a growing CV that also includes DC United and Real Salt Lake. Click to continue reading...

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Good morning all. The end of a very busy and news-filled week is upon us and as we wind down toward Saturday's MLS schedule (and David Beckham's return to the New York area), it is time to catch up on some news and notes from the soccer world.

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Brad Guzan is on his way to England and the English Premier League is about to add another American goalkeeper.

The Chivas USA and U.S. national team goalkeeper is heading to Aston Villa for a transfer fee of $1.

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Not a long post here, Danny Szetela has been purchased by Brescia, a Serie B promotion contender, who he spent the second half of the year with.  He went on loan from Racing de Santander in the winter in an effort to gain playing time.  Szetela only appeared once for Santander which prompted his loan [. Click to continue reading...

Brad Friedel, the keeper who doesn't age might just be the hottest American transfer target of the Summer.  Friedel who plays for Blackburn has been told that he might not be the No. 1 next year at Ewood Park.  New manager Paul Ince is looking at younger options, possibly a loan move for Scott Carson, [. Click to continue reading...

Major League Soccer bid Buena Suerte to the first decent scoring prospect the US has produced since Brian McBride.

Jozy Altidore, still only 18 years old, officially shipped out on his way to Villa Real in La Liga to start his preseason training. According to Yanks Abroad, there is still speculation whether the Primera División side will loan Jozy out for his first six months or so of his international football career; but nonetheless, he is sure to gain much needed experience playing in one of the world's top leagues. Click to continue reading...

As we draw closer to the July 23rd deadline for submitting Olympic rosters, it is time for speculation to begin on who the USA should bring.  Each team is allowed 18 players, three are allowed to be older than 22, the rest are not.  Peter Nowak I'm sure, is busy calling players and their clubs [... Click to continue reading...

Michael Bradley's signature is hot property and Monaco has put all other interested teams on high alert.  A new report from Le Figaro, a daily French newspaper, says that Monaco have offered an astonishing $13.3 million for Bradley's services.  The offer is reportedly double what Bayer Leverkusen offered recently. Click to continue reading...

Since the European transfer window opened on July 1st, there has been increasing speculation about Michael Bradley's potential transfer to a number of places.  Hamburg in Germany, Blackburn, and Middlesborough in England, and now, AS Monaco in France.  When the dust settles and Bradley chooses a place, we will presumably know his reasons, but for [. Click to continue reading...

Borussia Dortmund fans got their first good look at new defender Neven Subotic in Sunday's Hallelujah Cup, a charity tournament to raise funds to fight child poverty. The tournament consisting of the main Ruhr valley teams, namely Borussia Dortmund, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen and SG Wattenscheid 09 played in a round robin format of 50 minute matches (25 minutes per half). Click to continue reading...

Pablo Mastroeni says he has "made his mind up" and he is ready to go to Europe to play.  Mastroeni who has been in MLS for the last ten years says he is finally "ready to go."  Mastroeni has been in Colorado for the last six years.  His hard nosed midfield play has earned him [...] Click to continue reading...

Freddy Adu appears to be out of Benfica's plans, at least for now.  Benfica seem keen on loaning the 19 year old out and Monaco looks like a likely destination.  Jerome De Bontin, the chairman of the club said they "Will take up a young American." when he spoke to local newspaper Monaco-Matin.  With only [. Click to continue reading...