New American Soccer Show is available, in which Zach and I cover Donovan, Holden, Adu, CBA and draft with Kyle McCarthy (Goal.com/MLSNet.com/The Boston Herald), and riff on the recent noise from the...

New American Soccer Show is available, in which Jason and I cover Donovan, Holden, Adu, CBA and draft with Kyle McCarthy (Goal.com/MLSNet.com/The Boston Herald), and riff on the recent noise from the MLS Players Union.
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The biggest trade of the MLS offseason was finalized on Thursday, with Colorado and New England completing a deal that had been rumored for some time.

The Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution have completed a deal that will send defender Cory Gibbs and goalkeeper Preston Burpo to the Revolution in exchange for Wells Thompson and the rights to Jeff Larentowicz will go to the Rapids, the Boston Herald reported on Thursday evening.

Jeff Larentowicz could be headed to Colorado. (Getty Images)

The big offseason trade between the Colorado Rapids and the New England Revolution is finally complete. We've been talking about it since last week's draft.

The Colorado Rapids have sent defender Cory Gibbs and goalkeeper Preston Burpo to the Revolution in exchange for Wells Thompson and the rights to Jeff Larentowicz will go to the Rapids, this all according to the Boston Herald.

It all looks official now, barring the dotted Is and crossed Ts. This might be a move in the right direction with Larentowicz. The view on Thompson seems to be mixed. But the Rapids are in desperate need of a dominant, creative midfielder and the national team's Larentowicz might just fit that bill. According to the Boston Herald report, the Revolution will get Preston Burpo and Cory Gibbs in return, plus some money and a draft pick.

Kyle McCarthy of the Boston Herald is reporting that the on-again-off-again trade of Colorado Rapids defender Cory Gibbs and goalkeeper Preston Burpo to the New England Revolution is a done deal.

McCarthy reports that Colorado also will send the two players plus allocation money and a third-round draft pick in 2011 to the Revs for midfielders Jeff Larentowicz and Wells Thompson; he cites sources with knowledge of the deal.

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The biggest trade of the MLS offseason was finalized on Thursday, with Colorado and New England completing a deal that had been rumored for some time.

The Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution have completed a deal that will send defender Cory Gibbs and goalkeeper Preston Burpo to the Revolution in exchange for Wells Thompson and the rights to Jeff Larentowicz will go to the Rapids, the Boston Herald reported on Thursday evening.

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Steve Ralston's eight-year career with the New England Revolution is over.

The veteran midfielder and team captain has decided not to return to the Revs for the 2010 season, passing on a chance to re-sign with the club for a ninth season.

Yesterday was full of news and one bit of news that came down was surely more surprising than others. A little tweet on Twitter that said something along the lines of "Steve Ralston will not be returning to the Revs this year." Of course I am paraphrasing that quote from Boston reporter Kyle McCarthy.

Midfielder Steve Ralston has opted against re-signing with the Revolution, bringing an end to his run with the club that started in 2002. "I had eight wonderful years here," Ralston told the Boston Herald's Kyle McCarthy. "I have one regret and that's not winning MLS Cup.... But I'm proud of all of the things that we did.

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Steve Ralston's eight-year career with the New England Revolution is over.

The veteran midfielder and team captain has decided not to return to the Revs for the 2010 season, passing on a chance to re-sign with the club for a ninth season.