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A few minutes before the Union was to play University of Central Florida in a scrimmage on
Wednesday, a message appeared on the club's Twitter account indicating that goal updates would be
tweeted. A few minutes after that, the tweet was removed.
After an offseason full of major moves, promise and tangible signs of improvement, the Portland
Timbers were hit with a sizeable dose of bad news Friday.
Colombian striker Jose Adolfo Valencia, signed as a Young Designated Player back in December,
requires knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee and is going to be out for
anywhere from the next 6-to-12 months.
While there's still no news out of Commerce City, there's a couple of rumors going around
Twitter:
- A journalist with unknown accuracy tweeted that he talked to Rosario Central's manager and
confirmed that Martin Rivero is being transferred to Penarol in Uruguay.
- Steven Goff, a journalist with a track record of pretty good accuracy, tweeted that he's
hearing the Rapids are in talks with former U.
A couple weeks ago we looked at six Eastern teams' off-season transactions. This week, I
continue the off-season review with six teams from the Central and Mountain timezones. I have
omitted the Fire from this preview as there will likely be a comprehensive roundup of the Fire's
off-season when the regular season approaches.
