A change is coming to Chivas USA as Preki is set to leave the club. (Getty Images)

Don't say we didn't tell you so. Preki is not be coming back as Chivas USA's manager next season as his contract option for 2010 is not being picked up. Goal.com is reporting that with Preki leaving assistant Martin Vasquez is likely to get the top spot as Chivas' front man.

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Northwest MO State Bearcats, Shannon Fitzgerald (2010)

I sat down with Shannon Fitzgerald last week, following her final college game for the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, a 2-1 loss to the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. You may recall the short update I did on Shannon and her teammates in late October

Shannon is a Catholic 2005 graduate who played on 2 State tournament teams for the Irish, and played in 74 games for the Bearcats.

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Northwest MO State Bearcats, Shannon Fitzgerald (2010)

I sat down with Shannon Fitzgerald last week, following her final college game for the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, a 2-1 loss to the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. You may recall the short update I did on Shannon and her teammates in late October

Shannon is a Catholic 2005 graduate who played on 2 State tournament teams for the Irish, and played in 74 games for the Bearcats.

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As mentioned earlier on my Twitter feed today has been a slow day due to some bad headaches on my end. I won't go into it much but I am feeling a little better after some medicine kicked in here (thanks to the few who asked). I didn't have much planned for tonight but I did want to get into the coaching carousel that is going on in Major League Soccer.

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Two dreadful seasons that have been plagued with injuries, mismanagement, power struggles, coaching changes, confusion, inner turmoil, and a very revealing book highlighting the insurrection of a misguided and torn team have bought David Beckham to a place he has never been before; the MLS Postseason. Click to continue reading...

Not a real shocker here since Toronto FC got spanked on the final day of the season when they needed a win to reach the post season. Toronto FC announced today that interim head coach Chris Cummins will not be returning for the upcoming 2010 MLS season. Effective immediately, the search begins for a new head coach.

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Its a pretty full night here at WVHooligan as far as the links and thoughts go. I have a couple stories that kind of make my head spin, a couple surrounding the US national team and a brief discussion on a rule that could really help some young players out with the NCAA.

First up is a post I saw earlier today that I felt needed to be held off until today.

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I don't have too much going into tonight's Evening Links and Thoughts. I mainly wanted to touch base with the current coaching hot seat situation in Major League Soccer. I don't expect any coaching changes to take place until at least after the regular season finishes here. Something crazy would have to take place for any of these teams below to even think about making a switch with so few games left.

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Thor is one of the most recognized mascot's in the USL - Photo by Jeremy Olson - www.digitalgopher.net

This Sunday at the National Sports the Minnesota Thunder will play their final game of 2009, but the season is not the only thing that is coming to an end. After the final whistle, the man behind the Thunder's long-time mascot Thor will hang up his own uniform for the last time.

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Thor is one of the most recognized mascots in the USL - Photo by Jeremy Olson - www.digitalgopher.net

This Sunday at the National Sports Center, the Minnesota Thunder will play their final game of 2009, but the season is not the only thing that is coming to an end. After the final whistle, the man behind the Thunder's long-time mascot Thor will hang up his own uniform for the last time.

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Through two coaching changes, Sky Blue hasn't really changed all that much.
In a preseason game in Washington, they played a high defensive line to compress the field, they showed a tendency to get physical, and they saved Natasha Kai for the second half because she had been traveling with the national team. Click to continue reading...

It's come to this. With last night's humiliating 2-1 home loss to Trinidadian club W Connection, the New York Red Bulls have shot the rest of this horrible 2009 season to smithereens. With nine meaningless league matches to play, the worst season in MLS history will come to a merciful end on Saturday, October 24th against visiting Toronto FC. Click to continue reading...

KC will no longer be lead by Curt Onalfo. (Brian Stevens, WVH Photo Correspondent)

Turns out losing 6-0 can get you fired, but I'm sure that wasn't the only reason. According to a couple KC blogs (DTB and Back Post), Kansas City has fired head coach Curt Onalfo. Along with Onalfo, assistant coach, Kris Kelderman was also let go leaving Kerry Zavagnin and John Pascarella as the two remaining coaches.

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With all that went on with the Gold Cup over the past week, I almost forgot that the Mexican 2009 Apertura kicked off last week. As usual, there were plenty of surprises: Jaguares winning at Cruz Azul, San Luis' last second spot kick equalizer vs. Big Brother, and the Chivas Toluca goalfest to name a few. Click to continue reading...

Here it is. The match every one wanted. Another chapter in the historiography of the fiercest rivalry in the Concacaf region.

It has sharpened so much because of the US domination of Mexico in recent years. So there are stakes a plenty for both teams. But at this stage, a Gold Cup win means much more to El Tri than it means to the US.

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It's no surprise that coaching changes are typically swift. The selection for the sidelines can impact everything that happens throughout the summer - from the market to the board room to the staff individual player training on holiday. So you don't mess around. But this year's been excessively swift. Click to continue reading...

Some of Europe's biggest clubs will see coaching changes this summer - Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Ajax and now Juventus (with the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri).
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Maybe Michael Bradley won't have to go looking for a new club this summer after all.

The U.S. national team midfielder's club, Borussia Moenchengladbach, scored a 90th-minute game-winner to defeat fellow relegation battlers Energie Cottbus, 1-0, on Wednesday. The victory moved Moenchengladbach three points clear of relegation and one spot up the Bundesliga standings, ahead of CfL Bochum.

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Maybe Michael Bradley won't have to go looking for a new club this summer after all.

The U.S. national team midfielder's club, Borussia Moenchengladbach, scored a 90th-minute game-winner to defeat fellow relegation battlers Energie Cottbus, 1-0, on Wednesday. The victory moved Moenchengladbach three points clear of relegation and one spot up the Bundesliga standings, ahead of VfL Bochum.

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If the season ended today, FC Dallas would be in the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the West. Is that crazy or what? A team that started off the year on such high hopes has quickly gone through three coaching changes, two full formation and tactics switches, a loss to a USL side in a meaningful match, the sale of the team's MVP from a year ago and a protracted ordeal involving rumors, speculation and offers for the services of their best player, Kenny Cooper, Jr. Click to continue reading...

Fernando Clavijo is resigning as coach of the Rapids effective immediately, according to the Denver Post this morning. No real shocker here as Clavijo left the club earlier last week to be with his family in his native Uruguay. He mentions that he wants to help the club but needs to be with his family [. Click to continue reading...

This will sort of go down like the Dallas coaching search from earlier in the year. Only difference will be the owners of the LA Galaxy are probably a bit clueless about who exactly they want to bring in to coach their club, and FC Dallas knew who they wanted from day one (or five [...] Click to continue reading...

With all the shenanigans going on at the troubled LA Galaxy organization, there have also been stirrings this week surrounding the Colorado Rapids. Rumors of coaching changes at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, new players coming in, supporters clubs airing their grievances with the organization. Click to continue reading...

Just as quickly as I said Ander Garitano gave Real Zaragoza their first win since Halloween, the Basque coach announced his resignation late Monday night. The resignation came as a complete surprise to most around the club. Garitano was scheduled to appear at several media appearances but was reported to have a fever, thus missing [. Click to continue reading...

You've probably noticed the lack of action at MSLU lately. The founder of this site is taking a sabbatical and starting today MLSU is under new management. We'd like to thank the founder for all his efforts to bring the latest in MLS rumours, gossip & breaking news to the surface over the past year. As for the next year expect some changes around here in the coming weeks, but ones that will Click to continue reading...