In Major League Soccer a team can control the rights to a player even if they are unsigned. Below you will see capsules of the players for which the Sounders control their rights, but who did not see much time, nor are they under contract for 2010.

These are players who for one reason or another the Sounders will not likely use for their next season, but who might have minor value to other teams in the league.

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Teenage sensation interests La Liga side looking for a bargain.

Primera Liga outfit Atletico Madrid have confirmed they are interested in signing Arsenal's attacking midfielder Fran Merida.

The 19-year-old, who scored a cracker in The Gunners' midweek Carling Cup win over Liverpool, is out of contract next summer.

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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that United striker (and former Liverpool striker) Michael Owen will be able to handle the boo's tomorrow.
Owen joined Liverpool and played for their youth team in 1991. In 2004, Owen left Liverpool for Real Madrid, that didn't quite work out so he joined Newcastle United in 2005. Click to continue reading...

Steve Bruce nabs experienced Dutchman.

Sunderland have signed midfielder Boudewijn Zenden until the end of the season, and have an option to keep the Dutch international for a further year.
As a free agent, Zenden, who had been training with Sunderland after his deal with Marseille expired, was able to join outside of the transfer window.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hot on the heels of Barcelona captain Carles Puyol. The Frenchman believes that Puyol would be an excellent defensive partner for Thomas Vermaelen, but Premier League rivals Manchester City are also jumping in to the chase.

City manager Mark Hughes looks to continue to bolster his defense, even after signing Kolo Toure and Joleon Lescott over the summer.

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According to Sunderland's official website, Sunderland confirmed that free-agent midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is training with the club.

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Red Stars midfielder to face Germany on Oct. 29
Chicago Red Stars midfielder Megan Rapinoe was one of 18 players named to the U.S. Women's National Team on Monday for the team's Oct. 29 match against Germany.
This year she has played in all seven of the U.S.'s international matches, posting two goals, an assist and a team-high five points. Click to continue reading...

Battling midfielder set to land Bundesliga contract.

Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah could finally be signing for a new club in the form of Schalke, according to reports.

The 28-year-old central midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Fenerbahce last year having endured a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.

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And now it is time to check in once again on my new hometown football club, the Atlanta Beat. That's the Atlanta Beat of the recently formed league known as 'Women's Pro Soccer' (WPS). Yes, I support a women's team. Got a problem with that? I hope not.
The Beat are what is called an 'expansion' team, meaning that they are currently being created out of whole cloth to compete in the WPS's second season beginning in Spring of 2010. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mail is 'reporting' that Rafa Benitez is interested in signing Chelsea defender Alex next summer. After its lies about Glen Johnson's alleged salary, it is clear upon reading the 'story' that the Mail is making things up once again.
Here is the bulk of the story:
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is ready make a shock move for Chelsea defender Alex as he bids to boost his defensive options at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

Welcome to another instalment of Thank Gooner it's Friday... where FTK gives his assessment of news and views that have impacted on Planet Gooner. This week appears less provocative than usual, but I'm sure that my ability to create controversy where none exists will change that. The week started with a 4 nil thrashing of Wigan with the prospect of extending our goal difference even more tomorrow with our trip to Fulham.

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So that should end the speculation, shouldn't it?

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has ruled out making a shock move for Sol Campbell.

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Things have gone pretty quiet on the Persisam front but now comes news they are negotiating with Thai Port for international striker Pipat Thonkanya.
According to this article Persisam and Thai Port have agreed a price for the 30 year old and are now negotiating a release date.
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Australian Captain Lucas Neill has now finalised a move to Premier League club Everton. The 31-year-old, who was a free agent after turning down an offer to stay at his former club West Ham, signed a one-year deal after passing a medical at Goodison Park, where he will team up with ... Click to continue reading...

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Chris Rolfe and Jermaine Jones have never met (that we know of), but they're both key figures in the latest installment of Your Questions Answered.

Rolfe is set to leave the Chicago Fire after the season as a free agent, a move that has plenty of readers asking what went wrong, while Jones' potential arrival to the U.

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Chris Rolfe and Jermaine Jones have never met (that we know of), but they're both key figures in the latest installment of Your Questions Answered.

Rolfe is set to leave the Chicago Fire after the season as a free agent, a move that has plenty of readers asking what went wrong, while Jones' potential arrival to the U.

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David Moyes set to sign free agent.

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Sky Sports understands free agent Lucas Neill is to have a medical at Everton.

The experienced defender is currently looking for a new club after his West Ham deal expired over the summer.

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Everton manager David Moyes is keen to land former West Ham United defender Lucas Neill. Everton are short of options at the back following Phil Neville's recent injury, and Neill certainly fits Everton's budget. The Australian has been on a free transfer since the expiration of his contract at Upton Park at the conclusion of last season.

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With a full stable of forwards, and a player in the final year of his contract, the Houston Dynamo did what it always seems to do: finds a way to make a deal that helps the club.

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is ready make a shock move for Chelsea defender Alex as he bids to boost his defensive options at Anfield.
The Brazil international is out of contract at Stamford Bridge next summer and, as a free agent, is attracting a number of high-profile clubs.
Sportsmail understands that the 27-year-old wants a longer deal than the two-year extension offered by Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

This past week it was officially announced that Vincenzo Bernardo had opted out of his contract with Italian Serie A club Napoli and is now a free agent. For some weeks there has been speculation that the New Jersey native, who joined Napoli's primavera squad in 2006, would be coming to Major League Soccer; however, no MLS side has publically expressed a strong interest in signing the small but talented Italian-American midfielder/striker.

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The Hull City Tigers have all the odds against them.� This off-season they discovered that most players with the talent to play for the club would prefer to be role players for more historically successful clubs.� Take Michael Owen for example.� He spurned the Tigers for a sub spot on Manchester United.

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Done deal.

Hull City have signed former Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.

The Dutchman has signed a two-year deal at the KC Stadium after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.

Vennegoor of Hesselink is able to join Hull outside the transfer window as he is a free agent after being released by Celtic earlier this summer.

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In the last day of the 2009 summer transfer window, midfielder Vincenzo Bernardo elected to become a free agent and leave Napoli's youth system after joining the system in 2006. Click to continue reading...

I will start a short string of goodbye-to-summer transfer Top 5's tomorrow with my seasonal Shrewd list. A few of these items may be slightly stale, but I've been distracted with window stuff and finally have time, so this is sort of an AFT, combined with a dash of Video Wednesday and a sprinkle of He Said What? Click to continue reading...

So the transfer window firmly closed and fans were left scratching their heads at the complete lack of activity from Middlesbrough. All day long rumours of different players being spotted in and around Rockliffe were floating around the internet, 99% of which were complete fabrications, but at the end of the day the only player who we ever looked likely to sign was Rob Hulse.

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Much traveled attacker could be on his way back to the Premier League

Sky Sports News understands that Boudewijn Zenden is in talks with Portsmouth and Blackburn.

The experienced Dutchman has spent the last two years with Ligue 1 giants Marseille, but enjoyed six productive years in England before moving to France.

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In all likelihood 18 year-old striker Nile Ranger will start tonight for Newcastle Nile Ranger signing his new contract earlier this year starts tonight? Ranger was signed as a free agent last August after being rather abruptly released by Southampton, and he told the Evening Chronicle today: "My aim is to play as much first-team football [. Click to continue reading...

League Two side seal momentous signature

Notts County are on the verge of completing the signing of former England centre-half Sol Campbell, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.
Campbell agreed to join the League Two side after further talks on Monday and the deal will be confirmed on Tuesday.

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From the official site:

City are delighted to announce that Brazilian left back Sylvinho has joined the club on a year-long contract.

The highly experienced, highly-rated 35-year-old international defender was released at the end of last season by the European Champions.

He has plenty of Premier League experience having made 55 appearances for Arsenal during a two-year stint at Highbury from 1999-2001.

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In a way I have to say I've been wanting FC Dallas to make this kind of move if it were to present itself. Once Dallas got the top allocation spot you had to think the club would either be dumb and sit on it to then lose it to next year's expansion club in Philadelphia. Or the club would make a blunder of a deal with the allocation.

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This morning sees Sky Sports suggesting that we could be close to adding former Arsenal and Barca full-back Sylvinho to the ranks:

"There was contact with Manchester City a while ago and that has been renewed recently," Lamberz told skysports.com.

"Sylvinho is a free agent and he is in no rush to sign anywhere as he can join a club outside the transfer window.

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Hughes to spend nothing on a player, now that's a novelty!

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has made his most surprising move of the summer to try and snap up Brazilian left back Sylvinho on a free transfer.

Big-spending Hughes, set to complete a £22m deal for Everton's Joleon Lescott this week, met with former Arsenal full-back Sylvinho when City played their prestigious friendly at Barcelona's Nou Camp last week.

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U.S. national team defender Heath Pearce may soon be plying his trade in MLS.

According to 3rdDegree.net, FC Dallas� head coach� Shellas Hyndman revealed that Pearce is� interested in playing in� MLS.

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U.S. national team defender Heath Pearce may soon be plying his trade in MLS.

According to 3rdDegree.net, FC Dallas� head coach� Shellas Hyndman revealed that Pearce is� interested in playing in� MLS.

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