Kansas City's Peter Vermes was offered the GM position before Bruce Arena, but turned it down.

Interesting.

Arena wasn't AEG's first choice.

From the Kansas City Star:

"A week ago (Tuesday), AEG asked for permission to speak to me," Vermes said. "Our ownership group (OnGoal LLC) .

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Hello all, this is a day or so late, but I wanted to address the editorial posted by Mike Kuhn over at his fan blog Down the Byline. Check out the full article here. First of all, we'd like to thank Mike and the rest of our fans for caring. Obviously we appreciate the support of all of our fans and want you all to be vocal about issues like this. Click to continue reading...

Dish Network has dropped GolTV effective last Friday. My outrage has already been heard by both parties. They are squabbling over money. Please call/write them to complain loudly! DISH - 1-888-284-7116! Call NOW! GolTV doesn't list a phone number, so email them - info@goltv.tv - NOW!

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As Juan Toja leaves Dallas for Romania his old team gives him a video send off! Click to continue reading...

D.C. United 2 : 0 Kansas City WizardsSix Word Novel Recap

Finally, the sheet is kept clean.

Media, Traditional and OtherwiseUnitedMania, Chris Webb: "DC United got their first shutout of the season in MLS play behind a strong eight save effort from Zach Wells. Goals on either side of halftime from Luciano Emilio and Jaime Moreno got United back on track after a four game losing streak at RFK. Click to continue reading...

What was up last night during the Columbus v Kansas City game with announcer John Harkes calling Guillermo Barros Schelotto, "guh-LAIR-moe", the whole game. Was he kidding? Was it an inside joke? Did no one on the production staff tell this guy how to pronounce a name? His TV partner JP Dellacamera got it right. Click to continue reading...

It's been a busy week for the Wizards, so this weekend provided a bit of a respite before this week's game against Columbus. The friendly against Atlas AC was a 2-1 to the Wizards, although because of the nature of the game the result wasn't important - it was a chance for a partner club to get a preseason run out, plus a match for reserves to play in.

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Predictions: Bob Luder (KC Star) says it will be a 1-0 shutout to his white team, with Jake Gutierrez again standing on his head. Steve Brisendine (AP) thinks the blue team will win 1-0. Steve thinks either he or Bob Rusert (MLSnet) will score the winner.

Hillcrest road predicts a 2-1 shocker by the blue team. Click to continue reading...

US Open Cup

Tonight we get, one last round before the tournament takes a month off.

4th Round/Quarterfinal Matches & Scores:
-Tue Jul 8
New England Revolution v Crystal Palace Baltimore
Match preview by Kyle McCarthy of the Boston Herald. Click to continue reading...

SuperLiga begins Saturday!

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It's nice to have your own hotel. (Thanks to FS for the photo.)


US Open Cup

One last round before the tournament takes a month off.
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4th Round/Quarterfinal Matches & Scores:
-Tue Jul 8
New England Revolution v Crystal Palace Baltimore
DC United v Chicago Fire
FC Dallas v Charleston Battery
Kansas City Wizards v Seattle Sounders
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MLS Scoreboard

Week 15
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Jul 3
Salt Lake 0-0 Houston
Attendance: 17,898
-Fri Jul 4
Dallas 1-1 Kansas City - FCD goal by Abe Thompson. Click to continue reading...

I said it before and I'll say it again. A win is a win. That's three points, and if I'm not mistaken, at least remaining within a shouting distance of sixth place. Not an ideal position on the table when you are nearing the midway point of the season, but with only 11 goals to their name, it could be worse.

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I get a bit tired of the ex-MLSer rumors that involve them coming back to the MLS to play for the same team they played for before their move overseas. Often they don't make sense given the situation whether it's because of the MLS' arcane rules for bringing an ex-MLS player back from overseas or just that their ex-club didn't need them. Click to continue reading...

As Bob Luder at the Kansas City Star reports (click here for the original):


The Kansas City Wizards have signed Josh Wolff (F) to a contract that runs through 2009, with two option year extenstions.



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Confirming weeks of speculation, Bob Luder of the Kansas City Star IS REPORTING THAT US... Click to continue reading...

Here's just a quick piece from The Huffington Post, highlighting a Robin Roberts interview with Elizabeth Edwards about her commitment to work with the Obama team - especially focusing on health care issues. Meanwhile Charlie Black's disturbing statement quoted in Fortune Magazine has raised lots of eyebrows. Click to continue reading...