With the Galaxy down to one healthy goalkeeper in Josh Weeks after Charles Alamo and now Steve Cronin suffered what Coach Bruce Arena effectively regards as season-ending injuries, he is calling in reinforcements in the shape of former Colorado Rapids draft pick Mike Graczyk, a former University of New Mexico standout now in the MLS pool of goalkeepers retained for just this purpose (so no Kasey Keller on loan then, I guess).

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Borussia Moenchengladbach sports director Christian Ziege has just confirned that American Michael Bradley may spend the next few seasons plying his trade at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Ziege told the Rheinisher Post that Bradley is a "dangerous, versatile player but also a classic playmaker. Click to continue reading...

As a supported from America, I've always had a soft spot for Fulham. With Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson, and Kasey Keller all previously (or currently) on their roster, Fulham is a squad that has always trusted and depended on American players.

McBride was Fulham's evergreen captain - the man who was always there to score that crucial goal. Click to continue reading...

The long-running rumor of the Seattle Sounders signing former U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller finally came true this week. Keller became the second signing, behind forward Sebastien LeToux, who plays for the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division, that the expansion team has locked up for its inaugural Major League Soccer season in 2009. Click to continue reading...

It can be strongly argued as it will be here that the greatest player in American footballing history is finally coming home. Kasey Keller signed with the Seattle Sounders FC yesterday and while the club continues in USL-1 this season, Keller will play for the club next year in MLS. Keller was a trailblazer for American [. Click to continue reading...

Both former US National team players Kasey Keller and Clint Mathis are leaving their European clubs in order to head to the United States to play in Major League Soccer.

Kasey Keller began his career with the Portland Timbers 19 years ago. Since then he has spent some time with 7 different European clubs.

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Just wanted to pass along a little nugget that a few of you had been asking me about. We all know that expansion side Seattle Sounder FC have signed keeper Kasey Keller for next year when they come into the league. But the question came up about what it would mean for their allocation. Well, turns [. Click to continue reading...

We hadn't heard much from Kasey Keller since the end of the season in England, and many speculated that he may be joining MLS.  Keller's contract expired at the end of the previous season, and Keller at 38 is ready to return to the US, to Seattle in particular.   Today at 2 PM, the Sounders [...] Click to continue reading...

Is Michael Orozco the new Jeff Agoos?

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Kasey Keller has signed with Seattle Sounders FC for next spring. See MLS Expansion section for details.

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New England showed that the US Open Cup is DEFINITELY NOT a priority for them this season as they rested nearly all of their regulars in DC last night (only Shalrie Joseph & Adam Cristman played) and got whooped for it. Click to continue reading...

Gaschk over at the PI is reporting what everyone was thinking, the Sounders will unveil Washington's own Kasey Keller as their second signing.

It's a safe, fun pick for the local fans. Not a huge splash signing (he is 38 years old), but there's still time.

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Like there was really any doubt that this move would happen. Former US National team keeper Kasey Keller has signed on to play in Major League Soccer next year with expansion side Seattle Sounders FC, sources say. We mentioned a press conference that is set for tomorrow earlier in the week, and now we know [. Click to continue reading...

What can we say? Our source was right.

"I've been fortunate enough to continue to play at a high enough level that I've been able to stay in one of the best leagues in the world, playing against the best players," Keller said in March. "Of course, from Day 1 I've always said I wanted to finish my career in America. Click to continue reading...

We put two and two together again and hopefully as in our Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit rumor, this pans out as well.

Two weeks ago we received the following short email:

"Hello Rumors,
I have it on good authority that Kasey Keller has signed with MLS. No idea where he will go but probably Seattle. Click to continue reading...

Does anyone know what Kasey Keller is up to on Thursday? Click to continue reading...

Most people think it's Kasey Keller, which makes sense. World class player, local connections, can groom a young goalkeeping prodigy.

I think pray it's Cristiano Ronaldo in the heist of a lifetime.

Thursday, 2 p.m., at Qwest!

You won't want to miss this historic event as the Sounders FC adds another to their 2009 roster.

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Part III: The Post-1998 World Cup Breakout

By now, most of the trailblazers had returned home to play in Major League Soccer (MLS); Caligiuri to Los Angeles, Wynalda to San Jose, Harkes to DC United, and Lalas to New England. Nonetheless, the number of American players in Europe exploded to unprecedented numbers with over 20 playing in Germany alone – a combination of established professionals, young players, and journeymen. Click to continue reading...

Want to experience the trials and tribulations of an English soccer team but not sure which one to follow?

We'll follow a team through the 2008-09 season here at The Netminder. Each week, we'll go through an update of team news and check in with the papers and blogs. If we find a receptive front office, we'll talk with players and managers every once in a while.

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With the announcement today that US goalkeeper Brad Friedel has signed a three year deal with Aston Villa – Americans will have yet another team of expats to tune in to this coming football season.

Last season Fulham became the side of choice for many newbie EPL fans because of the presence of Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson, Kasey Keller, and Brian McBride at Craven Cottage. Click to continue reading...

Post-1994 World Cup: Breaking Into First Division Soccer

After the 1994 World Cup in which the US team showed great progress from 1990, the European soccer establishment started to notice two things; that the Americans do indeed play soccer and that a few more of their players are worth signing. Click to continue reading...

Here's a semi-shocking stat: according to Kasey Keller 1/5th of all EPL teams will have a US keeper. Never thought about it but it's fairly rad. That and other revelations are, erm, revealed in this marathon interview with Soccernet's Shaka Hislop. And unlike his interview with Jozy Altidore, Hislop doesn't look in need of No Dose this time. Click to continue reading...

While players are now reporting to their European clubs' preseason training camps, we're all still following the movement of American players between various clubs. This got me thinking that after 20 years of following the fortunes of US players in Europe (9 of them as a reporter), its hard not to notice the evolution of the American presence in the European game. Click to continue reading...

I didn't write the headline to my article about the Olympic roster.

Not that I object to it per se, but I do find it a bit of a paradox, because one of my main points in the article was that the U.S. didn't send the strongest team they could have to the Olympics. Obviously, World Cup qualifying was an issue that conflicted, as did the demands of club teams, especially when it came to one Landon Donovan. Click to continue reading...

There have been a lot of rumors regarding Everton's Andrew Johnson being sold this summer. It seems David Moyes is interested in finding strikers that can find the back of the net with skill and not just grit. One of the clubs linked with making the move is Roy Hodgson's Fulham. Fulham buying another striker? Click to continue reading...

ESPN checks in with England's No. 1 -- who by the way has the same birthday as me.

The guy who's like seven years younger than my dad still has some rockin' hair.

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... he gets a work permit.

Chivas USA is preparing to lose Brad Guzan -- at the LATimes, Grahame Jones all but names his replacement. SI's Luis Bueno and ESPN's Ives Galarcep have more detail on the transfer itself, both naming Aston Villa as his destination.

If you think you've heard this before, you have.

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