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With games coming thick and fast now that the Champions League has started and we have progressed
into the next round of the Carling Cup, another injury is the last thing boss Arsene Wenger wanted,
but the news appears not to be good on Theo Walcott who limped off towards the end of yesterdays
game. [.
Featuring former FC Barcelona players Thierry Henry and Rafael Márquez along with USA teen
sensation Juan Agudelo, the New York Red Bulls are among the most well-known Major League Soccer
team. The club also recently signed former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Teemu Tainio and John
Rooney (Wayne Rooney's younger brother).
NEW YORK, NY — Major League Soccer and Fox Soccer Channel have extended their broadcasting deal
for one year. The league and the network said Friday that FSC will televise up to 31 regular-season
games and three playoff games, including a conference final. The network will broadcast 15 Saturday
night games and 14 Friday night [.
WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C. United waived defender Julius James, the Major League Soccer club announced
on Thursday. In one and a half seasons in Washington, James played in 31 MLS contests, recording
two goals in 2,388. "We would like to thank Julius for his contributions to D.C. United and we wish
him well in the [.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Major League Soccer scoring leader Chris Wondolowski has agreed to a new
contract with the San Jose Earthquakes. Wondolowski scored 18 of his team's 34 league goals during
the regular season last year to win the MLS Golden Boot award. The 28-year-old played for the
Earthquakes in 2005, moved to [.
LONDON, England Premier League Tottenham Hotspur and David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy are
planning closer ties that could lead to players crossing the Atlantic in both directions. Tim
Leiweke, president of the American sports and entertainment giant AEG that owns the Galaxy and is
bidding in partnership with Spurs to take over the London [.
LONDON, England — David Beckham has extended his training stint with Tottenham by another two
weeks. The former England captain had been set to return to the United States this week but the
Premier League side says he will stick around until Feb. 22. The 35-year-old midfielder will begin
preseason training with Los Angeles Galaxy [.
FRISCO, Texas — Major League Soccer side Dallas has signed 31-year-old Brazilian midfielder
Ricardo Villar from Spielvereinigung Unterhaching of the German third division. Villar played for
Pennsylvania State University from 1997-01 after playing youth soccer at Sao Paulo. He was with
Hampton Roads and Pittsburgh in the U.
PORTLAND, Ore. Portland Timbers striker Bright Dike is set to miss a significant amount of the
upcoming season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in an exhibition match. Dike underwent
successful surgery Monday. Dike sustained the injury in the 20th minute of a preseason exhibition
against the Ventura County Fusion on Friday.
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Portland Timbers announced that the team has surpassed 11,000 season tickets
sold for its inaugural Major League Soccer season in 2011. With today's announcement, fewer than
1,000 season tickets remain as the club plans to cap season ticket sales at 12,000 for its
inaugural season.
NEW YORK, NY The New York Red Bulls are trying to sign Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, according to
L'Equipe newspaper on Thursday. L'Equipe said the Major League Soccer club wants Anelka to reunite
with fellow Frenchman Thierry Henry, who will begin his second season with the Red Bulls in March.
"We will not comment [.
TORONTO, Ont. TSN has acquired the broadcast rights for Major League Soccer previously held by CBC
and Rogers Sportsnet, sources say. The public broadcaster and Sportsnet have been carrying Toronto
FC games and league championship matches since the team was formed in 2007, but the national
package has now been purchased by CTV/ TSN.
HARRISON, NJ Red Bull New York signed Brazilian midfielder Marcos Paullo, the Major League Soccer
team announced on Wednesday. "We believe that Marcos is a bright prospect who can help us in the
future," Red Bull New York General Manager and Sporting Director Erik Soler said. "He impressed us
during his trial last season [.
PORTLAND, Ore. The Portland Timbers and Alaska Airlines invite soccer fans to create artwork to
adorn a Boeing 737-700 in a "Paint the Plane" contest. The Timbers-branded plane will be revealed
this spring during the club's 2011 debut Major League Soccer season. Fans can download the plane's
design template at www.
CHESTER, Pa. — Goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon, the 39-year-old former starter for Colombia's national
team, has agreed to a contract with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union along with Colombian
defender Carlos Valdes. Mondragon terminated his contract last month with Cologne in Germany's
Bundesliga.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. The Los Angeles Galaxy signed forward Juan Pablo Angel to a multi-year contract,
the Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday. The 35-year-old Colombian, who spent the past four
seasons in New York, was picked up by the Galaxy in the MLS Re-Entry Process in December. Angel
scored 58 goals in 102 [.
HARRISON, N.J. Jan Halvor Halvorsen has been hired as an assistant coach of the New York Red Bulls
under Hans Backe. Halvorsen replaces Goran Aral, who left after the 2010 season. The 45-year-old
Halvorsen has coached in Norway and Sweden since 1996, and steered Sogndal to an eighth-place
finish in the Norwegian Premier League [.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forward Kenny Cooper has signed with Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers.
The 26-year-old had 40 goals in 90 games for FC Dallas from 2006-09. Cooper then signed with 1860
Munich and scored three goals in 15 games in all competitions. He spent part of this year on loan
at Plymouth as it [.
TORONTO, Ont. Toronto FC captain Dwayne De Rosario will not be extending his stay with the Scottish
Premier League team he's been training with since December, the club announced Friday. Reported to
be unhappy with his TFC contract, De Rosario's future with the club has been the subject of debate
and conflicting reports since [.
LONDON, England — Arsenal great Thierry Henry has returned to training with the Premier League
side in a bid to maintain fitness ahead of the start of the Major League Soccer season in the
United States. Henry, who plays for the New York Red Bulls in MLS, scored 226 goals for Arsenal in
a successful [.
NEW YORK Wayne Rooney's younger brother John has signed with Major League Soccer and will be
eligible for selection at next week's draft. The 20-year-old forward will be at the MLS combine of
prospects from Jan. 7-11 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MLS spokesman Will Kuhns said Tuesday that Rooney
has already signed a contract [.
