Before we get to the news I thought I'd take a second to introduce myself. I'm Timm and I'm sure
you've seen me around the in the comments - and I now have the privilege to be one of the
contributors to Sounder At Heart. I'm a ECS member and a supporter that is behind enemy lines. Yes,
I live in Oregon though I'm about 45 minutes to the south of said city.
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Philadelphia Union
Reaction to the release of the 2012 schedule:
The Goalkeeper notes that the Union is hosting New York and DC twice. "This strikes me as unfair
from a competitive balance standpoint...As such, it would seem to me to make more sense to have
each team host one team once and one team twice.
Today marks the first stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft, the draft selection where players can be
transferred to other teams if their option is declined by their original team. I'm expecting this
first stage to be fairly uneventful. Montreal might pick up a player or two, but otherwise I'm
expecting most teams to pass as they did last year.
The rumors are flying (presumably on Air Canada) about whose name will come up when the Montreal
Impact name their first MLS coach on Wednesday.
The frontrunner, according to The Washington Post's Steven Goff, is former Chivas USA and Chicago
Fire star Jesse Marsch, who is reportedly a friend of Matt Jordan, the former MLS goalkeeper who is
now director of soccer operations for the Impact.
The Union raised a lot of eyebrows by taking Maryland goalie Zac MacMath fifth overall, passing
on big-time defensive prospects like AJ Soares and Kofi Sarkodie, and turning a blind eye to
strikers CJ Sapong and Will Bruin.
The Union see MacMath as their future: A future US international number one who can take over
games and save shots that even very-good-goalies can only dream of stopping.
The Canadian Soccer Association has announced the format for the upcoming Nutrilite Canadian
Championship, which will feature MLS clubs Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps along with NASL
clubs the Montreal Impact and the expansion FC Edmonton team. The winning team not only receives
the Voyageurs Cup but gains entrance to the CONCACAF Champions League tournament.
Matt Jordon Retires; Takes New Role with Impact
From left to right: Nick De Santis, Matt Jordan and Impact owner Joey Saputo.
The Montreal Impact's Matt Jordan has announced his retirement. The 35-year-old goalkeeper may
be finished on the field but he's not leaving the game.
Matt Jordon Retires; Takes New Role with Impact
From left to right: Nick De Santis, Matt Jordan and Impact owner Joey Saputo.
The Montreal Impact's Matt Jordan has announced his retirement. The 35-year-old goalkeeper may
be finished on the field but he's not leaving the game.
Since the first MLS draft in 1996, 10 goalies have been drafted in the first round. The results
are decidedly mixed. And while some first rounders have been productive and others have been duds,
no goalie selected in round one has had a long and influential career for the team that picked him.
Brad Guzan for Chivas and Matt Jordan for Dallas have come closest to fulfilling their promise as
long-term number ones.
