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When it comes to conversations about the most dysfunctional clubs in Major League Soccer, the
New York Red Bulls often tend to dominate the conversations, but one club that needs to start being
discussed is the Colorado Rapids.
The Rapids downright imploded in the final six weeks of the MLS season to miss out on the
playoffs for a third straight year.
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When it comes to conversations about the most dysfunctional clubs in Major League Soccer, the
New York Red Bulls often tend to dominate the conversations, but one club that needs to start being
discussed is the Colorado Rapids.
The Rapids downright imploded in the final six weeks of the MLS season to miss out on the
playoffs for a third straight year.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
The Columbus Crew once again came away empty handed in a Group C match against Cruz Azul. Two first
half goals from the visitors were enough as Columbus fell 2-0.
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The Colorado Rapids acquired defender Drew Moor from FC Dallas, along with a 2010 second-round
pick and allocation money, for defender Ugo Ihemelu.
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The Colorado Rapids acquired defender Drew Moor from FC Dallas, along with a 2010 second-round
pick and allocation money, for defender Ugo Ihemelu.
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by TRAVIS CLARK
September is right around the corner, and this translates into the most important part of the
season for MLS clubs fighting for their playoff lives.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
With the MLS transfer window opening recently, a lot of moves have already been made as squads
look for reinforcements to boost their playoff chances. Sometimes this means taking a risk on an
overseas player who may struggle to adapt to the different demands of MLS.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
With the MLS transfer window opening recently, a lot of moves have already been made as squads
look for reinforcements to boost their playoff chances. Sometimes this means taking a risk on an
overseas player who may struggle to adapt to the different demands of MLS.
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The New York Red Bulls have completed the signing of Bouna Coundoul. To make room for Coundoul,
the Red Bulls have parted ways with Jon Conway.
The Red Bulls acquired the rights to Coundoul from the Colorado Rapids for an undisclosed
allocation fee.
More info to come.
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The New York Red Bulls have completed the signing of goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul to a contract
through 2012, sources confirmed to SBI on Monday.
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Toronto FC has completed the signing of Canadian national team striker Ali Gerba, the club
announced on Monday. Gerba joins TFC after parting ways with English club MK Dons.
Toronto acquired Gerba's rights in a deal with San Jose earlier this month that also brought
veteran defender Nick Garcia to Toronto.
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The New York Red Bulls are at home tonight, hoping to snap their recent funk and hoping to turn
around a season that is slowly becoming another nightmare for a snakebit franchise.
In comes the Colorado Rapids, enjoying a solid season and hoping to keep up the success against
the Red Bulls they enjoyed last year, when they swept both meetings.
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The New York Red Bulls are at home tonight, hoping to snap their recent funk and hoping to turn
around a season that is slowly becoming another nightmare for a snakebit franchise.
In comes the Colorado Rapids, enjoying a solid season and hoping to keep up the success against
the Red Bulls they enjoyed last year, when they swept both meetings.
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Whether you like cross-country clashes, or tense reunions, this weekend's MLS schedule has
something for you.
This weekend in Major League Soccer will be headlined by a battle of East vs. West as five
intra-conference match-ups line the schedule. Perhaps more intriguing than those match-ups are the
reunions Sigi Schmid will have with former club Columbus and Dwayne DeRosario will have with former
club Houston.
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Whether you like cross-country clashes, or tense reunions, this weekend's MLS schedule has
something for you.
This weekend in Major League Soccer will be headlined by a battle of East vs. West as five
intra-conference match-ups line the schedule. Perhaps more intriguing than those match-ups are the
reunions Sigi Schmid will have with former club Columbus and Dwayne DeRosario will have with former
club Houston.
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By CARL SETTERLUND
The losses have stopped for the New England Revolution, at least for now, but victories are
still proving extremely difficult to find for a short-handed Revs team lacking firepower.
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Colorado Rapids striker Conor Casey took home MLS Player of the Week honors for week three after
torching the Los Angeles Galaxy for three goals in the Rapids' 3-2 victory over the Galaxy on
Sunday.
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Colorado Rapids striker Conor Casey took home MLS Player of the Week honors for week three after
torching the Los Angeles Galaxy for three goals in the Rapids' 3-2 victory over the Galaxy on
Sunday.
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Fredy Montero is on his way back to Seattle.
At least that's what Seattle Sounders FC general manager Adrian Haunauer was saying late on
Thursday when asked about the Colombian striker's absence.
"Fredy Montero traveled to South America to complete some personal administrative details
that required the player's attention prior to the start of the MLS season," Hanauer told the
Seattle Times on Thursday.
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The 2009 MLS Season is now just two weeks away so it's time to start making the rounds in MLS
for a sense of the happenings in MLS pre-season.
Here is a look at what the teams in the Western Conference have been up to in the past week:
Houston Dynamo
The Dynamo received some awful news on Wednesday when veteran defender Eddie Robinson was
sidelined indefinitely after having knee surgery.
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The 2009 MLS Season is now just two weeks away so it's time to start making the rounds in MLS
for a sense of the happenings in MLS pre-season.
Here is a look at what the teams in the Western Conference have been up to in the past week:
Houston Dynamo
The Dynamo received some awful news on Wednesday when veteran defender Eddie Robinson was
sidelined indefinitely after having knee surgery.
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The Colorado Rapids have spent a good portion of the off-season trying to find another
forward to complement strikers Conor Casey and Omar Cummings and the Rapids may have
finally found their man.
The Rapids struck a deal with Toronto FC, sending an undisclosed 2010 draft pick (believed to be
in the first two rounds) to Toronto in exchange for the rights to Guyanese forward
Gregory Richardson, sources with knowledge of the deal told SBI on Thursday.
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Christian Gomez is once again a member of D.C. United.
A year after being traded to Colorado in a mega-deal for the Rapids Designated Player slot,
Gomez is on his way back to D.C. in a major trade that is easily one of the biggest of the MLS
off-season.
D.C. acquired Gomez, goalkeeper Mike Graczyk, an international roster spot and salary cap
considerations and traded the Rapids a package that included its own Designated Player slot, Ivan
Guerrero and second-round pick in the 2010 MLS Draft.
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Christian Gomez is once again a member of D.C. United.
A year after being traded to Colorado in a mega-deal for the Rapids Designated Player slot,
Gomez is on his way back to D.C. in a major trade that is easily one of the biggest of the MLS
off-season.
D.C. acquired Gomez, goalkeeper Mike Graczyk, an international roster spot and salary cap
considerations and traded the Rapids a package that included its own Designated Player slot, Ivan
Guerrero and second-round pick in the 2010 MLS Draft.
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The Colorado Rapids have parted ways with goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, but have found a
replacement in none other than former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Matt Pickens.
The Fire traded Colorado the rights to Pickens in the trade that saw them swap second-round
picks and acquire Baggio Husidic.
Pickens, who spent part of the 2007/2008 season with Queens Park Rangers, has signed with MLS
and is expected to step in and be the Rapids new starter.
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The Colorado Rapids have parted ways with goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, but have found a
replacement in none other than former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Matt Pickens.
The Fire traded Colorado the rights to Pickens in the trade that saw them swap second-round
picks and acquire Baggio Husidic. The Fire also secured an allocation in the trade.
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Good evening folks. I am coming to you from St. Louis, which is experiencing downright Arctic
conditions right now (at least it feels that way after four days in sunny Florida).
Tonight is the night when most of the big trades surrounding the MLS Draft will take place and
there are few scenes more entertaining than the one at the league's hotel bar on the night before
the draft.
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Good evening folks. I am coming to you from St. Louis, which is experiencing downright Arctic
conditions right now (at least it feels that way after four days in sunny Florida).
Tonight is the night when most of the big trades surrounding the MLS Draft will take place and
there are few scenes more entertaining than the one at the league's hotel bar on the night before
the draft.
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Good morning folks. It is the day before the 2009 MLS Draft, which generally goes down as the
busiest day of the year for transactions. With draft pick trades, and deals for veterans flying,
the chances are very good that your team will look very different two days from now.
This is what we have been hearing in the past day or so:
Seattle is openly courting offers for the No.
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Good morning folks. It is the day before the 2009 MLS Draft, which generally goes down as the
busiest day of the year for transactions. With draft pick trades, and deals for veterans flying,
the chances are very good that your team will look very different two days from now.
This is what we have been hearing in the past day or so:
Seattle is openly courting offers for the No.
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The U.S. men's national team added a pair of defenders on Tuesday to cover for the absences of
Clarence Goodson and Cory Gibbs, and it was a pair of defenders you might not have expected to
see.
San Jose fullback Jason Hernandez and Colorado central defender Ugo Ihemelu were called in by
U.
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The U.S. men's national team added a pair of defenders on Tuesday to cover for the absences of
Clarence Goodson and Cory Gibbs, and it was a pair of defenders you might not have expected to
see.
San Jose fullback Jason Hernandez and Colorado central defender Ugo Ihemelu were called in by
U.
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Good morning folks. It is the day after the 2008 MLS Cup and, as always, the MLS Cup weekend
provided a great environment for stories to emerge, rumors to surface and the future plans of MLS
teams to take shape.
Here are some of the highlights of what I heard from Major League Soccer's movers and shakers
during the past five days in Los Angeles:
Chad Marshall is looking like a good bet to move abroad.
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Good morning folks. It is the day after the 2008 MLS Cup and, as always, the MLS Cup weekend
provided a great environment for stories to emerge, rumors to surface and the future plans of MLS
teams to take shape.
Here are some of the highlights of what I heard from Major League Soccer's movers and shakers
during the past five days in Los Angeles:
Chad Marshall is looking like a good bet to move abroad.
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According to multiple MLS sources, the Colorado Rapids are set to name Gary Smith as the team's
new head coach in a press conference later today. The hiring doesn't come as much of a surprise,
but it begs the question of whether the Rapids are making their second poor coaching hire in a
row.
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