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For the second consecutive offseason, Chris Wondolowski has signed a contract extension with the
San Jose Earthquakes.
A year to the day after signing a new deal with the San Jose Earthquakes, Wondolowski has again
agreed to renew his contract with the club.
Sporting Kansas City's quest to repeat as Eastern Conference regular season champions began
today with a 2-1 pre-season victory against the San Jose Earthquakes in the pre-season opener for
both clubs.
Kansas City midfielder Konrad Warzycha delivered the game-winning goal, converting a free kick
to break a 1-1 deadlock.
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The San Jose Earthquakes have added some punch to their attack, and it comes in the form of
Colombian midfielder Tressor Moreno.
The Earthquakes announced they signed Moreno on Thursday, adding a 33-year-old attacking
midfielder with experience playing for clubs in Colombia, France, Mexico, Peru and Chile.
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As it turns out, Arturo Alvarez won't be suiting up for Chivas USA heading into the 2012 MLS
season after all.
Alvarez, who was selected by Chivas in the first stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft but never came
to terms with the club as he sought opportunities overseas, has reportedly signed with Portuguese
top-flight club Pacos de Ferreira on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
BY ADAM SERRANO
The San Jose Earthquakes believe that they have found another compliment to Chris Wondolowski
with the signing of Turkish forward Sercan Güvenışık.
The 31-year-old German league veteran impressed the Earthquakes during a two month trial with
the club last season, which included scoring two goals in a reserve match against the Los Angeles
Galaxy.
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Richard Eckersley will be calling Toronto FC home for the foreseeable future.
Eckersley was signed to a permanent move with the Reds after joining the club on loan from
Burnley last April, the club announced on Thursday.
The Colombia-to-Portland pipeline is back in action.
The Portland Timbers announced the acquisition of 24-year-old defender Hanyer Mosquera, a
6-foot-1 centerback expected to come in and add a dominating presence along the Portland back
line. Mosquera becomes the fourth Colombian on the Timbers, joining Designated Players Diego Chara
and Jose Adolfo Valencia and forward Jorge Perlaza.
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Two American strikers are drumming up some transfer buzz in Denmark.
According to multiple reports out of the country, Danish Superliga club AGF Aarhus is looking at
Charlie Davies and Chris Wondolowski as potential targets during the transfer window, which opens
Thursday and lasts through the end of the month.
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For a team coming off of a championship run, the Los Angeles Galaxy have had plenty of major
moving parts over recent weeks.
Between Landon Donovan going back to Everton on a short-term loan, Juninho returning to Sao
Paulo, Donovan Ricketts being dealt to the Montreal Impact, Sean Franklin re-signing and David
Beckham, well, still making a decision, the Galaxy remain the talk of MLS deep into the
offseason.
The San Jose Earthquakes took a step toward fortifying their back line Wednesday by agreeing to a
deal with Honduran centerback Victor Bernardez.
Bernardez, 29, has 52 caps for Honduras. He started in all of Honduras' games during this past
summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup and was also a member of the country's World Cup team in 2010.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
Things are looking worse and worse for Steve Kean as Blackburn manager as his club slumped to a
2-1 loss to Bolton on Tuesday, intensifying calls for him to be fired.
Blackburn is now rooted to the bottom of the English Premier League and is four points away from
safety having played a game more than its competitors.
FC Dallas traded Honduran winger Marvin Chavez to the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday, securing
an allocation in the process.
The deal sent Chavez, who enjoyed a standout season in Dallas, to San Jose, where he should slot
right in as the team's starting right winger.
Chavez delivered six goals and four assists for FC Dallas, providing a perfect complement on the
right wing to Brek Shea's forays from the left flank.
Lee Nguyen's wait to find out his new club is almost up.
MLS will conduct a weighted lottery for the services on Thursday afternoon, the league
announced.
The teams that have thrown their hat into the ring for the lottery are the Vancouver Whitecaps,
Toronto FC, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Sporting Kansas City's week of wheeling and dealing has ended with an exclamation point.
The club acquired Bobby Convey from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for an international
roster slot.
Convey, who did not have his contract option picked up by San Jose after this past season, was
part of the initial list of players available in the MLS Re-Entry Draft, but that is no longer the
case after Sporting KC stepped up to trade for the veteran left winger.
It remains to be seen whether the 2022 World Cup will be played in the summer or the winter, but
one high-ranking FIFA official has a solution to ensure a winter World Cup gets played without a
problem: Move the two biggest competitions in European club soccer.
Ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 draw in the Ukraine, UEFA president Michel Platini said that he is
open to moving the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions in order to accommodate a
winter World Cup in Qatar.
The San Jose Earthquakes wasted no time finding a new option for the left side of midfield after
parting ways with Bobby Convey, and found a familiar face to fill the role.
The Earthquakes traded for former San Jose winger Shea Salinas, acquiring him from Vancouver in
exchange for an undisclosed amount of allocation money.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Andres Mendoza may have scored 13 goals in his first full season in MLS, but that didn't stop
him from being let go by the Columbus Crew.
At times the subject of controversy due to his behavior, Mendoza was among the players whose
options were declined by Columbus on Tuesday.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
Well, the New York Red Bulls sure took the drama out of this weekend.
With New York's 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on Thursday, the 10th and final ticket to
the postseason was booked, and the Portland Timbers and Chicago Fire were eliminated from playoff
contention.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
Kasey Keller won't turn 42 years old until next month, but what a gift he was given by his
Seatlle Sounders Saturday night.
Make that a few gifts.
On what Washington state government officials proclaimed "Kasey Keller Day" around the state in
recognition of the veteran goalkeeper's final regular-season home match as a Sounder, Keller made
seven saves and watched from between the pipes as his teammates rallied from a one-goal deficit
through 81 minutes for a wild 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes at CenturyLink Field.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
The MLS playoff race sure is heating up.
With just a handful of matches remaining, nine teams are still competing for six available
postseason berths. A slate of influential weekend fixtures kicks off Friday with a critical clash
in the wild-card race between the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers.
By ADAM SERRANO
Hector Jimenez has been living life under the radar in his rookie season, but when the
midfielder from the University of California has had his chance to see action, he's grabbed a hold
of it.
Jimenez was instrumental in the Galaxy's 2-1 victory over Morelia in the CONCACAF Champions
League, helping to create the winning goal.
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Sporting Kansas City has been no stranger to late-game heroics, and the club once again relied
on that to earn a result.
Sporting earned a dramatic 1-1 victory with the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium on
Saturday night in a game that saw two late goals scored within seconds of each other.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
Saturday's showdown between the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas may be a rematch of last year's
MLS Cup, but neither team has looked anything like a title contender lately.
Dallas is 0-6-1 in its past seven matches in all competitions, while Colorado has gone 0-5-1 in
six games.
By JOEY SAMUEL
Just when the Colorado Rapids needed a win the most to hold serve in the Western Conference
playoff race, they came up short once again.
Despite a late goal off a corner kick from defender Drew Moor, the Rapids' winless streak was
stretched to five games as they tied the San Jose Earthquakes, 1-1, in front of their home
fans.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
While the Texas derby between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo is an intense affair in its own
right, the playoff implications surrounding Saturday's showdown have added a little more spice to
the rivalry.
By ADAM SERRANO
Dasan Robinson is on his third club in just a year, but he's ready to return to the form that
once made him one of the finest young defenders in MLS.
Recently acquired by the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Kyle Davies from Toronto FC, who had
acquired Robinson less than two months earlier from the Chicago Fire, Robinson is not unfamilar
with the L.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
Winning was what they wanted. Losing was what they absolutely could not do. But a draw was what
happened for the Portland Timbers Wednesday night at Jeld-Wen Field, a difficult result to take
since Portland let its lead in the game slip away.
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This year's race for the MLS Golden Boot is congested, unclear and littered with a few surprise
candidates. With about a month remaining in the 2011 MLS season, there's no better time to break
down the prime contenders and see who will emerge from the pack with the most goals.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
The Houston Dynamo changed their fortunes for the better in the span of a week, capping off
seven days that began with a loss to Sporting Kansas City and progressed with a draw at Columbus
with a 2-1, come-from-behind win over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at Robertson
Stadium.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
The Houston Dynamo changed their fortunes for the better in the span of a week, capping off
seven days that began with a loss to Sporting Kansas City and progressed with a draw at Columbus
with a 2-1, come-from-behind win over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at Robertson
Stadium.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
Playoff seeding in both conferences could see a shake-up Saturday when Real Salt Lake and
Sporting Kansas City meet at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Thanks to a win over Houston last weekend, Kansas City currently sits one point behind Columbus
for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
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By ADAM SERRANO
Pablo Mastroeni is considering hanging up his boots.
With a long and illustrious resume, the Colorado Rapids captain and former U.S. international
midfielder is thinking about retirement. Mastroeni has been a member of two World Cup squads (2002,
2006) for the U.
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BY ADAM SERRANO
Pablo Mastroeni is considering hanging up his boots.
With one of the finest resumes of an American player, the Colorado Rapids captain is considering
retirement after the 2011 season. Mastroeni has been a member of two World Cup squads (2002, 2006)
for the U.
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By JOSE M. ROMERO
For three months, the San Jose Earthquakes either lost or drew in 13 consecutive MLS
matches.
The cherished three points were not to be had, time after time.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
After a Labor Day weekend dominated by international fixtures and a schedule watered down by
Hurricane Irene the week before, MLS is finally back in full swing this weekend with a packed
slate of matches.
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The Vancouver Whitecaps' two 2011 first-round draft picks connected for an early goal, leading
the club to a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS Reserve League play on Tuesday.
Michael Nanchoff chipped over the defense toward Omar Salgado, who finished with a left-footed
shot from the top of the box in the 11th minute for the only tally of the match.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
Hurricane Irene may have deprived MLS fans of three weekend contests, including Sunday's marquee
matchup between the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls, but elsewhere across the league, the
games will go on.
It's the debut of Robbie Keane at the Home Depot Center.
The new Galaxy DP will be in the starting lineup for Los Angeles as they look to defeat their
California rivals. The Earthquakes face their rivals with a great deal of pressure as teh team will
look to stay in the playoff hunt.
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By THOMAS FLOYD
First place in the Eastern Conference will be available for the taking at Crew Stadium on
Saturday.
That's when newly acquired Freddy Adu and the Philadelphia Union will look to close the
three-point gap separating them from the Columbus Crew and the top spot in the conference.
By ADAM SERRANO
Robbie Keane appears ready to go for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Los Angeles received the Ireland international's P-1 visa on Wednesday, which will make him
eligible to play in the club's match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
