According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, VCU has "fired" (i.e., did not renew his contract) the men's soccer coach Tim O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan has been with VCU for 15 years. VCU won the CAA Title between 2002-04 and has not done as well since. Here are my thoughts as to who VCU could look towards.

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Andre Akpan could be a beast on the next level. (Harvard photos)

Last week I threw out some names that you may have already heard in line for next year's MLS SuperDraft and I am back today with a few more. I hope to start making this list at least a twice a month deal up until the draft in January.

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FC Dallas has announced the signing of FCD Junior's player Bryan Leyva. Leyva is a highly regarded midfielder who training with the Mexican National team at the age of 14 and is currently with the Mexico U17s. Multiple foreign professional clubs have attempted to sign the player since then, but none of the deals has worked out. Click to continue reading...

A left knee injury suffered while playing for FC Dallas will keep St Petersburg native and former USF Bull, Anthony Wallace, from playing in his second U20 World Cup later this month.
Wallace [above, in action for the USA in the last U20 World Cup] played in the 2007 U20 World Cup when the USA made it to the quarterfinals. Click to continue reading...

It is not debatable that MLS' signature team has taken hits to its aura in the last two years. An ongoing stadium crisis which sees DC United caught in a political football and in the crossfire of a local newspaper whose hypocrisy seems to be never ending. Add to that the Red and Black's poor performances in continental competition (where DCU previously distinguished itself in a way other MLS teams had not) and continued struggles in MLS.

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Drew Moor is running out of Dallas as Ugo Ihemelu is head there.
From the Colorado Rapids Front Office, the team has acquired defender Drew Moor in a trade with FC Dallas, the club announced today. Along with Moor, the Rapids receive Dallas' natural second round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Click to continue reading...

Well, that was a bit of a shock. Having pondered this morning who would be Baudet's first choice partner in central defense, the Rapids obviously have their eye on Drew Moor rather than Ugo Ihemelu to solve that conundrum.
Press release from the Rapids:
The Colorado Rapids have acquired defender Drew Moor in a trade with FC Dallas, the club announced today. Click to continue reading...

Looks like Schellas Hyndman wanted another former SMU player on his roster...this is almost as ridiculous as the Bruno Guarda trade, with the only real difference being that Ihemelu has at least played in MLS.
FC DALLAS PRESS RELEASE
FRISCO, Texas (Monday, August 31, 2009) – FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock announced today that team has acquired defender Ugo Ihemelu from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Drew Moor, the team's natural second round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas has just sent out a press release with the following news:

FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock announced today that team has acquired defender Ugo Ihemelu from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Drew Moor, the team's natural second round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

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USA U20 coach Thomas Rongen has selected his squad for the upcoming U20 World Cup in Egypt and St Petersburg product Anthony Wallace [pictured right for FC Dallas] is among his selections.
Wallace, who plays in the midfield, enrolled at USF after high school and played just one season with the Bulls. Click to continue reading...

Chicago Fire central defender Bakary Soumare is bound for France and has seen his final days in Chicago.
On Wednesday, the Fire officially announced the transfer of the All-Star defender to Boulogne of the French Ligue 1, where he reportedly will earn $2.15 million.
"We would like to thank Bakary Soumare for his contributions to this club and wish him the best in his future playing career," Fire technical director Frank Klopas said in a release. Click to continue reading...

Bakary Soumare and the Chicago Fire have officially parted ways as of this afternoon, with the Eastern Conference club confirming the transfer of the All-Star defender to French club US Boulogne (full name: Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale) in a press release. Several reports put the transfer fee for the Mali international at €1. Click to continue reading...

This man is officially heading out of MLS and to Ligue 1!
The Chicago Fire today announced that defender Bakary Soumare has been transferred to Boulogne of the French first division pending the completion of a physical with the French club. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed. Click to continue reading...

I am guilty of knowing precisely nothing about MLS, but I gather this - Zakuani was selected by Seattle Sounders FC as the number one pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on a Generation Adidas contract. - from Steve Zakuani's wiki means that he is supposed to be a fairly decent player. He was also [...] Click to continue reading...

A little what Julius James might look like in his new away uniform?
From the D.C. United Front Office, the team announced today the club has acquired defender Julius James from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a third round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. James will serve as a replacement for forward Ange N'Silu, who has been placed on Injured Reserve. Click to continue reading...

Early reports are coming out that DC United is in the works to finalize a trade with Houston that would bring defender Julius James to DC in exchange for a 3rd Round draft pick in the 2012 MLS Superdraft. He will be given the jersey number of 2.

James, a native of Trinidad & Tobago, was drafted in 2008 to Toronto.

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The USL Announced their Team Of The Week on Tuesday for week 17 of the USL-1 season and Quavas Kirk was on that team for the second time this year. Kirk also made the team for the 13th week of the season. Both honors have come in games against the league contender Portland Timbers and both times have been for his newly found defensive skills.

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The USL Announced their Team Of The Week on Tuesday for week 17 of the USL-1 season and Quavas Kirk was on that team for the second time this year. Kirk also made the team for the 13th week of the season. Both honors have come in games against the league contender Portland Timbers and both times have been for his newly found defensive skills.

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Ely Allen and now teammate Fred.
Loyal MLSR readers will already find this as 'old news' as it appeared as a very credible rumor here in the wee hours Thursday morning. But now it is official...
From DC United:

D.C. United signs midfielder Ely Allen

Allen serves as replacement for Brandon Barklage on roster

Washington, D.

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Real Salt Lake has wasted no time in finding a replacement for outgoing striker Yura Movsisyan, with the club adding a pair of new attacking players to its stable in the past two days.
Yesterday, RSL announced the signing of Rachid El Khalifi, a left-winger who trained with Salt Lake throughout the pre-season. Click to continue reading...

In hopes to beef up a defense that has led in the league most goals so far, the New York Red Bulls announced today that they have signed defender Leo Krupnik. The 29-year old Krupnik cannot be added to the roster until after the international transfer window opens on Wednesday. The club is also awaiting receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

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I guess Bruce Arena just wants another Virginia guy in the locker room. Former Cavalier and WVH favorite Alecko Eskandarian has been traded across the Home Depot Center hall to the Galaxy in exchange for allocation money and a conditional draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.

Apparently Chivas had been shopping their strikers around and Esky was the guy that happened to be brought up in most of the discussions.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy have landed forward Alecko Eskandarian, acquiring the player from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money and a conditional draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. In order to make roster space for the new addition, the Galaxy have terminated the contract of midfielder Josh Tudela. Click to continue reading...

The Galaxy are desperate for goals.

Oft-injured Chivas USA forward Alecko Eskandarian, who has scored just six goals in 18 games since joining the club from Real Salt Lake in January 2008, was traded today to intrastadium rivals the Galaxy.

To make room for the 26-year-old forward, the Galaxy waived midfielder Josh Tudela who has played 23 games for the club since being selected in the 2007 SuperDraft.

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We've just finalized a deal with New England that brings us the Revs' natural 3rd round SuperDraft selection in exchange for an international roster spot. NE will keep that spot until Jan. 1, 2011. We're currently at 6 int'l spots (each US-based team starts at 8 before trades) after sending one to RSL in 2007. Click to continue reading...

The Toronto FC roster is likely to look a little different in the coming weeks, as Director of Soccer Mo Johnston is again wheeling and dealing in hopes of improving his club's fortunes. A few personnel moves have already been announced, while a few others are rumored to be in the works.
It started last week when TFC traded their third-round pick in next year's MLS SuperDraft for established defender Nick Garcia and the rights to Canadian international Ali Gerba. Click to continue reading...

The Columbus Crew have announced that it has traded midfielder/forward Pat Noonan to Colorado in exchange for the Rapids' natural first round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Noonan was originally acquired by the Crew on August 6, 2008 from New England in exchange for the Crew's natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

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The El Paso Patriots (PDL) will face the Austin Aztex (USL-1) tonight to determine the Houston Dynamo's third round opponent in the U.S. Open Cup Tournament. The tournament's website says there will not be any broadcast coverage, however the Austin Aztex website has a "Listen Live" button that may or may not be operational for this match.

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On a day when most eyes in the soccer world are on South Africa and the Confederations Cup, a trade has gone down in Major League Soccer. The Columbus Crew have shipped forward Pat Noonan to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for their natural first-round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and an undisclosed sum of allocation money, the club announced this afternoon. Click to continue reading...

The Houston Dynamo have acquired forward Cam Weaver from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Chris Wondolowski and a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, the team has announced. Weaver, one day shy of his 26th birthday, is in his first year in Major League Soccer but his fourth as a professional after one year in the United Soccer Leagues and two years playing professionally in Norway.

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Toronto FC have announced that they have acquired defender Nick Garcia from the San Jose Earthquakes, along with the discovery rights to Canadian forward Ali Gerba. In exchange, San Jose receives Toronto's 3rd round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Canada's National Post is reporting that Toronto FC acquired defender Nick Garcia from the San Jose Earthquakes, along with the Discovery Rights to Canadian forward Ali Gerba on Tuesday for a third-round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Click to continue reading...

From the San Jose Earthquakes front office, the team has traded defender Nick Garcia and the discovery rights to Ali Gerba to Toronto FC in exchange for a third round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
The Texas native came to San Jose in a trade with the Kansas City Wizards prior to the 2008 season. Click to continue reading...

The Full-Time: Vancouver's Soccer Show is reporting that Toronto FC have announced today that they have released goalkeeper Greg Sutton after making trading a 3rd round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft with San Jose for defender Nick Garcia. The release of Sutton was done to make room on the roster for Garcia. Click to continue reading...

The San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo have swapped forwards, the two sides announced on Tuesday morning, with Cam Weaver on his way to Texas in exchange for Chris Wondolowski. The Earthquakes will also receive a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as part of the deal.
Weaver, 24, has appeared in nine games for San Jose this season, starting five of them. Click to continue reading...