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Medio Tiempo with an article saying CONMEBOL is making a huge proposal to CONCACAF for the 100th
Anniversary of CONMEBOL in 2016 - scrap the Copa America, scrap the Gold Cup and hold 1 joint
tournament in the United States with 10 CONMEBOL teams and 8 CONCACAF teams!
BY ADAM SERRANO
David Beckham is returning to Los Angeles.
Sources confirmed to Soccer By Ives on Wednesday that the English star would be returning to the
Los Angeles Galaxy for the upcoming 2012 season.
A press conference is expected to take place on Thursday in Los Angeles to announce Beckham's
re-signing.
Sebastien Le Toux's flight to England appears to be training ahead of a possible transfer,
according to Fox Soccer. Bolton is the destination if the Philadelphia Union's star striker is
transferred during the January international transfer window.
The transfer was originally reported by Ives Galarcep, who writes for Fox Soccer and his own
site, Soccer By Ives.
Soccer By Ives is reporting that the Philadelphia Union are "preparing" to sell Sebastien Le
Toux to a European club. The American soccer news site indicated that a full story will be released
soon on Fox's soccer site.
Le Toux has been the star of the Union since debuting with the then brand new franchise during
the the 2010 MLS season, accumulating 25 goals and 20 assists (70 points) over two seasons with the
Union.
Is Conde Worth the Price?Late yesterday evening, Big Apple Soccer's Michael Lewis broke the
news that the Red Bulls had purchased the MLS rights of Wilman Conde from Chicago Fire. Lewis'
story, citing an anonymous source, indicated that the Red Bulls would be sending a draft pick
Chicago's way in return.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
In a conference call on Wednesday, Union assistant coach John Hackworth confirmed that Michael
Farfan is in northern England training with English Premier League club Sunderland. "But with
Michael, he's there because he wanted to make himself fully prepared and ready, he wanted to go
experience it and make sure he's ready for preseason," Hackworth said.
Among the Philadelphia Union's many offseason moves was the acquisition of withdrawn forward,
and occasional winger, Josue Martinez. The Costa Rican international striker was expected to help
push Danny Mwanga and Jack McInerney for a starting role alongside Sebastien Le Toux. However,
according to Soccer By Ives, the Union's addition of Martinez may have made Mwanga surplus to the
team's requirements in 2012.
SBI: Michael Farfan To Train With Sunderland
Soccer By Ives is reporting over Twitter that Philadelphia Union midfielder Michael Farfan will
train with English Premier League side Sunderland.
Dom Kinnear - Combine Spotlight from Soccer By Ives on Vimeo.
A quick hit from Soccer By Ives. It's nice to hear Dom's voice discussing the MLS Combine,
especially the part on the end where he talks about draft day trade possibilities. We all remember
what happened last year, which makes so many MLS mock drafts have less predictive value than a
Magic 8 Ball.
Another top striker considering skipping MLS for the prizes in Europe? It sure seems that way.
According to Soccer By Ives, Akron sophomore Darren Mattocks is considering to pass on the proposed
Generation adidas deal that the league is offering him to go to Europe.
The Jamaican-born striker is said to be fielding offers from clubs in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
Per Ives: Chicago Fire have purchased the rights to forward Orr Barouch
Full tweet from Soccer by Ives:
"The Chicago Fire have purchased the rights to forward Orr Barouch, who was w/the Fire on loan in
2011 from Mexican side Tigres. #SmartMove"
Great to see this get done. The Fire are working on the complete details.
The Miami Ultras organized a Major League Soccer watch party at Mickey Byrnes Pub in Hollywood this
past Sunday which also had the gracious presence of former Los Angeles Galaxy playmaker and ex
Salvadoran national team player Mauricio Cienfuegos.
It was a great experience to be next to the MLS Cup and to be able to pose with it in pictures
before it headed West to L.
NASL PLAYOFFS
You have NO excuse for not attending the Stars home Semifinal game on Saturday night.
Surly Brewing will be pitching in for the Dark Clouds supporters pre-game tailgate party by
providing free beer to everyone 21 years old and over. Hooray beer.
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Semifinals - Home & Home Series
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 8
NSC Minnesota Stars v Carolina RailHawks
Ft Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders v Ft Lauderdale Strikers
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald on Jurgen Klinsmann's vision for the USA team.
STARTERSLots of thoughts on MLS post season awards today. See section below.
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Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story - coming soon to Movie Theaters.
Twin CitiesAMC Rosedale 14
-Thu Nov 3
Marcus Oakdale Cinemas
-Thu Nov 10
Marcus Parkwood Cinemas
-Thu Nov 10
DuluthMarcus Duluth 10
-Thu Nov 10
See the schedule for the whole rest of the country.
STARTERSLess than 7,000 tickets have been sold to the USA v Honduras game on Saturday night. Miami for MLS
right? Lets see what ya got!
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The LA Galaxy will lay claim to the Supporters Shield tonight if they are victorious in New
York.
US OPEN CUPThe 2011 Final is Tonight!
Hot Streak Earns Seba An Award
Sebastien Le Toux was named Player of the Month by the North American Soccer Reporters. The
writers group has a panel that votes upon awards for MLS players.
Previous winners of the award in 2011 include goalkeeper Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake),
attacking midfielderBrad Davis (Houston Dynamo), USMNT international Landon Donovan (Los Angeles
Galaxy), midfield sniperGraham Zusi (Sporting KC) and goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas).
Hot Streak Earns Seba An Award
Sebastien Le Toux was named Player of the Month by the North American Soccer Reporters. The
writers group has a panel that votes upon awards for MLS players.
Previous winners of the award in 2011 include goalkeeper Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake),
attacking midfielder Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), USMNT international Landon Donovan (Los Angeles
Galaxy), midfield sniper Graham Zusi (Sporting KC) and goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas).
Soccer By Ives is reporting that a source informed the site that the Philadelphia Union received
$100,000 in allocation money from the Vancouver Whitecaps for former starting left back Jordan
Harvey.
The 27-year-old was traded by the Union to Vancouver on July 8 after starting almost every game
possible while with Philadelphia.
The Philly Soccer Page " Match Report: Philadelphia Union 0 – 0 Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers came into Chester and ground out a 0-0 draw with a frustrated Philadelphia
Union team on Saturday night.
All Bark, No Bite verses Timbers | Union Dues
There are just no words for how I am feeling about this team and this match.
Their Words Big scores are humiliating and difficult to swallow but I don't think they have a
special meaning. They are always under special circumstances. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Other
Sources Next two games should indicate where U.S. soccer is headed - from The Carson Daily Breeze's
Nick Green: "The more we can get together for longer periods of time, the better.
August is finally over. Let's review what happened:
The Union started out with a loss to Colorado. PSP/KYW talked to Alexi Lalas about the
dissonance between self-assurance and consistently incorrect predictions. Ed summed up the
Union-Chicago tie well: U.G.L.Y. When PSP spoke with John Hackworth, he gave us some insight on how
the team was dealing with the rough patch and how the coaches were trying to improve the
performances.
Monday, August 22th 8PM EDT - 5PM PDT
Guests:Chris Enger of the RSL Show discusses Real Salt Lake
Mikey Buytus discusses Charleston Battery of the USL Pro League in the Playoffs
NASL Segment: Reviewing the Week of Games
Red Bulls Hour: Re-Capping the Road game At New England Revolution
2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Round 2 Review
Friday, August 26th 8PM EDT - 5PM PDT
Guests: Duane Rollins of the 24th minute Blog on Toronto
Patrick Quinn on Colorado
Adam Serrano of Soccer By Ives on Los Angeles
Dave Clark of Sounder By Heart on Seattle
Daniel Robertson of Big D Soccer on FC Dallas
No related posts.
According to Soccer By Ives, Juan Pablo Angel is staying in the city of Los Angeles. The
Colombian striker was traded "late last night" from the Los Angeles Galaxy to crosstown rivals
Chivas USA.
Ives believes that Angel most likely was thinking of his family when deciding to accept a move
to Chivas.
The following is everything you need to know about the discussion of Juan Pablo Angel to the
Philadelphia Union:
- Angel is the Los Angeles Galaxy's third designated player, which is the maximum number of
designated player spots that a team can have. The 35-year-old is making $1 million in base salary
and $1.
Sky Sports is reporting that the Los Angeles Galaxy have had their bid for Irish striker Robbie
Keane accepted by Tottenham Hotspurs. Coinciding with the report is the news that current Los
Angeles Galaxy designated player striker Juan Plabo Angel was not at practice today.
Keane is slated to make between $4 and 4.
Monday, August 15th 8PM EDT - 5PM PDT
Guests:The MLS & NBC Press Conference Audio from Lincoln Financial Field in
Philadelphia
NASL Segment: Arcadio Marcuzzi II discusses the Montreal Impact's last NASL season
& move to MLS
Red Bull Hour: Reviewing The two goal home draw against the Chicago Fire
2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Round 1 Review
Thursday, August 15th 9PM EDT - 6PM PDT
Guests: Duane Rollins of the 24th minute Blog on Toronto
Patrick Quinn on Colorado
Adam Serrano of Soccer By Ives on Los Angeles
Jeremiah Oshan of Sounder By Heart on Seattle
No related posts.
The new 2011/2012 English Premier League season is set to kick off this morning at 10am, but
there's still time to take part in SBI's new Fantasy EPL League.
Apologies for the late set-up, but we were able to complete the construction of the league,
which will be running on the FoxSoccer.
A league source has told the Brotherly Game that Freddy Adu negotiated a salary of around
$425,000 with MLS.
The 22-year-old has had plenty of speculation regarding his contract status, with multiple
reporters citing sources saying that Adu either is or isn't a designated player.
Soccer By Ives and Fox Soccer's Ives Galarcep originally reported that one of his sources
indicated Adu would be the Union's first ever designated player, but then Galarcep later tweeted
that another source had a differing opinion on the matter.
The Philadelphia Union published a press release, this morning, confirming the signing of Freddy
Adu.
Adu was originally reported as the Union's newest signing by Soccer By Ives and Fox Soccer.
There still hasn't been any official word on whether or not the former child prodigy will be the
Union's first ever designated player, but the team did note in its press release that Adu is a free
transfer from his former team, Portuguese powerhouse Benfica.
Soccer By Ives reported on Thursday afternoon that Freddy Adu will be joining the Philadelphia
Union.
"Adu will be introduced as the Philadelphia Union's newest signing on Friday," the SBI report
said, "marking his return to MLS after four years in Europe, multiple sources confirmed to Fox
Soccer on Thursday.
As reported originally on Soccer by Ives a couple of weeks ago, the Chicago Fire have signed 17
year-old striker Kellen Gulley as a Home Grown Player. Gulley comes from the Chicago Fire Juniors -
Mississippi and becomes the first player from the three Juniors programs based outside of
Chicagoland to sign with the club's first team.
If you're in New York this week and looking for a place to enjoy the U.S. men's national team's
friendly with Mexico on Wednesday, Soccer By Ives has you covered.
SBI is teaming with the Football Factory at Legends (6 W. 33rd Street, New York, NY) for a
USA-Mexico watch party from 8-11 Wednesday night.
SBI Stoppage Time: MLS All-Star Wrap from Soccer By Ives on Vimeo.
SBI All-Star Spotlight: Kyle Beckerman from Soccer By Ives on Vimeo.
SBI All-Star Spotlight: Tim Ream from Soccer By Ives on Vimeo.
SBI All-Star Spotlight: Brad Davis from Soccer By Ives on Vimeo.
SBI All-Star Spotlight: Nick LaBrocca from Soccer By Ives on Vimeo.
Latest from the PSP: We had match reports from the Everton and Real Madrid friendlies. Earl
Gardner put together stunning photo essays from the Everton match, the Madrid match and a special
set from the Everton U-17 game. Ed has a stat chat from the Madrid game that proves Michael Farfan
is a $100 million player.
