This weekend (Labor Day Weekend here in the May-Day-Hating United States) signals the end of the Summer. Â The other thing that always signals the end of Summer for me is the closing of the transfer window. Â It's done now, but not before we squeezed in two last signings. Â I meant to post this a few days ago, but better late than never:

FC Twente have captured Perparim Hetemaj from AEK Athens FC in a swap deal that takes Dutch midfielder Youssouf Hersi from the Netherlands to the Greek capital.

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The summer transfer window is now firmly shut, putting a cap on Real Madrid's spending at about €250m(!!!), but the eternal question begs asking: What if it continued?

Sept. 5 Disappointed that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't already have between 10 and 15 goals, Florentino Perez offers Manchester United €117m more for 2008 Ronaldo.

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Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira is in AEK's offices with his agent to sign for the club today.

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Jozy Altidore Highlight Reel from The Offside Rules on Vimeo.

Just a summer transfer rumor for you to consume alongside your Confederations Cup consumption this week - Fulham are considering bringing in US striker Jozy Altidore on loan.
Though I've never seen Altidore live, he was born in the same city (Livingston, NJ) that I attended a few years of high school. Click to continue reading...

He's neither Ronaldo nor Kaka, but he did score 34 goals in two seasons for United. So now, Sir Alex will not only have to find a way to replace Ronaldo's 91 goals in the past three years (yes, 91 goals) but also another 34 over the previous two...
Carlos Tevez has told Sir Alex Ferguson he will not be returning to United next season after all. Click to continue reading...

The summer madness has started and it is only a matter of time before we are embroiled in trying to keep our best players.

 Real Madrid are about to embark on €200 million transfer frenzy and the likes of Manchester City, Barcelona and Chelsea will not be far behind. Manchester United and Liverpool will splash out the customary £50 million on players.

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I mentioned yesterday that it wouldn't take long before we hear Sacha Kljestan's name being mentioned by several European clubs for a transfer move. Today we get a report that Dutch club FC Twente is interested in the Chivas USA midfielder. He could join former England boss Steve McClaren at Twente if they can make an [. Click to continue reading...

Let's take one striker off the shortlist of players the New York Red Bulls are after. Reports today say Major League Soccer has blocked a bid for New York to transfer in USL star Macoumba Kandji from Atlanta for $200,000. According to SBI, the league denied the New York's club bid for a USL player. That [. Click to continue reading...

We all know of Canadian striker Will Johnson and his return to Major League Soccer. But the biggest question would be, where would he end up? Now it looks as though one club has emerged as the front-runner to land Johnson from his former club Chicago. Real Salt Lake is that club. No word on what [... Click to continue reading...

Well crap, no more than two second after I hit save on the last post about Toronto FC releasing Laurent Robert to possibly make room for Carlos Ruiz, I get an update saying that Ruiz has been shipped off to Toronto. Yep, the LA Galaxy have traded Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC, according to SBI. Details [. Click to continue reading...

Just got word that a deal we've been waiting on for a little while now is finally complete. New England has officially added Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla to their roster. He will occupy one of the team's seven available international roster spots. Per MLS and club policies, terms of the deal were not released. Click to continue reading...

US midfielder Maurice Edu agreed to a five-year deal with Glasgow Rangers on Scotland's Premier League. The transfer fee for Edu was right around the $5 million mark for MLS and Toronto FC. Edu joins fellow US National team member DeMarcus Beasley on the Rangers roster. Edu must still secure a UK work permit, but if [. Click to continue reading...

Former Chicago Fire striker and Canadian National team member Will Johnson has resigned with Major League Soccer according to SBI. He will be the target of many clubs around the league but Chicago retains his player rights. Johnson was once apart of the Fire back in 2005 where he only played in five games (scoring once). Click to continue reading...

First there was Youri Djorkaeff, now there may be Sylvain Wiltord to take a stab in the Big Apple with the New York Red Bulls. The former Arsenal and Lyon striker is said to be the "mystery striker" for Juan Carlos Osorio's trio of the summer striker hunt. Wiltord was suspended by his current club Rennes [. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC announced the signing of free agent forward Johann Smith today. Toronto acquired the former Bolton Wanderers striker after acquiring the No. 2 allocation ranking from the New England Revolution in exchange for allocation money and Toronto's 13th allocation ranking. This swap in allocation allowed Toronto FC to sign Smith. Click to continue reading...

It sounds as though Maurice Edu will be heading to Europe after all. According to Ives Galarcep, MLS and Toronto FC have accepted a $5 million transfer fee for Edu from Glasgow Rangers. Edu is still finalizing personal terms with Rangers, but a deal is expected to be completed soon. All this comes just in time [. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber has completed a move to Danish club AGF Aarhus, leaving English club Derby County for his third European team in three seasons. The move means he will not be signing with Major League Soccer and the New England Revolution. This just shows in the end the league could not compete [. Click to continue reading...

We've all seen the rumors for a while now with Toronto midfielder Maurice Edu being linked to various clubs overseas. Well the big news this morning is a new club wanting Edu's services. Thanks to Steve Goff, Scottish power Glasgow Rangers are said to be interested in the former number one overall pick by Toronto. Click to continue reading...

In case you haven't seen the news, the Clint Mathis deal to Real Salt Lake is now complete. RSL acquired the MLS rights to Mathis from the LA Galaxy in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Some like this move, some don't. I'm sort of inbetween here on it. I [...] Click to continue reading...

U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber is in talks with Major League Soccer about a move that could land him in the league with the Revs. This all according to SBI, Feilhaber and the league are in talks over a potential three-year deal have him joining the Revs, which are currently sitting atop the allocation [. Click to continue reading...

Surprise, surprise...the LA Galaxy are still shopping Guatemalan striker Carlos Ruiz. The main reason why The Fish is back on the trading block (was he really ever off?) is due to LA's desire to claim Eddie Lewis through the allocation system. They would need to free up some space and dump Ruiz as we all [. Click to continue reading...

A couple Colorado Rapids updates for you all this afternoon (or evening depending on where you are). First up from the desk of Steve Goff. He's reporting that Fernando Clavijo "thought he would be fired" but did not in a recent meeting with executives from the club. Instead he was pretty much given an ugly vote [. Click to continue reading...

I guess we can't count this New York club out just yet here this season. Juan Carlos Osorio didn't make many moves before the season but he sure is making up for it this summer. With a slew of new players already on board, Osorio has recently put in offers for three different strikers. New York [...] Click to continue reading...

The day after the front office fire sale in LA, the Galaxy are set to make a couple more moves. I have learned that LA has decided to pass on former US National team member Cory Gibbs and go for Eddie Lewis with their top spot in the allocation list. (We had previously said Gibbs [...] Click to continue reading...

Just a couple days removed from one of their first losses in a matter of a couple months, the New England Revolution look to add to their defense this week by finally signing Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla. Some may recall back in the winter, Badilla was on the Rev's radar for quite a while. [. Click to continue reading...

It sure sounds like it. Word on the street according to Steve Goff is that former MLSer Clint Mathis had a failed trial run with Norwegian side IK Start and now looks to return to MLS. Goff says that Mathis should end up on Real Salt Lake's roster by the end of the week. Now LA [...] Click to continue reading...

Just a couple new moves to mention on this list. I will try to get this updated as much as I can before the transfer window closes here in the coming days (August 15 I believe). I still expect a couple more moves either by trades or signing. As always feel free to let me know [...] Click to continue reading...

A quick update for you all this afternoon. Sources tell me that former US National team defender Cory Gibbs has signed with the LA Galaxy. Gibbs finalized his MLS contract on yesterday and LA will use its top spot on the allocation list to grab the oft-injured defender. No word yet to how much LA is [. Click to continue reading...

Former US national team and FC Dallas defender Cory Gibbs completed a deal to play in MLS today. Just which club he will go to remains to be seen. Since Gibbs is a returning US National team member he will fall into the famed allocation process. Currently the LA Galaxy own his rights and will have [. Click to continue reading...

Just as reported earlier in the week, DC United is in discussions with an international keeper. This morning more details of who and where that keeper is from have come out thanks to Steve Goff. United is in talks with Liberian international Louis Crayton. The 30-year old Crayton has spent the past 11 years in the [. Click to continue reading...

Just got word that the deal is now complete that sends Pat Noonan from New England to Columbus in exchange for the Crew's natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Additionally, the teams traded spots in the current 2008 allocation standings with Columbus moving into the 10th spot and New England moving [. Click to continue reading...

Sitting around this morning I started jotting down a few ideas for some trades in Major League Soccer, low and behold I wasn't the only one thinking once I started to talk to some people around the league. So I felt as though they all needed passed around here to discuss. Some probably have no hope [. Click to continue reading...

The day after their SuperLiga win over the Houston Dynamo, the New England Revolution look to resign Pat Noonan...only to then trade him to Columbus, that's all according to the Boston Herald's Kyle McCarthy. The Crew are expected to send allocation money, a first-round draft pick and the rights to swap allocation slots to the Revs [. Click to continue reading...

Take Cardiff City off the list interested in FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper. Welsh side Cardiff City says they have given up on signing Cooper in this summer. "I've ended the Kenny Cooper thing. It's been dragging on for too long," Cardiff Manager Dave Jones told the BBC. "Regardless of everything else that's been said I've [. Click to continue reading...

Some more Dallas news here this afternoon (and I have more on the way too). According to Goal.com, FC Dallas has signed Dutch midfielder Victor Sikora. The Dutch midfielder will be with the club for the rest of the season with an club-option for three years. The 30-year old former Ajax product appears to be just [. Click to continue reading...