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Looks like we have some catching up to do. The Seattle Sounders have sold about 14,000 tickets
for the March 7 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against Santos Laguna. With a month left
before the game, that's a perfectly respectable total, but it's also about 25,000 fewer than
Toronto FC has sold for their quarterfinal against the LA Galaxy the same day.
From Joe Roth to Adrian Hanauer to Sigi Schmid to players like Mike Fucito Seattle Sounders FC
has been quite clear about their goals for this year. Another US Open Cup title will not be enough.
It is a consistent organizational chorus that started at the End of Year Business Meeting and is
hinted at in most conversations about the upcoming season.
"You are just on loan Dave..."
A SALARY CAP FAR, FAR
AWAYIn the most uneventful (in a good way) pre-season of Toronto FC's history, we can't help but gaze
into the distance at our next meaningful opponent, LA Galaxy. In one of the shrewdest moves in MLS
governance, Galaxy persuaded the league to allow them to use Mexican Pesos as their salary cap
currency.
Photo by Neil Tingle/ISIphotos.com
By THOMAS FLOYD
Despite Aston Villa's best efforts, it appears Robbie Keane will head back to the Los Angeles
Galaxy later this month -- just as scheduled.
The Villans had hoped to tack another week onto Keane's loan after the Ireland international
bagged three goals in his first four EPL appearances for the mid-table club.
Jonathan Tannenwald has released the Philadelphia Union's local TV broadcast schedule on his
Goalkeeper blog ahead of the official release later this week.
Monday, March 12: at Portland Timbers, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, March 18: vs. Colorado Rapids, 4:00 p.
The Los Angeles Galaxy's search for Juninho's replacement has ended with Juninho himself.
The Sao Paulo central midfielder is on his way back to Los Angeles for another loan spell with
the Galaxy. Multiple reports out of Brazil say that Sao Paulo manager Emerson Leao had no plans to
use the 23-year-old Juninho, who signed a new three-year deal with Sao Paulo during the MLS
offseason.
Two months after he was taken by the Revolution in the first stage of the Re-entry Draft, it
appears that left back Danleigh Borman won't be in Foxboro in 2012.
According to a report, the 27-year-old is close to returning to his native South Africa to play
for Pretoria-based SuperSport United.
Reggie shows the ball how to bow at his feetEvery club has one of them now and
again. A colourful and flamboyant character who has such a lofty opinion of their own skills that
they can't help but tell the world. Often this can be an endearing quality to fans but only when
there is actual skill to back it up.
"Goodbye pal... And yeah, He's cool."
PLAYERS CUT, PUNS TO GO
UNUSEDA sad day for four young men as Toronto FC made their first four cuts of pre-season today. Sadder
still is the effect it will have on blogs as some quality nicknames will forever go stale in
Toronto.
The Philadelphia Union are working on solidifying their 2012 friendly schedule by talking to
Newcastle United about playing in Philadelphia during the summer, according to a report.
"I Wish I Was A Geordie," an American Newcastle blog, is reporting that Newcastle and the Union
are discussing the two clubs playing an international friendly this year.
Good news everyone!
The remainder of the Dynamo's local TV deal has finally be revealed and it's all about Fox
Sports Houston and FSHouston Plus....more importantly, all broadcast will be in glorious high
definition. Happy dance time!
"This agreement with Fox Sports Houston, coupled with our overall television package, creates
the strongest broadcast situation in club history," said Dynamo president Chris Canetti.
The beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season is right around the corner and the folks
over at MLS Soccer have released their first preseason power rankings. As expected the LA Galaxy
are on top, while the New England Revolution get no love, as MLS Soccer ranks them below the
expansion side Montreal Impact.
Their Words "He has been an outstanding player for us in the past and we look forward to him
continuing that success for many years to come." LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena, on signing Edson
Buddle. Other Sources Buddle return might mean repeat - from ESPN LA's Scott French: How big is
this? This is Toronto FC's make-or-break season - from The Toronto Sun's Kurtis Larson: It's one of
the few remaining question marks the.
Toronto and Kansas City have faired pretty well so far this winter. (Getty Images)
Many clubs are a few weeks into their pre-seasons and now that the international transfer window
has shut, it is a good time to look at how each MLS side has done so far this winter. (Note: the
MLS window doesn't close until April, which means players who failed to land new jobs in Europe can
still head to MLS.
This used to be everyday at BMO Field. Sigh.We love us a transfer deadline day. The
MLS one is kind of fun for trades but with the multiple windows it can get a bit muddled. On the
flipside, when UEFA shuts its window twice a year - it is quite the spectacle. Teams scrapping it
out for the title trying to bring in a useful mercenary while minnows try to avoid relegation with
a timely loan signing or keep the club alive by selling an asset for big money.
"Stop loafing Frings, that windmill ain't gonna build itself!"The biggest investment in
Toronto FC this year will not come in the way of a Designated Player but in a group of buildings
and pitches in the city's north end. The new TFC training facility, due to open this May in
Downsview Park, will arguably be the finest club training facility in North American professional
football.
The Seattle Sounders have played in three U.S. Open Cup title games and three MLS Cup playoff
series, but the match against Santos Laguna in the CONCACAF Champions League on March 7 may be the
biggest match in franchise history. Not to be too much of a shill, but if you're enough of a fan of
this team to be reading this blog, you probably should plan on being at Century Link Field that
day.
The Canadian Soccer Association championship club series will have a new logo and title sponsor
this season. Amway Canada has returned as sponsor of the tournament that determines the Canadian
club representative in the CONCACAF Champions League for its 2012-2013 competition. While the
Canadian competition will change names from the Nutrilite Canadian Championship to the [.
It's "Springtime for Winter" as Toronto FC today released the names of the 41 players (so far) who
are taking part in the club's pre-season training camp. The major difference from past years on
first glance is the absence of any professional trialists. Just a year ago, the likes of Javier
Martina, Mikael Yourassowsky and King Osei Gyan (for you TFC trivia buffs) were training with The
Reds in hopes of grabbing a contract but this year seems quite different.
Toronto FC appears determined to fix its defensive problems, and it has turned to an Ecuadorian
international to help it do so.
On the day it signed Richard Eckersley to a permanent deal, Toronto announced it acquired
defender Geovanny Caicedo. The 30-year-old, who has earned eight caps for Ecuador since making his
debut in 2009, last played for LDU Quito.
Ecks-iting news!Well that was surprisingly fast! After hearing about the "99%
certainty" of Richard Eckersley's return to Toronto FC since late November, it took less than a day
after his "Ecks'ual release" from Burnley to finalize a permanent move to Toronto.
The Reds officially announced the deal just hours prior to their big media day event, no doubt
steering the news of the day onto the English defender.
A look ahead at the considerably different defensive corps taking shape for Toronto FC's 2012
edition.
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"Kiss me, I'm orange!"We promised we wouldn't talk about this godforsaken story
anymore until there was confirmation - but we are renowned liars... and desperate for some news.
With that, there is movement afoot on the most protracted TFC transfer saga of the off-season,
Richard Eckersley aka "The Ginger Affair".
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
Major League Soccer made official Tuesday what was reported on Monday, awarding the 2012 MLS
All-Star Game to PPL Park at an announcement at Philadelphia's City Hall Tuesday morning.
The game will take place Wednesday, July 25, at 8 p.
BY ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. –Fresh off one of the most successful seasons, the Los Angeles Galaxy returned
to the practice field amid a steady downpour at the Home Depot Center.
Missing several pieces like Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane (both on loan), Omar Gonzalez (injury)
and Juninho (joined Sao Paulo) the club returned to the training ground in preparation for their
CONCACAF Champions League matches against Toronto FC in March.
Photo by Patricia Giobetti/ISIphotos.com
D.C. United's wing options got a little more intriguing on Friday.
The club acquired midfielder Danny Cruz from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a partial
allocation, adding an up-and-coming player to the team's already up-and-coming nucleus.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Facing media scrutiny and the possibility of disciplinary action, Pepe has issued an apology to
Leo Messi.
Well, sort of.
A day after what appeared to be a deliberate step on Messi's hand in Real Madrid's 2-1 loss to
Barcelona, Pepe told Real Madrid's website that it was an involuntary act.
D.C. United announced the teams latest signing, Brazilian forward and MLS veteran Maicon
Santos.
Official D.C. United Press Release:
Washington, D.C. (January 18, 2012) – D.C. United announced today the team has acquired forward
Maicon Santos.
photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
On the verge of losing one of its top defenders, the New York Red Bulls have locked up another
for the foreseeable future.
The Red Bulls signed centerback Stephen Keel to a new contract, the club announced on
Wednesday.
Four player with ties to New England were taken in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft.
Defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste (Connecticut), defender Aaron Maund (Dorchester, Mass.),
midfielder Tony Cascio (Connecticut) and forward Luckymore Mkosana (Dartmouth) all had their names
called at the Kansas City Convention Center.
Big time changes are ahead for the CONCACAF Champions League. A change that will certainly help
out a couple MLS sides this summer.
Starting this summer, the two-leg preliminary round – in which 16 teams would face off in a
home-and-home series – has been eliminated. Instead, all 24 teams in the event will be drawn
straight into the group stage.
Now THAT'S a SuperDraft!Wow that's a lot of punnage in one title. With reason
though, as something is definitely going on behind the scenes which will help explain Toronto FC's
two First Round draft picks at the MLS SuperDraft. (Don't you just hate those non-Super Drafts? So
boring.) With their braintrust gathered in Kansas City, TFC did their best to confound those who do
mock drafts.
The day has finally arrived. Coaches, General Managers, Owners, and PR battalions all across
Major League Soccer have descended upon Kansas City in hopes of landing the next big name in
American soccer. This year's draft has a particularly heightened importance and buzz around New
England, given the Revolution's #3 overall pick in this afternoon's draft, and with several holes
to fill, it's clear that the 2012 MLS Super Draft has huge implications on the birth of the new
Revs regime.
PSP will be updating this page with each team's pick as they happen in today's SuperDraft.
Page will auto-refresh every 2 minutes with updates.
Check out PSP's pre-draft coverage examining possible Union selections and local players in
this year's SuperDraft.
Round 1 Pick # MLS team Player Position College 1 Montreal Impact 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 New
England Revolution 4 Toronto FC 5 Chivas USA 6 San Jose Earthquakes 7 D.
SB Nation Soccer held its second annual live MLS Mock SuperDraft Sunday night, with the results
being published online Monday. The first round was a flurry of action, despite blog managers not
being allowed to trade picks, or players, during the mock event. Drafting for the Philadelphia
Union, I selected Enzo Martinez, Aaron Maund and Hunter Jumper with the Union's three picks in the
two rounds of the mock SuperDraft.
A three-year deal Joao?"El MosQuito" will be buzzing around BMO Field for the
foreseeable future as Toronto FC announced today that Joao Plata has signed a multi-year deal with
the club. The dynamic yet diminutive Ecuadorian was often the only bright spark in a miserable
first half of 2011 and his re-signing was considered as an off-season must in most supporters'
eyes.
photo by Nick Turchiaro/ISIphotos.com
After uncertainty clouded his future with Toronto FC, Joao Plata is staying right where he
is.
One of MLS's most technically-gifted players, Plata has agreed to re-sign with Toronto FC on a
multi-year deal.
Fire fans have certainly had an exciting week already. From the rumored signing of Rafael Robayo
becoming a concrete reality, to the report of Pavel Pardo re-signing with the Fire, there has been
a lot of news, and it's only Wednesday. Well, the news will keep on coming Fire fans, as business
is about to pick up even more with the MLS draft on Thursday.
Veteran MLS goalkeeper Jon Conway has decided to hang up his cleats and gloves.
Conway, 34, was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in this past December's re-entry draft to
compete for a backup spot behind Josh Saunders, but he instead elected retire after a 12-year
career.
The halftime show will be spectacular!"50,000 fans". This was the mantra repeated ad
nauseam during TFC's Dutch Breakfast Extravaganza on Friday regarding the CCL Quarterfinal at
SkyDome. There is a great expectation from the club's owners as well as many supporters that the
fixture versus LA Galaxy will equal, if not eclipse, Montreal's memorable CCL Big O filler of a few
years back.
