The expansion draft for the 2010 Philadelphia Union will almost certainly take place on the Friday following MLS Cup. There will be a window that week to make trades then a freeze one day before the expansion draft. Since the 2009 season is over for FCD it makes sense to now look at who might get protected. Click to continue reading...

Eric Brunner trade turned into a solid deal for Columbus. (Getty Images)

Since we are nearly done with the 2009 regular season I figured it was high time we started looking back at the best deals that were made that shaped this season into what it has become. I say going into every year that there will pretty much be a trade that shakes up things a bit when it happens and really helps push a club towards the playoffs instead of an early start to winter.

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The 2010 African Cup of Nations kicks off on January 10th. With the growing significance of African players plying their trades for the European soccer superpowers, next year's tournament is sure to draw a great degree of attention from fans around the world. Some of the big names on show are expected to be Chelsea's [. Click to continue reading...

You may have read in one of "the trades" this morning that your man SF has messed around and got himself a job. And despite the fact that it is written on the internet it is actually true: I am now under the employ of Major League Soccer. I feel like I was relegated and now promoted all in the span of 3 months. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong has been given the all-clear by a head and neck specialist after suffering concussion during yesterday's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.Which is great news for Spurs as he's their only fit specialist at center back (with Corluka as the jack of all defensive trades). It's also gold for fantasy managers as Spurs have a nice run of games and Bassong is cheap again after Click to continue reading...

Dude has some RIPPED legs.
Today, new acquisition Kei Kamara trained with the team for the second time. He is a big, powerful guy with a fun personality. Thad over at The Back Post did a video interview with him after training. Make sure to head over there for details on why Kei choose #23 among other things. Click to continue reading...

July 4, Kamara scored for Houston at CAB and pulled out a white glove as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson.
Today, we acquired striker Kei Kamara from the Houston Dynamo for striker Abe Thompson and allocation money. Kamara comes to the Wizards with 14 career goals and three career assists in 80 MLS games (50 starts) over four seasons. Click to continue reading...

A late season trade is underway. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Houston Dynamo are set to trade forward Kei Kamara to Kansas City in exchange for Abe Thompson and possible allocation money.

The deal isn't totally finished but boy it is an interesting one to see. Thompson hasn't really done a thing in KC since being traded last season from Dallas.

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One thing I like to do before I go on any trip is make sure my place is decently clean for my return. Well in the case of this past week for my wedding/honeymoon I was all prepared on that level except for when it came to getting back in the swing of things for soccer stuff. I came back into town this past weekend and saw a slew of random scores in Major League Soccer.

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Diego Serna was one of the big stories of the South Florida blogging community a few weeks ago when he was released by Miami FC. Today on Miami Soccer Fan, a fan of his comes to his rescue. This fan doesn't pull any punches.
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The Colorado Rapids are hoping to reach the playoffs and some defensive help should go a long way in correcting some of their inconsistent issues. Today they have traded with FC Dallas for defender Drew Moor in exchange for Ugo Ihemelu, according to both clubs.

The Rapids also pick up a second-round pick and allocation money in the deal.

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Sometimes these posts are hard to write.� Not that I don't have anything to say.� I've been running through what to say in my head for two days now.� Can't sleep because of it, to be honest, as evidenced by the fact that I'm writing this at 2:30am.� I've had a terrible week in fantasy football. Click to continue reading...

I know we're still four months away from the 2010 edition. While it's too early to look into the possible order or prospects, already there have been a decent number of picks traded. I'm going to list them here. Unfortunately, many are of the conditional variety, which makes it hard to sort things out. Click to continue reading...

The Dynamo shook up their back line Friday, sending young center back Julius James to D.C. United and acquiring Ryan Cochrane back from the San Jose Earthquakes in separate trades, coach Dominic Kinnear confirmed today. The Western-leading Dynamo received a...

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Looks like we have a trade in the works according to Steve Goff. DC United has traded for Trinidad and Tobago defender Julius James from Houston. No official word on compensation yet for James but more than likely a draft pick will be sent Houston's way.

James as we all remember was apart of the Dwayne De Rosario deal back in January with Toronto FC.

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Does anyone fancy playing fantasy football again?� � I'm terrible for this and rarely seem to stick with it, but it always seems like a good idea at the time.� � Anyway, I have created the Paintsil League at The Times.� � I chose The Times because The Guardian's league last year was rubbish and because, uniquely I think, The Times doesn't let more than one team own a player.

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I know this has absolutely nothing to do with the Crew but it's still great news for American soccer.

Jozy Alitdore is telling the world that he's off to England. And the Daily Mail is confirming, saying:

"Hull are ready to rival Fulham in a bid for highly-rated America striker Jozy Altidore.

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Blockbuster trades have become rare in sports. They're especially rare in European football, where a team is more likely to sell a top player and put the transfer fee towards a future acquisition. That's what makes the recently completed Barcelona-Inter Milan swap of Samuel Eto'o for Zlatan Ibrahimovic so intriguing. Click to continue reading...

Good morning. This will not be a preview of tonight's game vs River Plate. Years ago I decided that my blog would stick to game observations, TFC facts such as trades,signings and draft picks and whatever else grabbed my little brain. I leave the previews to other fine people out there. However this non-preview is a warning that the blog will not be commenting much on tonight's friendly. Click to continue reading...

Sorry this took a minute.
Earlier this week:
Quote: "I intend to stay until the end of my contract and maybe further," Beckham said Monday about his plans with the Galaxy. "I've always said that. I've always said, even when I went to Milan, that I'm committed to the Galaxy and to MLS, and that hasn't changed. Click to continue reading...

Another day, another trade. FC Dallas and Chivas are the partners this time around. Today the clubs swapped players but no draft picks were involved.

Chivas sent striker Atiba Harris to Dallas in exchange for midfielder Marcelo Saragosa.

I can honestly tell you this trade does very little for either side.

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Kudos to Buzz Carrick for getting these quotes from FC Dallas manager Schellas Hyndman. Many questioned Dallas's approach to yesterday's allocation of Danny Szetela since the Texan side had the top allocation spot in the league's order.

As we all know Dallas passed on Szetela instead of even working out a deal with DC United, the club who had been reportedly very interested in the 22-year old midfielder before being allocated.

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Lee Chung-Yong 이청용, Korea's brightest soccer prospect, is contemplating a Bolton Wanderers move. His football pedigree is clear for all to see. In January of 2009, Lee was named as one of the top 50 rising stars in football by the British daily, The Times. -WikiCurrently plying his trades with FC Seoul, who currently top the Korean K-League, Lee Chung-Yong is compared to Alexander Hleb by many in Click to continue reading...

Pablo Campos is switching clubs. (Getty Images)

It's been a busy afternoon here today and we have another move to discuss. San Jose Earthquakes have traded striker Pablo Campos to Real Salt Lake in exchange for a second round pick in next year's SuperDraft.

Honestly this move is great for San Jose even though it gets them rid of another striker.

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DC United has claimed 22-year old midfielder Danny Szetela today via the allocation system. He trained with the team for the first time today. He will not be available for Saturday's match, as the is still awaiting receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.

Since DC claimed Szetela it means that FC Dallas passed on the young midfielder.

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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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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...

Yes...Kevin Harmse.
In one of the most one-sided trades in the history of world sport, Toronto FC sent Kevin Harmse to Chivas USA yesterday in exchange for some allocation money. I've heard that his wife/girlfriend was American and wanted to go back - looks like Harmsey might be a little whipped. Click to continue reading...

I found a good article the other day about a few MLS guys that could use a transfer. While I doubt the author meant for any of these five to be transferred out of MLS I do think a few of these selections were pretty good as far as getting some of these guys with a new club.

This all got me thinking of a few guys that would be worth trading to mix things up here for other MLS clubs.

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Here's a trade that went rather unmentioned yesterday. Toronto FC traded defender Kevin Harmse to Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money.

Toronto continues their summer clear out of their roster, making this the third forth player to be released or traded away. Harmse has a MLS home still unlike Johann Smith, Rohan Ricketts and Gregg Sutton who were released from their contracts earlier this month.

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Harmse heads back to LA.
The South African journeyman defender/midfielder will be headed back to the Los Angeles Sunshine to play against the rival club he used to play for there:
Courtesy of the Canadian Press:

TORONTO — Toronto FC has traded Canadian international midfielder Kevin Harmse to Chivas USA.

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Noonan (left) is now a Rapid.
COMMERCE CITY - The Colorado Rapids have acquired forward Pat Noonan in a trade with the Columbus Crew, the club announced today.
In exchange, Colorado sent their 2010 first round SuperDraft pick and allocation money to Columbus. Per club and league policies, terms of the allocation money were not disclosed. Click to continue reading...

The trade season is officially on.
The following series of emails were received early this morning. Of course now the trade is official but we thought it would be fun to show you the kind of behind the scenes tips we get:
5:40 AM (3 hours ago)
Houston Dynamo announced via twitter that the team finalized a trade overnight. Click to continue reading...

Are the Reds forking out £6million for Kleber's services? The Brazilian striker is currently plying his trades for Cruizero and has averaged almost 1 goal per game this season.Kleber had claimed that there were ongoing negotiations about his move to Anfield.When SporTV channel asked him whether he was going to play for Liverpool, Kleber said: "I don't know yet. Click to continue reading...

Red Bull New York have traded Ghanan striker Dominic Oduro.
MLSNet press release:
HOUSTON, TX -- The Houston Dynamo acquired forward Dominic Oduro in a trade with the New York Red Bulls, the team announced Wednesday.
Houston sent a 2010 first-round pick in the MLS SuperDraft and a 2011 second-round pick in the MLS SuperDraft to the Red Bulls in exchange for Oduro. Click to continue reading...