West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc spoke to The Philly Soccer Page about coaching Raymon Gaddis for the past four years. With 2012 Olympic qualifying running from March 22 April 2 and Sheanon Williams in the middle of the national team's plans, there is a good chance Peter Nowak will scratch Gaddis' name on the lineup card sooner rather than later.

Levi Houapeu, Morgan Langley, Ryan Richter and Joe Tait will not be with the Philadelphia Union in 2012 after the group's contract options were declined by the team. Only Langley saw action in MLS regular season play last year, with Houapeu hurt most of the year, Richter learning how to play a brand new position (fullback) and Tait a late signing for center back depth.

The Philadelphia Union select Raymon Gaddis with the 35th overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. This pick was originally acquired from Sporting Kansas City in 2010 in the Shavar Thomas trade.

Gaddis was considered by some to be the best right back in the draft, even ahead of Aubrey Perry.

Steven Goff of the Washington Post writes of the unique American ties that the staff of the Iran national team share.
During a recent lunch hour in Tehran, Carlos Queiroz, head coach of Iran's national soccer team, turned to his assistants and asked: "What do we all have in common?"
Omid Namazi knew the answer right away.

Date published: 2/22/2011
BY TOM LEISS of Fredericksburg.com
Former Courtand High School standout Kerri Butler is expected to sign a contract with the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer this week.
Butler, 21, is a senior at West Virginia University.