soccerbyives.net - 8/14/2008
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Good afternoon all. Apologies for the gaps in posting but the Olympic tournament has done a number on my schedule. There are so many stories to get to, and so much information to pass along.
I have nuggets, some new and some old, on the Galaxy, the New York Red Bulls and their forward search, Clint Mathis, Kasey Keller and another America going to Europe to ply his trade.
First up ...
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Wolff's Salary and Former Wizards Update
Down the Byline —
... and Claudio Lopez to help make KC more dangerous. OTHER NEWS Some other news, this time about former Wizards. First, last seasons MVP, Eddie Johnson, was named to the preliminary roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Guatemala. Johnson joins Fulham FC teammate Clint Dempsey, Brian Ching, and Landon Donovan as the 4 forwards on the roster. Still no Kenny Cooper which is still the most puzzling thing about Bradley's roster choices. In other former Wizards news, former first round draft pick, Matt Taylor has signed with ...
Kandji update: Red Bulls trying to get more money to make the deal
Who Ate All The Cupcakes? —
... Ives is reporting that the Red Bulls are trying to make a trade within MLS for allocation funds to pay for a transfer fee for Atlanta's Macoumba Kandji. I wonder if the price has went up, or if the Silverbacks were unwilling to lower the price to help New York out. The rumored figure has been $200,000. ...
Boot, Boot, Boot the Ball
Portland Timbers —
... Those were the days. Next year the league should mandate that the season only lasts as long as until the first Timber’ loss.
Portland v Montreal, A History Lesson
All-time: 4-2-2, 7GF, 3GA
Home: 1-2-1, 4GF, 3GA
Away: 3-0-1, 3GF, 0GA
They must have been scouting the US Open Cup match
Where’s former Timbers striker Matt Taylor these days? Your answer:
Former Kansas City Wizards and Chivas USA striker Matt Taylor has ...
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Real Salt Lake: Mathis poised to return to RSL
deseretnews.com 8/14/2008 — Real Salt Lake hopes the second time is a charm. Clint Mathis is being reacquired by the club from the Los Angeles Galaxy. It will not become official until Mathis clears some paperwork from Greece, where he spent some time playing, but RSL General ...
08/14/2008 | Wizards’ Zavagnin to retire at season’s end
kansascity.com 8/14/2008 — With a soothing rain falling around him, veteran Wizards midfielder Kerry Zavagnin took what was a routine, weekly press conference and turned it into breaking news Thursday in Swope Park. Zavagnin, who just last Saturday set an all-time Wizards ...
Real Salt Lake reacquires Mathis (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 8/14/2008
Clint Mathis returned to Real Salt Lake on Thursday, when the Major League Soccer team acquired the 31-year-old midfielder's rights from Ergotelis of the Greek SuperLeague. Mathis, a star for the U.S. national team at the 2002 World Cup, scored three ...
