Articles - Shuffling salaries for new strikers - 02/28/2008

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Down the Byline found this 2/28/2008 on www.socceramerica.com [flag]
FOR MLS COACHES, LIKE THE rest of us, much of life is one deadline after another. Next up is the date by which teams must be complaint with the salary cap, precise figure unknown, and the limits for the regular (18 players) and full (28) roster limits. Teams must be compliant by Monday, meaning deals for strikers such as Claudio Lopez , negotiating with Kansas City, Reinaldo Navia (FC Dallas), ... [link]

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More Lopez News
Published 2/28/2008 by Mike at Down the Byline
It's certainly looking more and more likely that Claudio Lopez will be coming to Kansas City to join the Wizards. Oz City has posted a video from MLS Extra Time, where Greg Lalas says that Lopez is going to be signed by Kansas City. That goes along with other news on Lopez that has come out recently. Soccer America talks about the upcoming roster deadline coming up, and how teams still looking to sign players are going to have to plan that out before the deadline. In that article, they also talk about the signing of Lopez and how much it would cost the Wizards. According to the article, Lopez will cost between $750K and $1.2 million. Apparently if it's on ...

Lopez Rumors swirl as team lands in Buenos Aires
Published 2/29/2008 by travis at Kansas City Wizards
The preseason drama continues. Will he? Or won’t he? The he in question is of course, Claudio Lopez. Negotiations have been “close” for about a week now. And seeing that Monday rosters must be compliant with the salary cap. According to Soccer America, this means that deals should be done by Monday. While that would be ideal, Brad Porter writes that it would take 2-3 months before Lopez would join the team. This would be a blow for the Wizards, seeing as the season kicks off in 30 days or so. Things to keep an eye on besides Lopez: It’ll be interesting to see how the team adjusts to the new 3-5-2 formation. As soon ...

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