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ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Lopez returning to Wizards at reduced salary
ESPNsoccernet has learned that Argentine star Claudio "El Piojo" Lopez will be returning to the Kansas City Wizards for the 2009 season, and he will do so at a fraction of the price. According to team sources, the Wizards have signed Lopez to a new contract that will be considerably less than ...
WIZARDS re-sign Claudio Lopez  [UPDATED]
WIZARDS re-sign Claudio Lopez [UPDATED]
web.mlsnet.com — January 12 --- MLSNet.com: The Kansas City Wizards announced Monday that they have re-signed striker Claudio Lopez... for the 2009 season. --- Lopez became the club's first-ever Designated Player prior to last season... (more) WIZARDS re-sign Claudio Lopez [UPDATED]
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Lopez re-signs with KC, won't be a DP in 2009
Soccer By Ives —                                                  Photo by ISIphotos.com The Kansas City Wizards have pulled off one of the better moves off the MLS off-season,re-signing Argentine winger Claudio Lopez to a new contract that will remove Lopez from the team's Designated Player slot. I wasn't able to get details on Lopez's new deal, but a source told me his new salary cap figure is MUCH lower. It could be less than half as much as the $400,000 Lopez counted against the Wizards' salary cap in 2008. Between that savings, the savings from not having to pay a portion of Dave Van Den Bergh's salary AND ...

Wizards Re-sign Lopez at Discounted Rate
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — Probably the best news of the offseason so far for some Kansas City Wizards fans. The club is reported to have re-signed international striker Claudio Lopez at a discounted rate for 2009, meaning he won’t take up the club’s DP slot. That’s good news for a club that is desperate to sign a top-flight striker this winter. Reports suggest Lopez will be making possibly half of what he made last year, along with the Wizards having Dave van den Bergh off their books next year (part of the deal with New York called for the Wizards to pick up some of the tab on his salary last year); the Wizards could have a considerable chunk ...

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