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getin2thegame That Is A Blockbuster of a deal if all the SI facts as reported do pan out.
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be-mumy he will have a real home at United
Hitting the snooze bar, 12/14
MVN Outsider —
... Veron, D.C. United agree to deal (SI.com) The 32-year old Argentine soccer star has agreed to terms with MLS club D.C. United, writes Arash Markazi of SI.com. ...
FIFA dubs Hernandez a "star man," KC stadium project close to fruition
Soccer Silicon Valley Blog —
... and is slated to open in spring 2010 as part of Phase 1 of the three-phase project. Lane4 Property Group will lead the monumental redevelopment that has won considerable support from residents in the Bannister Mall area. Our congratulations to the 'Zards and to longtime friend of SSV David Ficklin, a one-time member of the Clash front office who is now Kansas City's VP of development. Finally, it looks like the newest DP to arrive in MLS will be Argentina's Juan Sebastian Veron, according to Sports Illustrated . (The Washington Post 's Steven Goff says ...
Veron to United: Next Week
An American's view on Futbol/Football/Soccer —
CNN/SI.com is reporting that Juan Sebastian Veron will sign a multi-year contract with DC United and be introduced next week. The salary is in the $3-4 million range per year. ...
I wonder if we could get Andrew Lloyd Weber to write a musical with everyone signing "Veron, Veron, Veron" waiting for Juan to appear on a balcony?
The DCenters —
...and then the female part of the chorus would sing "La Brujita" as a coutnerpoint... ...and if we could get him to do that, would it still be overrated kitsch? (Yes.) Regardless, the first major US media report that Veron has been signed is out from Sports Illustrated: Juan Sebastian Veron and D.C. United have agreed to a $3-4 million a year deal that will be signed and officially announced next week, SI.com has learned. Goff counters this report with "no, nothing is certain yet," and I am inclined to ...
DC United get Veron
My Soccer Blog —
After months of whispers, it looks like it has happened, DC United signed Juan Sebastian Veron. This deal is worth $3-4 million a year. ...
SI.com says Veron to DC, Veron says 'uh, no'
The Offside Rules —
... I was about to link to this SI.com piece on how the Veron to D.C. deal was done & dusted. But things are so fluid when it comes to transfers that if you don't know how to tread water you'll drown before the ship even sinks. By the time I finishing cropping the image to go with the post ...
DC and Veron Agree To Deal
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
Let the rumors end about Argentine play-maker Juan Sebastian Veron signing with DC United end. Both sides have agreed to a $3-4 million a year deal that will be signed and officially announced next week.
Tomorrow Veron’s contract with his current club Estudiantes de la Plata will officially run out and he will board a plane to the United States to sign this deal with DC United Wednesday at an introductory press conference.
Since 2006 Veron has been with Estudiantes de la Plata, the team he began his professional career with back in 1994. Veron made 34 appearances and scored 5 goals for Estudiantes since his return to the ...
Juan Sebastian Veron is a Big Tease
The Offside —
Juan Sebastian Veron is a Big Tease By: Martha | December 14th, 2007 Just a few hours ago, the American sports media were abuzz with the news that Argentine great Juan Sebastian Veron was on his way to MLS , having reached an agreement with DC United. The deal was to be worth about $4 million/season — a mere fraction of what he cost when he left Lazio for Manchester United, back in the day — and would keep the 32-year-old with the team for at least two years. The press conference had been scheduled, a meeting with his new teammates was being set up, and everything was good to go. Until, that is, Veron went to tell his teammates at Argentina’s ...
Why Sports Illustrated Got It So Wrong on the Veron Story
The Offside Rules —
So last Friday SI.com jumped the gun in it's attempt to be the first kid on the block to report that the Veron to D.C. deal was done & dusted. Like many of you I was wondering how a known qauntity like SI could make such a rookie move. After doing a little digging, it seems more like it was SI writer Arash Markazi who jumped the gun on the story. In his efforts to break a soccer story this guy left the dick of the nation's leading sports publication flapping in the wind during a razor blade storm. Sound painful? It gets worse. To keep with the penile theme, ...
