Why Pat Noonan Cannot Return to MLS

The Beautiful Game found this 7/13/2008 on soccer.fanhouse.com [flag]

The Columbus Crew is attempting to sign former New England Revolution striker Pat Noonan , who has 12 caps with the U.S. men's national team. The way Major League Soccer does its business, however, is preventing this deal from happening. When Noonan's contract expired after the 2007 MLS season, the Revolution offered Noonan a new deal at a lower salary and told him to take it or leave it. He ... [link]

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Published 7/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Beautiful Game) at The Beautiful Game
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