Video: Football Writers' Award to Beckham

Report and Analysis: Football Writers' Award to Beckham

MVNsoccer posted 1/12/2008 from www.telegraph.co.uk

January 12 --- The Telegraph UK: The video tribute included footage of the 11-year old Beckham being interviewed as a star pupil at Bobby Charlton's Soccer School...Beckham has never lacked for ambition but the Football Writers' Association's achievement award was one that looked set to escape him when he trudged out of the World Cup finals a decade ago...

Hoops bring Mexico's Davino into fold

MVNsoccer posted 1/13/2008 from web.mlsnet.com

Former captain of power Club America bolsters back line --- by Steve Hunt / MLSNet.com

MLS rejects offer for Twellman

MVNsoccer posted 1/13/2008 from www.boston.com

January 12 --- by Frank Dell'Apa / The Boston Globe --- "We upped our initial offer for Taylor Twellman to a guaranteed $2 million, with more based on incentives," Preston North End chairman Derek Shaw stated on the club's website. "However, we have had word back that the MLS are not looking to do business and not willing to accept our offer. The deal now looks dead in the water..."

Review: MLS SuperDraft Combine, Day One (January 12)

MVNsoccer posted 1/13/2008 from www.3rddegree.net

by Buzz Carrick / 3rd Degree: It’s one of my favorite events of the year, the MLS Combine. We’re back in Ft Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium for the second year. It’s wonderful today about 80 degree with lots of clouds to provide shade. The coaches side is in the sun so most of them sit on the open side for the first game and then migrate up top on the sunny side when more clouds come out.

MLS Combine Day One: power brokers, bad offensive soccer and a new crop of coaches

3rd Degree found this 1/13/2008 on www.soccerbyives.net

The first day of the 2008 MLS Combine will be remembered for two things. It was the day we saw a new generation of MLS coaches get to work and it was a day that set offensive soccer back about 100 years as nervous draft prospects did little to stand ...