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Sizing up the battle at right mid
(ESPN.com | Feb 03/12)
s time with FCD didn’t start off so well as he wasn’t too good in his MLS debut against San Jose last March. But to his credit, he put in the work to acclimate himself in MLS and also to bounce back from a preseason injury and......
Rapids hand three-year extension to technical director Bravo
(TickerTech.com | Feb 02/12)
has signed technical director Paul Bravo to a three- year contract extension. Bravo has presided over Colorado's soccer operations since 2009 and helped the team claim the 2010 MLS Cup. "Paul has done great things at this club, both as a player...
Buddle makes Galaxy return
(TickerTech.com | Feb 02/12)
goals in 87 regular season games over that stretch. "I am thrilled to be able to return to MLS and a club that has meant so much to me in my career," Buddle said. "When I left for Germany last winter, I said that I hoped to be......
FC Dallas cuts three from preseason roster
(ESPN.com | Feb 01/12)
since 1992, primarily in the field of live sports. For two years Carrick was the co-host of Inside Soccer with Brad Sham. While 3rd Degree is mostly focused on FC Dallas, Carrick has also written MLS SuperDraft Rankings for ESPN Soccernet....
Five FC Dallas Academy players sign on National Signing Day
(ESPN.com | Feb 01/12)
Five FC Dallas Academy players signed letters of intent to play collegiate soccer on National Signing Day Wednesday. Danny Garcia, Michael Ambrose, Mark Ashby, Nicholas Rochowski, and Aaron Guillen all committed to college programs. Danny Garcia joi...
Impact begins to take shape for inaugural MLS season
(TSN | Feb 01/12)
mundane as the to-do list seemed, it was a sign that the Impact's move into Major League Soccer is a step closer than when the team first assembled on Jan. 17. Another sign was that individual tickets went on sale for the team's first six matches, w...
Whitecaps re-sign top goalscorer Sanvezzo to new contract
(TSN | Feb 01/12)
top goalscorer Camilo Sanvezzo on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Brazilian enjoyed a successful 2011 campaign with the Major League Soccer team following a pre-season trial. Camilo led Vancouver with 13 goals in all competitions, including 12 in MLS pla...
Philadelphia trades Le Toux to Vancouver
(TickerTech.com | Feb 01/12)
20 assists in two seasons with the Union. He was acquired by Philadelphia in the 2009 Major League Soccer Expansion draft from Seattle Sounders FC. "While this decision wasn't easy, we are confident that the allocation money we receive will pro...
Whitecaps open second MLS training camp
(TSN | Feb 01/12)
competition for a job on the Vancouver Whitecaps. The midfielder was using modern technology as the Major League Soccer club opened its training camp Monday with eight newly signed players on its 25-man roster. "I go back to the hotel, I check ...
Union trades Le Toux to Whitecaps
(TSN | Jan 31/12)
20 assists in two seasons with the Union. He was acquired by Philadelphia in the 2009 Major League Soccer Expansion draft from Seattle Sounders FC. "While this decision wasn't easy, we are confident that the allocation money we receive will pro...
Wileman: Whitecaps' acquisition of Le Toux a good surprise
(TSN | Jan 31/12)
a strong character with a relentless work ethic. "Sebastien is a proven goalscorer and playmaker in Major League Soccer," said Rennie. "He is a durable, fit, and speedy attacker, who is capable of playing either up front or wide in mi...
Mechelle Voepel on why Women's Professional Soccer league has been put on hold
(ESPN.com | Jan 31/12)
Evaluating business failings are similar to those of structures. So, what went wrong for the Women's Professional Soccer league? It announced Monday it was suspending its 2012 season in the hope of resuming in 2013, a decision that came in part beca...
Red Bulls acquire Conde
(TickerTech.com | Jan 31/12)
that," said Red Bulls general manager and sporting director Erik Soler. "During his stint in Major League Soccer, Wilman quickly established himself as one of the league's top defenders and he will play an immediate role in our back line. ...
Timbers sign Boyd, Scottish League's all-time leading scorer
(TSN | Jan 30/12)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Forward Kris Boyd, the Scottish Premier League's all-time leading scorer, is joining Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers. Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson announced the signing of the Irvine, Scotland, native on Monday. T...
Arsenal erases 2-0 deficit to win FA Cup match
(ESPN.com | Jan 29/12)
on in the 89th for the third appearance of his loan from the New York Red Bulls of MLS, but home fans could still cheer the result. Robbie Keane, on-loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy, provided the cross that led to Dunne's 33rd-minute opener. Second-...
Marco Ferruzzi one of few FCD constants in recent years
(ESPN.com | Jan 29/12)
Since 2004, the professional soccer scene here in Dallas has seen its fair share of changes. There was the whole rebranding of the Dallas Burn into FC Dallas in 2005, a move that coincided with......
2012 looking like make-or-break year for Bruno Guarda
(ESPN.com | Jan 28/12)
one for FC Dallas midfielder Bruno Guarda, who is now entering his fourth full season in Major League Soccer. The SMU product broke into MLS in 2008 when he had a goal and an assist in 12 games, nine of which were starts in year one of the Schellas....
FC Dallas making progress in search for new Technical Director
(ESPN.com | Jan 28/12)
With the start of the 2011 Major League Soccer regular season now about six weeks away, one has to wonder where FC Dallas is at when it comes to finding someone to replace Barry Gorman as the second technical......
San Jose signs forward Guvenisik
(TickerTech.com | Jan 27/12)
Jose Earthquakes signed forward Sercan Guvenisik on Thursday, pending receipt of his P-1 visa. Guvenisik, 31, comes to MLS from SC Preussen Muenster of the Bundesliga 3. He scored 14 goals in 56 league matches after returning for his second stint wi...
Red Bulls ink young American GK
(TickerTech.com | Jan 26/12)
goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo from Finnish first-division side AC Oulu on Wednesday. Vuolo, a Downingtown, Pennsylvania native, played college soccer at Syracuse University and Hartwick College before making the move to Scandinavia for the 2011 season. Th...
Jeff Cunningham surfaces in Guatemala
(ESPN.com | Jan 26/12)
Former FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham has popped up on the soccer radar. He's in Guatemala where he recently signed with Comunicaciones, one of the two most successful clubs in a nation best known to Dallas fans as the country of......
PPL Park to host 2012 MLS All-Star Game
(TickerTech.com | Jan 25/12)
=== === New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer announced Tuesday that the 2012 All-Star Game will be played at PPL Park, the home of the Philadelphia Union, on July 25 with the opponent yet to be revealed. It......
Brek Shea named US Soccer's Young Male Athlete of the Year
(ESPN.com | Jan 24/12)
U.S. Soccer has announced their award winners for 2011 and Brek Shea was named Young Male Athlete of the Year. U.S. Men's National Team forward Clint Dempsey as the 2011......
Bobby Warshaw has a kicking problem
(ESPN.com | Jan 24/12)
since 1992, primarily in the field of live sports. For two years Carrick was the co-host of Inside Soccer with Brad Sham. While 3rd Degree is mostly focused on FC Dallas, Carrick has also written MLS SuperDraft Rankings for ESPN Soccernet....
Klinsmann's new road philosophy
(ESPN.com | Jan 24/12)
away game against Panama is a rarity for this time of year. The lull in the U.S. soccer calendar has, for most of the past decade, been a chance for U.S. coaches to evaluate MLS prospects during three weeks of hard training followed by a home friend...