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We have the playoffs in all sports here - works well in baseball too where the season is long. So, MLS followed suit for better or worse.
MLS Thread.
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Kay20
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LOLed at this (mods: I didn't put it in the LD thread to avoid making it longer on the Everton board):
Goal.com's annual Christmas special is back and Goal.com USA's editors are once again passing out Christmas gifts for some of the USA's top players. So, with no further delay:
Landon Donovan: A few free hours of legal advice.
The Los Angeles Galaxy star is apparently going through a divorce with his actress wife and while he's chatting with the lawyer, maybe he could find a way out of that pesky MLS contract.
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From that funny post to someone's ears....
Goal.com's annual Christmas special is back and Goal.com USA's editors are once again passing out Christmas gifts for some of the USA's top players. So, with no further delay:
Landon Donovan: A few free hours of legal advice.
The Los Angeles Galaxy star is apparently going through a divorce with his actress wife and while he's chatting with the lawyer, maybe he could find a way out of that pesky MLS contract.
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From that funny post to someone's ears....
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Aztattooedfootballfan
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I have to give credit to the Portland Timbers for putting out both a killer new home and away kit.
DionDublin
Player Valuation: £1.5m
why are most of the MLS teams sportswear manufactured by adidas?
spikeman
Player Valuation: £50m
MLS is sponsored by them so all teams have Adidas sportswear.
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Kay20
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Looks like David Beckham is going to the Spurs if LA lets him. Sigh. His reception back home is not going to be pretty if he gets hurt while away again.
From the Guardian:
Although David Beckham has previously said that he could not envisage playing for any English club other than Manchester United, sources close to him tonight confirmed he would consider Tottenham Hotspur's offer. Beckham believes a loan move to the Premier League until the resumption of the Major League Soccer season with Los Angeles Galaxy in March will not only enable him to maintain his fitness but help him fulfil his ambition of adding to his 115 England caps.
He hopes to hold talks with Galaxy next week in an effort to secure permission for a move, though the club may be reluctant after he suffered an injury while on loan at Milan last year. Harry Redknapp said Tottenham will also contact Galaxy "to find out the situation", adding that, "if he's available, we're interested".
Arsène Wenger recently praised the influence that Beckham had on his players when he trained with Arsenal during his rehabilitation from injury in 2008 and the Spurs manager said he could make a similar contribution to Tottenham and still be a force on the pitch.
"I think he'd be a good influence at the football club, he's the type of lad who'd give the place a lift," said Redknapp. "He's a proper professional. I read Theo Walcott the other day saying how he spent time around the training ground practising with him – you need people like that around you.
"He's been a fantastic player and he's someone who the players would look up to and respect, and I think he could still do a job, for sure. If he's over his injuries and is as fit as he thinks he is, then he could still play at the top level. It's not as if he's suddenly lost blistering pace – he had no pace when he was 17, but he has a great brain and is a great deliverer and striker of the ball."
Redknapp denied that a move for Beckham would be a marketing gimmick, saying that, with David Bentley likely to leave Tottenham on loan in January, Beckham could enjoy a significant amount of playing time. "He'd only be coming for a couple of months so I wouldn't have thought he'd sell a load of shirts. Bentley wants to go on loan in the [January transfer] window to play somewhere and then we've only got Aaron Lennon who can play wide right, so [Beckham] would giveme another option. He can still do a job, otherwise I wouldn't bother. I'm not in a position where I need to go get somebody to sell tickets. The ground's full every week. If he came, he could make a big impact."
Redknapp said the Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, was firmly behind him in strengthening the squad for a tilt at a Champions League place. "The owner would like me in all honesty to go and spend his money and buy somebody who could make the difference," he said.
Redknapp, whose Spurs team host Fulham tomorrow, suggested the fact the 35-year-old Beckham wanted a loan showed his exceptional competitive instinct. "I've heard stories about how much he earns and it's mind-blowing," Redknapp said. "He might be a billionaire, he could probably buy any football club in this country if he wanted to – and yet when he's got three months where he could go back to LA and enjoy the sunshine and the easy life, he wants to come here in the freezing cold and play football. That tells you everything about him. He's still got the passion for the game. He's not doing it for the money, that's for sure."
Redknapp said that rather than resent the arrival of Beckham – who was born a few miles away from White Hart Lane and attended Tottenham's centre of excellence as a child – his players, especially their right-midfielder Lennon, would welcome the opportunity to work with him. The manager went on to suggest that the presence of a player who won six Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United and one Spanish league title with Real Madrid could strengthen the club's pursuit of honours. "I'm sure Aaron would love to work with him on the crossing and his final ball."
From the Guardian:
Although David Beckham has previously said that he could not envisage playing for any English club other than Manchester United, sources close to him tonight confirmed he would consider Tottenham Hotspur's offer. Beckham believes a loan move to the Premier League until the resumption of the Major League Soccer season with Los Angeles Galaxy in March will not only enable him to maintain his fitness but help him fulfil his ambition of adding to his 115 England caps.
He hopes to hold talks with Galaxy next week in an effort to secure permission for a move, though the club may be reluctant after he suffered an injury while on loan at Milan last year. Harry Redknapp said Tottenham will also contact Galaxy "to find out the situation", adding that, "if he's available, we're interested".
Arsène Wenger recently praised the influence that Beckham had on his players when he trained with Arsenal during his rehabilitation from injury in 2008 and the Spurs manager said he could make a similar contribution to Tottenham and still be a force on the pitch.
"I think he'd be a good influence at the football club, he's the type of lad who'd give the place a lift," said Redknapp. "He's a proper professional. I read Theo Walcott the other day saying how he spent time around the training ground practising with him – you need people like that around you.
"He's been a fantastic player and he's someone who the players would look up to and respect, and I think he could still do a job, for sure. If he's over his injuries and is as fit as he thinks he is, then he could still play at the top level. It's not as if he's suddenly lost blistering pace – he had no pace when he was 17, but he has a great brain and is a great deliverer and striker of the ball."
Redknapp denied that a move for Beckham would be a marketing gimmick, saying that, with David Bentley likely to leave Tottenham on loan in January, Beckham could enjoy a significant amount of playing time. "He'd only be coming for a couple of months so I wouldn't have thought he'd sell a load of shirts. Bentley wants to go on loan in the [January transfer] window to play somewhere and then we've only got Aaron Lennon who can play wide right, so [Beckham] would giveme another option. He can still do a job, otherwise I wouldn't bother. I'm not in a position where I need to go get somebody to sell tickets. The ground's full every week. If he came, he could make a big impact."
Redknapp said the Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, was firmly behind him in strengthening the squad for a tilt at a Champions League place. "The owner would like me in all honesty to go and spend his money and buy somebody who could make the difference," he said.
Redknapp, whose Spurs team host Fulham tomorrow, suggested the fact the 35-year-old Beckham wanted a loan showed his exceptional competitive instinct. "I've heard stories about how much he earns and it's mind-blowing," Redknapp said. "He might be a billionaire, he could probably buy any football club in this country if he wanted to – and yet when he's got three months where he could go back to LA and enjoy the sunshine and the easy life, he wants to come here in the freezing cold and play football. That tells you everything about him. He's still got the passion for the game. He's not doing it for the money, that's for sure."
Redknapp said that rather than resent the arrival of Beckham – who was born a few miles away from White Hart Lane and attended Tottenham's centre of excellence as a child – his players, especially their right-midfielder Lennon, would welcome the opportunity to work with him. The manager went on to suggest that the presence of a player who won six Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United and one Spanish league title with Real Madrid could strengthen the club's pursuit of honours. "I'm sure Aaron would love to work with him on the crossing and his final ball."
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Aztattooedfootballfan
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I don't think it would hurt them for 2 months.
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Kay20
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It won't if he comes back, and if he comes back healthy. I think those are two big IFs.
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Kay20
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LA gave Becks the greenlight to go on loan. This is going to be a media circus.
Sucks for LD if this mattered to him.
Sucks for LD if this mattered to him.
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Kay20
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I had to post this on here because it's getting comical for the Galaxy:
1. Still no signing of Juan Pablo Angel, but it sure as hell better get done as there's no one else at this point.
2. Edson Buddle is going to a team that's in danger of relegation in Germany.
3. If #1 doesn't happen that leaves the team with the stellar strike partnership of Kirovski and Magee.
4. Who knows if Becks is going to be around, and if he isn't, the RM is ???????????? Is???????
These are the 2010 supporter's shield winners?!?!?!? LD stayed for this?
God, makes me scared as an LA fan. At this rate NY is going to have LA's lunch and then some. Hope the rest of your teams are faring better in the offseason.
1. Still no signing of Juan Pablo Angel, but it sure as hell better get done as there's no one else at this point.
2. Edson Buddle is going to a team that's in danger of relegation in Germany.
3. If #1 doesn't happen that leaves the team with the stellar strike partnership of Kirovski and Magee.
4. Who knows if Becks is going to be around, and if he isn't, the RM is ???????????? Is???????
These are the 2010 supporter's shield winners?!?!?!? LD stayed for this?
God, makes me scared as an LA fan. At this rate NY is going to have LA's lunch and then some. Hope the rest of your teams are faring better in the offseason.
Klink
Player Valuation: £225k
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Thoughts on the draft? Dynamo seemed to do very well in the first round. Bruin and Sarkodie is a nice first round haul. Will Sarkodie be a winger or RB for you?
As far as the Union goes, I wanted them to draft MacMath so wed have a stud gk for the future. Since we are signing Mondragon coming we will be able to take our time developing him. I haven't seen too much of Farfan but a lot of people seem to think his attacking/creative qualities could translate to the next level.
Thoughts on the draft? Dynamo seemed to do very well in the first round. Bruin and Sarkodie is a nice first round haul. Will Sarkodie be a winger or RB for you?
As far as the Union goes, I wanted them to draft MacMath so wed have a stud gk for the future. Since we are signing Mondragon coming we will be able to take our time developing him. I haven't seen too much of Farfan but a lot of people seem to think his attacking/creative qualities could translate to the next level.
TX Bill
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To be honest, I don't know much about either of them. Gotta trust Dom on these as he usually (emphasis on "usually") get's personnel decisions right. Hopefully they'll both be able to contribute right now.
Didn't see who you drafted but I do know our first match is against you guys here in Houston. Hopefully we'll do better than we did against you the last time we faced you here (lost 2-1 if I recall the scoreline correctly.)
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Kay20
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I have to say Houston looked like they did really well Bill. One of the winners. I think DC United is building a solid team too. I can't wait for the season to start....too long from now!!!!!!
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Aztattooedfootballfan
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It isn't exactly MLS related but US national team player related but it sounds like Michael bradley is headed to Turkish club Galatasaray.
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