Sorry for delay

I'm currently living in a place with little to no Internet access, so its going to be a while this summer for me to update. Please bare with me - no one is more frustrated than I am.

Thanks!

Tony Sanneh playing for the Red Bulls...

According to the Red Card by Luis Arroyave on the Chicago Tribune, Tony Sanneh is set to train with the New York Red Bulls this week where he will finish the last three weeks of his rehab and train with the team. Sanneh believes he will sign with the Red Bulls once he gets medical clearance.

SFUSA's take: I love Tony Sanneh. Sanneh is exactly the type of player that MLS helped developed for the US National team and European squads. I hope he has enough gas in the tank to contribute to the Red Bulls.

Tony Sanneh's career stats:

Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994 1995-96 1996-98 1998-2001 2001-04 2004 2005-2006	Milwaukee Rampage Minnesota Thunder D.C. United Hertha Berlin FC Nürnberg Columbus Crew Chicago Fire	18 (14) 24 0(6) 86 (20) 31 0(1) 52 0(5) 08 0(2) 13 0(0)
National team
1997-	United States	43 0(3)

Mexican National Team player to MLS?

According the the Los Angeles Times, Chivas USA is deciding whether it will pursue current Mexico international Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista. Bautista has been told by Chivas de Guadalajara, where he won a Mexican league title in 2006, that he is no longer needed after falling out with Coach Jose Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre. Jorge Vergara, who owns Chivas de Guadalajara and is co-owner of Chivas USA, has said Chivas USA would have first choice in signing Bautista, but the player's agent is trying to find him a European team.

Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista's career stats:

Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2002 2002-2003 2003 2004-	UAG Tecos Morelia CF Pachuca Chivas de Guadalajara	70 (15) 45 (19) 20 (2) 131 (42)
National team
2003-	Mexico	24 (8)

Claude Makelele to MLS?

According to reports, Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has refused to rule out moving to America. The Frenchman was often left on the bench last season, with the likes of Jon Obi Mikel preferred in his defensive midfield role. "I have not decided where I will play next season," he told Telefoot. "The United States is an option. It would not prevent me from playing for France, ask the coach."

This would be amazing - the best all around player that has mentioned an interest in MLS. His talents far exceed Beckham, but throughout this career he has never been recognized for them. When Beckham came to Real Madrid, Makelele was forced to go to Chelsea. Since that move, Real has not won a title and Chelsea has won several.

Claude Makelele career stats:

Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2003 2003–present	Nantes Olympique de Marseille Celta Vigo Real Madrid Chelsea	169 (9) 032 (2) 070 (3) 126 (0) 126 (2)
National team
1995–present	France	053 (0)

USA 4 China 1

Yesterday evening in San Jose, CA the US National team beat China's National team by the score 4-1. This was a friendly as the US National team prepares for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The team was made up of a solid English based backline and a mix of Chivas USA players and European based Americans in the midfield and upfront did the job.

Considering the opponent it was a good win. I was happy to see that Bradley's boys didn't play down to their opponent and finished when they had chances.

Here's Jeff Carlisle's ratings of individual players on ESPN:

Player Ratings (Out of 10)

Tim Howard, 6 -- Wasn't asked to do much, but did come through in the 18th minute when he touched Shao Jiyai's free kick around the post. Howard had little chance on Zhang's equalizer.

Jonathan Bornstein, 5 -- The Chivas midfielder found it hard to find space on the small field, and he struggled with his distribution a bit more than normal. One terrible giveaway gifted the Chinese a rare chance, but he recovered to force a corner, so no harm done.

Carlos Bocanegra, 6 -- The Fulham defender was solid in defense, although his weak clearing header preceded China's goal. That said, it appeared to be more of a team-wide breakdown (with a hint of luck) than the fault of a single player, and Bocanegra played well otherwise.

Oguchi Onyweu, 8 -- "Gooch" was towering in the middle, and capped of his day with a well-deserved goal. Due to the opponent, it's tough to draw many far reaching conclusions from this match, but given his struggles earlier in the year with the national team, as well as at Newcastle, this performance should boost his confidence.

Jonathan Spector, 4 -- The West Ham defender performed adequately on the right, but he struggled with his touch on a few occasions, and his crosses lacked quality.

DaMarcus Beasley, 6 -- Traded flashes of brilliance with moments of ineptitude, but the good outweighed the bad. Had terrific success with some slashing runs towards the middle of the field, but his touch and finishing seemed off. (Then again, when has his touch ever been "on"?) His delivery on Onyewu's goal was excellent, however.

Michael Bradley, 5 -- Spent the first half struggling with the speed of the game, and always seemed to take one touch too many. He also went to ground on tackles way too often, and needs to pick his spots better in those instances. He did have his good moments however. It was his pass that sprung Beasley for his eventual penalty, and he improved in the second half.

Benny Feilhaber, 7 -- Another big step in the right direction for the Hamburg midfielder. He seemed to be the first to adapt to the tight spaces, took his goal well, and had some well-timed tackles. His pinpoint corner kick on Dempsey's goal makes me hope that we have seen the last of Landon Donovan in that role.

Sacha Kljestan, 5 -- Considering it was his first international, the Chivas midfielder acquitted himself well, and it was his quick thinking that released Feilhaber for his goal. He'll need to polish up his crossing, but a spot on the Copa America roster seems within reach.

Clint Dempsey, 5 -- Started out wide, but gradually drifted up top, where he partnered well with Razov. He could have had a hat-trick had he converted all of his chances, and was too in love with the dribble for long stretches. No complaints about his goal though.

Ante Razov, 5 -- A solid performance from the veteran, who showed good movement and some good touches in leading the American front line. Razov is pretty far down on the U.S. forward depth chart, but he didn't look out of place in this game.

Subs:

Kasey Keller, 5 -- I can't recall him making one meaningful save. It was a day at the beach for the veteran.

Charlie Davies, 4 -- Showed tremendous pace, and brought the crowd to its feet with one mazy run. But Davies was also pushed off the ball a little bit too easily, making me wonder if his future for both club and country lies out wide.

Frank Simek, 5 -- Slid comfortably into the right side of defense, and might have helped his cause in his quest to earn a starting role.

Kamani Hill, 4 -- Had one darting run that caught the eye, but otherwise didn't do much.

Lee Nguyen, 5 -- Wasn't on long, but showed some flashes of his renowned technical ability.

Jesse Marsch, 5 -- With the game already won, Marsch earned his second career cap.

US Game today!

Bob Bradley leads the US against China tonight in San Jose (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2). The team is main made up of Americans playing overseas with only MLS players being from Chivas USA.

This game should be a good test for some of the young players on the roster.

Keller to MLS

Winless Real Salt Lake and Kasey Keller are in the final stages of negotiations and that the veteran goalkeeper is close to agreeing to a deal. John Ellinger, who was dismissed as coach but remains in the front office, has been in direct contact with Keller in hopes of finalizing it. The deal would apparently be for 2 1/2 years. Things could still go wrong, one source cautioned, but talks have progressed substantially the past two weeks.

I think it's great that Keller will have the chance to come back to America after years in Europe. Hopefully help RSL put there team together and give him a chance to win.

Keller's career stats:

Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989 1992-1996 1996-1999 1999-2001 2001-2005 2004 2005-2007	F.C. Portland Millwall Leicester City Rayo Vallecano Tottenham Hotspur →Southampton (loan) Borussia Mönchengladbach	010 (0) 178 (0) 099 (0) 051 (0) 085 (0) 004 (0) 050 (0)
National team
1990-	United States	097 (0)