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)

Cunningham traded to Toronto FC

Jeff Cunningham has been traded to Toronto FC for forward Alecko Eskandarian, Toronto's 2008 first-round SuperDraft pick and cash.

RSL clearly now has the flexibility to go after a marquee designated player or add much-needed depth to their roster.

Soccer Fan USA's Take: This is a good trade for everyone involved. Cunningham will provide the forward that Toronto FC was expecting out of Eskandarian. This also gives RSL a quality forward and the salary cap flexibility moving forward. Win - Win.

Players reaction: "It's a huge shock," Eskandarian said. "I am definitely disappointed." Well I guess not everyone fells its a Win - Win.

Jason Kreis retiring and taking over as RSL new coach

You heard that right - RSL's coach is MLS all-time regular season scoring leader Jason Kreis. He retired as a player on May 3rd, 2007 and took over coaching duties. Kreis was also RSL's first player signed.

Their first head coach was John Ellinger, former coach of the Under-17 United States national team and the head of USSF's Bradenton Academy. Ellinger remains with the team as technical director/director of soccer operations.