Just wanted to give a shout out to Toronto FC for winning last night. Maurice Edu scored and the Red Bulls added an own-goal as Toronto FC snapped a 12-game winless streak by defeating New York 2-1.
Toronto FC's fans deserve better. Hope they get a winner there soon.
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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.
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.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Aston Villa v. the Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew will play a July 28 friendly against Aston Villa, owned by Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner. The game is to be played at Crew Stadium. Aston Villa is also scheduled to play at Toronto FC on July 25.
Lerner's $118 million purchase made him the second NFL owner to buy an English Football club. Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer took over Manchester United in 2005.
Lerner's $118 million purchase made him the second NFL owner to buy an English Football club. Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer took over Manchester United in 2005.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Amado Guevara and Major League Soccer's relationship is over.
Amado Guevara's tumultuous career in Major League Soccer is over.
The Honduran playmaker, who Chivas USA unsuccessfully attempted to trade to Toronto FC last week after growing tired of his poor form and attitude, is heading back to Honduras. According to sources, Chivas USA and MLS officials are working on selling Guevara to an unidentified club in Honduras. If a suitable transfer offer isn't found, MLS could still potentially give Guevara his outright release.
Chivas USA had a deal in place to send Guevara to Toronto FC for midfielder Paulo Nagamura and a draft pick but Guevara balked at the deal and stated that he would not report to Toronto. Guevara subsequently rejected chances to be dealt to Colorado, FC Dallas and Columbus, which all expressed interest in the disgruntled playmaker.
Signed by the MetroStars in 2003 from Honduran club CD Motagua, Guevara enjoyed three solid seasons with the MetroStars before struggling through a disappointing 2006 with the Red Bulls. He recorded 32 goals and 36 assists with the MetroStars and Red Bulls, enjoying his best campaign in 2004, when he won MLS MVP honors.
With the Honduran season already over, Guevara will remain out of action until he joins the Honduran national team for its preparations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June. He turned 31 on Wednesday.
The Honduran playmaker, who Chivas USA unsuccessfully attempted to trade to Toronto FC last week after growing tired of his poor form and attitude, is heading back to Honduras. According to sources, Chivas USA and MLS officials are working on selling Guevara to an unidentified club in Honduras. If a suitable transfer offer isn't found, MLS could still potentially give Guevara his outright release.
Chivas USA had a deal in place to send Guevara to Toronto FC for midfielder Paulo Nagamura and a draft pick but Guevara balked at the deal and stated that he would not report to Toronto. Guevara subsequently rejected chances to be dealt to Colorado, FC Dallas and Columbus, which all expressed interest in the disgruntled playmaker.
Signed by the MetroStars in 2003 from Honduran club CD Motagua, Guevara enjoyed three solid seasons with the MetroStars before struggling through a disappointing 2006 with the Red Bulls. He recorded 32 goals and 36 assists with the MetroStars and Red Bulls, enjoying his best campaign in 2004, when he won MLS MVP honors.
With the Honduran season already over, Guevara will remain out of action until he joins the Honduran national team for its preparations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June. He turned 31 on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Honduran midfielder Amado Guevara to Toronto?
Honduran midfielder Amado Guevara is about to be traded by Chivas USA to struggling Toronto FC for midfielder Paulo Nagamura and a draft pick. This will reunite Guevara and Coach Mo Johnston, who did not see eye to eye when they were together in New York.
Prior to signing with MLS, Guevara played all over the world: in Honduras with Motagua, Spain with Real Valladolid, Mexico with Tigres and Zacatepec, and Costa Rica with Saprissa. He was signed by the MetroStars on April 11, 2003.
While playing with Saprissa, he was a fan favorite, and is still remembered for his amazing skills. He had to leave the team because of the rule implemented by the "Morados" after 2003, by which they could only use Costa Rican players in their team.
Guevara immediately stepped into the MetroStars team and produced. Although he finished the season with only three goals and ten assists (he added another goal in the playoffs), he became the focal point of the team; they were successful when the offense flowed through him. Guevara added four key goals and two assists in the U.S. Open Cup, leading the Metros to the first final of any sort in the team's history.
Guevara tallied ten goals (six on penalties) and ten assists in his sophomore season. Guevara not only tied for the league lead in scoring, he was also named MLS's MVP. In 2005, Amado procuded another solid season for the Metros, with 11 goals and 11 assists, and added a goal in the playoffs.
In early 2006, a conflict arose between Guevara and the MetroStars. The club allowed him to train with Motagua, but Amado played for the Honduran club in a number of friendly matches, which might or might not have been permitted. Guevara lashed out in the Honduran press at the Metros' GM Alexi Lalas. But the two patched things up and Guevara remained in New York for the 2006 season. He received his green card in March 2006 and no longer counts as a foreign player in MLS. During the last game of the re-branded Red Bull New York season, Guevara scored three goals, a hat trick, to help them win 3-2 and reach the playoffs.
Prior to signing with MLS, Guevara played all over the world: in Honduras with Motagua, Spain with Real Valladolid, Mexico with Tigres and Zacatepec, and Costa Rica with Saprissa. He was signed by the MetroStars on April 11, 2003.
While playing with Saprissa, he was a fan favorite, and is still remembered for his amazing skills. He had to leave the team because of the rule implemented by the "Morados" after 2003, by which they could only use Costa Rican players in their team.
Guevara immediately stepped into the MetroStars team and produced. Although he finished the season with only three goals and ten assists (he added another goal in the playoffs), he became the focal point of the team; they were successful when the offense flowed through him. Guevara added four key goals and two assists in the U.S. Open Cup, leading the Metros to the first final of any sort in the team's history.
Guevara tallied ten goals (six on penalties) and ten assists in his sophomore season. Guevara not only tied for the league lead in scoring, he was also named MLS's MVP. In 2005, Amado procuded another solid season for the Metros, with 11 goals and 11 assists, and added a goal in the playoffs.
In early 2006, a conflict arose between Guevara and the MetroStars. The club allowed him to train with Motagua, but Amado played for the Honduran club in a number of friendly matches, which might or might not have been permitted. Guevara lashed out in the Honduran press at the Metros' GM Alexi Lalas. But the two patched things up and Guevara remained in New York for the 2006 season. He received his green card in March 2006 and no longer counts as a foreign player in MLS. During the last game of the re-branded Red Bull New York season, Guevara scored three goals, a hat trick, to help them win 3-2 and reach the playoffs.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Marvell Wynne traded
The Red Bulls have traded defender Marvell Wynne, the first overall pick of the 2006 MLS draft, to the expansion Toronto FC for a partial player allocation and a second-round selection in next year's draft.
Marvell Wynne is a quality player who is exactly the type of player MLS needs to produce. Just a year ago people where talking about Wynne playing on the national team. So let's hope this move up north works out.
UPDATE:
I urge you to read MLS Underground's post on what Toronto FC is doing.
Marvell Wynne is a quality player who is exactly the type of player MLS needs to produce. Just a year ago people where talking about Wynne playing on the national team. So let's hope this move up north works out.
UPDATE:
I urge you to read MLS Underground's post on what Toronto FC is doing.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
More MLS Potential signings...
More MLS Potential Signings...
Rumor #3)
There were indications that the Red Bulls and MLS had completed the transfer of Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel from Aston Villa, although there was no confirmation whether paperwork was completed and approved by Sunday's MLS transfer deadline.
Rumor #4)
Preston North End striker Danny Dichio has joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. He had been expected to make the move this summer, but an MLS regulation meant he had to be signed by 15th April.
Rumor #3)
There were indications that the Red Bulls and MLS had completed the transfer of Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel from Aston Villa, although there was no confirmation whether paperwork was completed and approved by Sunday's MLS transfer deadline.
Rumor #4)
Preston North End striker Danny Dichio has joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. He had been expected to make the move this summer, but an MLS regulation meant he had to be signed by 15th April.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Toronto Waives Jon Busch
With the trade of Richard Mulrooney to Toronto FC, the team had one too many senior internationals on the roster. This past week Toronto bid farewell to goalkeeper Jon Busch. The former Columbus Crew netminder was waived.
I would be shocked if Busch isn't picked up by another MLS team. His road to MLS and to the national team (one appearance - Jon earned his first and only cap for the United States on March 9, 2005, shutting out Colombia.) is nothing short of amazing. I am sure we will see him again. Here is Jon's story:
Jon Busch was a NCAA All-American in 1996 while playing at UNC-Charlotte, his road to MLS was not an easy one. Undrafted out of college, he spent a number of years in the United Soccer Leagues, playing for the Worcester Wildfire, Carolina Dynamo, Hampton Roads Mariners, and Hershey Wildcats. He was named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year during his final year in the USL, 2001, and was then drafted by Columbus with the 23rd overall pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. He played with Columbus until the end of the 2006 season.
Jon Busch's national team history:
I would be shocked if Busch isn't picked up by another MLS team. His road to MLS and to the national team (one appearance - Jon earned his first and only cap for the United States on March 9, 2005, shutting out Colombia.) is nothing short of amazing. I am sure we will see him again. Here is Jon's story:
Jon Busch was a NCAA All-American in 1996 while playing at UNC-Charlotte, his road to MLS was not an easy one. Undrafted out of college, he spent a number of years in the United Soccer Leagues, playing for the Worcester Wildfire, Carolina Dynamo, Hampton Roads Mariners, and Hershey Wildcats. He was named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year during his final year in the USL, 2001, and was then drafted by Columbus with the 23rd overall pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. He played with Columbus until the end of the 2006 season.
Busch did not become a starter for the Crew immediately, sharing the duties in his first MLS season with incumbent Tom Presthus. He became a starter by 2003, but did not do too well, as Columbus floundered in the standings. But both the Crew and Busch had terrific 2004 regular seasons, as the team, led by Busch's goaltending, embarked on a league-record 18-game undefeated streak. Busch was a finalist for the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for his performance, and his impact on the team's season was cited as the third-highest impact of any MLS player on any MLS team in the history of the league by MLSnet writer Jeff Bradley.
In 2005, he was sidelined by a knee injury for most of the season, leading the Crew to acquire Jonny Walker. The Crew's goalkeeping injury woes intensified in 2006, as Busch was one of several injured keepers on the team roster, managing only 8 games. He was waived prior to the 2007 season and the only player picked in the 2007 MLS Waiver Draft, selected by Toronto FC. Unfortunately, the team has one too many senior international players and had to release Jon Busch.
Jon Busch's club history:| Senior clubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997 1997 1998-00 2001 2002-06 | Worcester Wildfire Carolina Dynamo Hampton Roads Mariners Hershey Wildcats Columbus Crew | ? (?) 2 (0) 64 (0) 27 (0) 84 (0) |
Jon Busch's national team history:
| National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | 1 (0) |
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
EPL player coming to MLS
According to Soccer America, Toronto FC will soon announce the acquisition of winger Andy Welsh. Welsh played this season for Leicester City while on loan from Sunderland.
It's nice to see an EPL player make the move over to MLS. While Welsh is not a marquee player, like Beckham, he does represent a quality that MLS has not been able to attractive over the last couple years. A player who is at the EPL level who is not an old fart looking to have a vacation on MLS' dime. Welsh in his early 20's is exactly the type of players MLS needs to start attracting to the league. Good move Toronto FC!
Andy Welsh's career stats:
It's nice to see an EPL player make the move over to MLS. While Welsh is not a marquee player, like Beckham, he does represent a quality that MLS has not been able to attractive over the last couple years. A player who is at the EPL level who is not an old fart looking to have a vacation on MLS' dime. Welsh in his early 20's is exactly the type of players MLS needs to start attracting to the league. Good move Toronto FC!
Andy Welsh's career stats:
| Senior clubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 2002 2004- 2006 2006 | Stockport County → Macclesfield Town (loan) Sunderland → Leicester City (loan) → Leicester City (loan) | 75 (3) 6 (2) 21 (1) 10 (1) 7 (0) |
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