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The Day In Soccer: More Liverpool Embarrassment and MLS Draft Preview

The biggest news of the day has to be Liverpool’s elimination from the FA Cup by Reading. The loss pretty much was the worst possible outcome for a team that has both underperformed and been unlucky. They were hit with

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Morning News: Adu to Aris is Official, Birmingham bids for Babel, Veron rejects Manchester City Bid, and Keller and Donovan talk about MLS CBA

There is some more transfer news as Adu completed a deal for an 18-month loan at Aris. This ends the speculation that he would be heading to Hull City. Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel has been the subject of a bid

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Morning News: Los Angeles gets 3 Brazilians on loan, Real Madrid considering Maicon

Los Angeles has signed three players on loan from Sao Paulo. Alex, 21 year old left-sided player, Juninho, a 20 year old central midfielder, and Leonardo, a 21 year old central defender will join the Galaxy for the upcoming season.

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Europe or MLS? and Round 18 I Know The Score

The Major League Soccer offseason is in full swing. There are plenty of rumors flying around while the some players have to make a decision about whether to stay in Major League Soccer or test themselves to Europe. The majority

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News Of The Day: United States announce Netherlands friendly, Landon Donovan signs new MLS contract, Fulham advance in Europa League

The long rumored friendly between the United States and Netherlands has been confirmed by US Soccer. The game will be in Amsterdam on March 3rd, which is the only FIFA international date between now and the end of the season.

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News Of The Day: Holden offered large MLS contract, Galaxy player announcement on Wednesday, US Schedules Honduras Friendly

Stuart Holden who is out of contract with MLS at the end of the year is apparently being offered a 10 fold increase in wages to stay with MLS and the Houston Dynamo. Holden has been receiving interest from Scotland

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Landon Donovan and Gameweek 16 I Know The Score

The big news of the week is that Landon Donovan looks set to join Everton on loan in January. The Los Angeles Galaxy have released a statement that denies the deal is done and says that there are multiple teams

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MLS Expansion Draft

The expansion draft is on Wednesday and I decided I would weigh in on who I would take. In general, I would focus on young talent to build the team around. The rosters and squads are listed here. I went

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My Thoughts On The Los Angeles Galaxy-Real Salt Lake Game

This was certainly an entertaining game. It was played with a great spirit as both teams tried to attack when possible. Real Salt Lake held the majority of the possession throughout the game, but Los Angeles were very dangerous on

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MLS Cup Preview and I Know The Score

The final game of the MLS season is finally here. The league did not have the dream match up of Chicago vs. Los Angeles but they feature probably the hottest team in the league Real Salt Lake against the team

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