Alecko Eskandarian was traded to the new Toronto FC club late last week for a partial allocation. I would’ve posted this sooner, but I’ve been busy vacationing. Busy United Makes Another Move, Trades Eskandarian – Steven Goff [washingtonpost.com] So the fire sale continues over at DC United… I’m a little surprised by the move, but … Continued
New DC United Coach
Peter Nowak is out and Tommy Soehn is in. The news broke over at Bigsoccer but here’s the link to the Washington Post article confirming it (Nowak to Leave DC for US Team) by Steven Goff, who is great as always. There is a press conference scheduled for today at 11am, not sure if there … Continued
Players named to January USMNT Camp
ussoccer.com has announced a 29-man roster to the camp which opens on January 4th. DC United players (6 of them) invited are Bobby Boswell, Brian Carroll, Alecko Eskandarian, Josh Gros, Brian Namoff, and Troy Perkins. Great to see Boswell get called up, he’s got a real bright future and is one of the better defenders … Continued
Ohhhh Yeah BABY!
Oooo, it’s getting juicy! The Washington Post’s Steven Goff in his article says: Meantime, United has expressed interest in Boca Juniors star forward Martin Palermo and is moving closer to signing a right-side midfielder from Brazil, two sources said. Let me be the first one on this bandwagon (and by now possibly the only one … Continued
Freddy Adu to Real…
As in Real Salt Lake. Not Real Madrid. I was a bit stunned when I heard the news today while driving and listening to the John Riggins show, but in hindsight I shouldn’t be. This looks like as close to a win-win as you see nowadays. And for sure, the two happiest campers out of … Continued