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U.S. Men to Face Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia in Group C at 2007 Copa America - US Soccer.com 2007 Copa America Draw Quote Sheet: MNT Head Coach Bob Bradley - US Soccer.com The US has been drawn into a group that includes the runner up in 2004 and a country that was fourth in 2004 and won the to...

US Soccer.com While the remainder of the draw will take place this evening, US Soccer has already announced that they will open the tournament on June 28th versus Argentina. Also in the release is that Mexico will open up a day before the US versus Brazil. If that is the way CONMEBOL is going to tre...

I've been trying to get Scott Palguta on Kick This! for weeks. Unfortunately, his Saturday mornings have been busy lately. But, Scott took a few minutes to write this blog on how his first week with Real Salt Lake went:Greetings Rhinos fans, I thought I’d take a few minutes and fill you in on wha...

2/10/07 episode of Kick This! (mp3 archive) In a purely shameless plug, I have to say that this past week's Kick This! show was one fo the most fun that I've had in the 2 1/2 years that I've been a part of the show. US Men's National Team and KC Wizards defender Jimmy Conrad is always a great interv...

U.S. MNT Continues Decade of Dominance vs. Mexico with 2-0 Win in Glendale, Ariz. - US Soccer.com Supposedly outmanned, U.S. handles Mexico in usual fashion. - SoccerTimes.com Long Term Solution? - Grant Wahl - SI.com Conrad, Donovan Power US Over Mexico - US Soccer Players.com USA claims another wi...

Deseret Morning News.com Scott Palguta continues to impress Real Salt Lake head coach Steve Ellinger with his fitness level and work ethic. Add in his ability to play in central defense and left back and Scott's chances of sticking with the MLS club may be better than most Rhino fans would hope. The...

Rhinos Soccer.com Penfield's Josh Bolton and Danny Kramer have both signed one year deals to return to the Rhinos for their sophomore pro seasons. Bolton looks to be in the mix for the defensive midfielder spot that ended up going to Greg Howes. However, Howes has talked about retiring from the outd...

Real Salt Lake.com When Real Salt Lake opens training camp later today, Rhinos defender Scott Palguta will be wearing the #14 in his bid to jump to MLS. The bad news for Rhinos fans is that Real Salt Lake only has seven defenders listed on their pre-season roster. There could be some midfielders tha...

Rhinos announce additional owners Everyone wants to know what this announcement means for the chances that the Rhinos will move to MLS. Personally, I don't think this improves those chances at all. Peter Bourne doesn't appear to be a guy that has the hugely deep pockets needed to make a move to M...

Sandy may fall short on stadium funding - Deseret Morning News Crunching RSL's numbers - Salt Lake Tribune The deal to get a new soccer specific stadium built for Real Salt Lake is already hitting some bumps in the road. The latest news is that the promised $15 million contribution by the city of...

SI.com Real Madrid and Brazilian National Team forward Ronaldo reportedly has agreed to a contract with Serie A giants AC Milan that would pay him $7.7 million per season. The issue now is whether Real Madrid would let Ronaldo move to AC Milan on a free transfer. Real Madrid reportedly turned d...

Rhinos Soccer.com Rhinos coaches Laurie Calloway and Willie Fitzpatrick along with Rhinos players Scott Vallow, Matthew Delicate, Jason Perry, and T-Bone Bonseu will be a part of a free clinic at The Total Sports Experience on Elmgrove Rd in Gates this evening from 6pm until 8pm. Also, Rhinos E...

Rivalry renewed with SuperLiga - MLSNet.com SuperLiga 2007 - MLSNet.com The long rumored club competition pitting MLS clubs versus Mexican clubs was unveiled on Friday at the Home Depot Center in LA. The SuperLiga will feature four clubs from MLS and four clubs from Mexico in the 2007 edition of t...

Red-letter Day - Grant Wahl - SI.com Beckham, MLS a good fit - Marc Connolly - MLSNet.com Pressure now on Becks to be the next Pele - Jamie Trecker - Fox Soccer.com He's here to serve, and sell, a Greater good - Bill Plaschke - LA Times.com Galaxy has Becks Appeal - Grahame L. Jones - LA Times.com L...

MLSNet.com AEG has released a statement making it official - David Beckham will join the LA Galaxy this summer after his contract with Real Madrid expires. Hold on to your seats. This is going to be a fun ride! The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necess...

ABC News.com I am speechless. I would never have expected that MLS signing a player would be the Breaking News on ABC News.com. That alone may be worth the money that AEG will be paying Soccer Spice. SI.com $250 million? Why didn't they just give him the team and The Home Depot Center? The views a...

Fox Soccer.com There are reports that David Beckham will turn down a two year extension with Real Madrid in favor of a move to the LA Galaxy of MLS. This could end up being the day that either makes or breaks MLS. There will be huge expectations on what David Beckham would mean to MLS. And if the a...

Greg Seltzer for Yanks Abroad Greg Lalas - SI.com Frank Dell'Apa - Boston.com Yanks Abroad are reporting that Clint Dempsey was issued a UK work permit today and that would appear to clear the way for his $4 million transfer to EPL club Fulham. The move would come after MLS already turned down an of...

Washington Post.com This quote from Steven Goff's article on the $33 million sale of DC United really got me thinking: The group is more interested in a proposed 27,000-seat soccer stadium at Poplar Point in Southeast and the mixed-use development that would surround it than it is in the team, sai...

Washington Post.com In a move that has been in the works for a long time, AEG has sold DC United to a group that includes former Duke basketball star Brian Davis, Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks, and Victor MacFarlane, who heads the largest minority-owned real estate management firm...

Timbers.com Chris Bagley, whom the Rhinos received on loan from the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL 2nd Division late in 2006, has signed a contract with the Portland Timbers. Bagley becomes the second member of the 2006 Rhinos to sign with Portland as Neil Dombrowski was a part of the Timbers' in...

Michael Adubato for Yanks Abroad Apparently Onyewu's current club, Standard Liege in Belgium, wants more than $1.9 million for the US International defender. There are rumors coming from the Fulham camp that the English club has upped their offer for Onyewu and that he will join Brian McBride, Carlo...

FoxSports.com Fulham appears to be on the verge of doubling the number of Yanks on their roster from 2 to 4 with defender Oguchi Onyewu being the latest American linked to the EPL club. Dempsey and Onyewu would join defender Carlos Bocanegra and forward Brian McBride to make Fulham the most American...

Steve Donner in Studio If you want to know where the re-signing of free agent defender Scott Palguta stands, then I suggest that you listen to the show archive of the December 30th edition of Kick This! where Rhinos CEO Steve Donner breaks it down. Basically, it's a situation where the Rhinos need t...

US Soccer.com Andrea Canales - ESPN.com Peter Nowak gave up the security of the head coaching job with DC United to reunite with his former coach with the Chicago Fire, Bob Bradley, when he accepted the position as the assistant coach of the US U-23 Men's National Team and the same position on a...

Timbers.com Former Rhinos midfielder Neil Dombrowski has signed with the Portland Timbers. Dombrowski was not real happy with his lack of playing time during his rookie season and Coach Calloway wasn't real sure that Dombrowski would be back in 2007 with the Rhinos. During his rookie season in 20...

Seattle Sounders.net The Seattle Sounders have announced that 2006 USL 1st Division Rookie of the Year Cam Weaver has been transfered to Norwegian 1st division club FK Haugesund. Weaver tied for the USL 1st Division lead in both goals (18) and points (39) during his rookie season. He shared the...

LA adds Jaqua and moves Hartman - MLSNet.com LA picked up former Chicago Fire forward Nate Jaqua from Toronto FC for a partial allocation. Jaqua had been comtemplating a move to Europe this offseason, but appears happy with the trade to LA and will likely stay in MLS for at least another season....

US Soccer.com US Men's National Team interim head coach Bob Bradley will get an opportunity to take on the US's arch rivals Mexico during his audition period. US Soccer has announced that the US will take on Mexico at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Wednesday, February 7,...

MLSNet.com FC Dallas.com MLS founding investor, Lamar Hunt passed away yesterday at the age of 74. Hunt was the operator of FC Dallas, the Columbus Crew, and until early this year the Kansas City Wizards. Hunt was inducted into the US Soccer Hall of Fame in 1982 and was awarded the National So...