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Rhinos Soccer.com D&C.com While this game doesn't mean anything for the most part and the losing side will spin things their way, it's always fun to think about giant killing whenever the Rhinos talk on an MLS team. What I'm more interested in is will anyone step up and lay claim to the central midf...

Rhinos pick four from combine - Rhinos Soccer.com Rhinos' 2007 draftees psyched about season - Rhinos Soccer.com The Rhinos announced that four players from the combine will be joining the players already under contract on the trip to Puerto Rico to take on the LA Galaxy and FC Dallas. Adam Arteaga,...

US Soccer.com MNT Blog US Soccer.com - Barrett and Mullan replace Clark and Rolfe Washington Post.com USMNT camp ahead of the friendlies versus El Salvador and Guatemala has opened in Bradenton, Florida and the players are tricking in from across the globe. Head Coach Bob Bradley has already had t...

Select Gear.com With the Rhinos moving from Joma to Select as the official uniform supplier in 2007, Rhino fans can go to Select's website and come up with various uniform combinations. Personally, I'd like to see the team move away from the black and white vertical stripe look and get back to the...

Rhinos Soccer.com Yesterday, the Rhinos announced that team captain and 2006 team MVP goalkeeper Scott Vallow has agreed to a two year contract extension that will keep him in Rochester through the end of the 2009 USL 1st Division season. 2007 will mark Vallow's seventh season in Rochester and he is...

Montreal Impact.com Former Rhinos midfielder Shaun Tsakiris will be making a comeback with the Montreal Impact. Tsakiris last played pro soccer in 2005 with the Rhinos. Tsakiris came to Rochester in a 2003 trade from the Syracuse Salty Dogs. The next question is will Soccer Slick break out his huge...

The Rhinos are starting to roll into town ahead of next week's pre-season "tournament" in Puerto Rico where they will face the LA Galaxy and FC Dallas. While Scott Vallow, Matthew Delicate, Josh Bolton, T-Bone Bonseu, and Jason Perry have been around for most, if not all, of the offseason, Hector Za...

USLLive.com Today through May 1st, fans can purchase a VIP Annual Pass to USL Live.com and get all of the non-Fox Soccer Channel USL First Division games for $49.99. With the ability to watch live or have on demand replay of matches, the season pass seems like a solid offer for the Rhino fans that...

While we were unable to get Abby Wambach on the show as advertised, we were finally able to land Greg Howes. And Greg announced on the show that he has agreed to a deal with the Seattle Sounders for the 2007 USL 1st Division season. So, the defensive midfield spot for the Rhinos gets a little cloud...

Let's see if I can sprinkle in some news bits in 5 minutes................ USWNT defeats Finland 1-0 in Algarve Cup US Soccer.com Abby came on at halftime, Shannon Boxx played the full ninety, and Carli Lloyd got the winner shortly after the half. Rhinos unveil more preseason games Rhinos Soccer.c...

US Soccer.com The US opened the 2007 Algarve Cup yesterday with a 2-1 win over China. Abby Wambach, who is scheduled to appear on this week's Kick This! live from Portugal, helped set up the US's first goal by drawing a penalty call that Kristine Lilly put away to give the US a 1-0 lead in the 19th...

US Soccer.com The USMNT will face Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, and El Salvador in Group B of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. The US will play their opening round matches in LA and Boston. The US will open the tournament on June 7th versus Guatemala at 9pm ET from the Home Depot Center. They...

Busch joins Toronto through waiver draft - Toronto FC.com Toronto FC sign forward Casey - Toronto FC.com Toronto FC has acquired former Columbus Crew goalkeeper Jon Busch via the waiver draft on Monday and they announced that they had used their #1 allocation slot to sign US International forward Co...

US Soccer.com The US was drawn into Group D with Korea Republic, Poland, and Brazil when the draw for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held on Friday. The US will face Korea on June 30 in Montreal, they will then face Poland in Montreal on July 3 before closing out group play in July 6 in Ottawa ver...

D&C.com The good news for Rhinos fans is that it looks like the Kleen Brite lot will get cleaned up in 2007 whether it's by owner Flex-Tech Industrial Park LLC or by the city who will then bill Flex-Tech. The fact that the Delco site will be razed in the next couple of months could also lead to more...

Carolina RailHawks.com In a move that has been rumored for months, Frankie SanFilippo officially was announced as the newest member of the Carolina RailHawks yesterday. Even though this is something that has been expected, it's still tough to swallow the news for me. Frankie was one of a handful of...

LA Times.com US Soccer.com The league formally known as WUSA is on track to make a comeback in 2008. And despite the fact that it was widely assumed that Rochester would have a team in the league, that is not the case today. Reportedly LA, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, St. Louis, and possibly San J...

For those that were wondering who the Rhinos currently have under contract, here is the list and when those players contracts end. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any co...

Fox Soccer Channel.com According to the program listing on Fox Soccer Channel.com, the Rhinos home opener versus the Vancouver Whitecaps will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. If a game is starts at 8pm on a Friday night, you can probably expect that it is the FSC USL Game of the Week. Althou...

Greetings to all Rochester Rhinos fans from Greece…Greece, NY. This off-season I decided to stay put here in Rochester and conduct my “Train like a Champion” Goalkeeper/Striker Camps along with Matthew Delicâte and spend quality time with my family. This is the first year we’ve done these camps...

Details.com The cover story in this month's Details Magazine is whether the US will buy David Beckham. I wonder if Beckham is the first MLS player to grace their cover? And as to be expected, the article talks more about Madonna, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan than it does Cristiano Ronaldo, John...

USL Soccer.com In a move that some fans over at USL Discussions.com have been clamoring for for years now, the USL will broadcast matches live via the web starting in 2007. This will certainly allow fans to more easily watch their team on the road, along with relocated fans to get reacquainted with...

Scott Palguta will not be playing in MLS with Real Salt Lake this season. The Rhinos defender was released yesterday by the MLS club after spending the first two plus weeks of training camp with the third year club. Coach John Ellinger told Scott that it was a numbers issue and that they needed to c...

Rhinos Soccer.com In a move that I had heard about months ago, the Rhinos announced yesterday that Willie Fitzpatrick will take over as the head coach of the women's team. Rene Rivas reportedly has taken a coaching job back in his home country of Brazil and will not be back with the Rhinos in 2007....

Greetings from sunny Florida..... Well, we're almost finished with our training stint down in Orlando, so I thought I'd fill you in on what's happened over the last week or so. We've stayed very busy while down here and the team has been working extremely hard to get fit and sharp on the ball....

Steven Goff - Soccer Insider - Washington Post.com DC United beat writer Steven Goff is also one of the better insiders when it comes to MLS and US Soccer. In his blog at the Washington Post's website, Steven is reporting that French all-time great midfielder Zinedine Zidane was in talks with the Ch...

Rhinos Soccer.com The Rhinos have announced that they will play the LA Galaxy on March 22nd and FC Dallas on March 24th at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, the home of the USL 1st Division's Puerto Rico Islanders. This trip to Puerto Rico will come on the heels of the Rhinos player combine to be held fr...

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...