The Thread That's on Indefinite Loan to Manchester City (The 2015 Major League Soccer Thread)

[HailtotheYo]

Officially, NYCFC is freaking stupid ... the rest of the MLS rejoices as someone was just gifted a great HC

[HailtotheYo]

Well, we here in SA just got closer to an MLS franchise:

 

Key part of that arrangement .... within the first 6yrs if SS&E haven't landed an MLS franchise they start repaying the city and county.  I reeeeaaaalllly don't see that happening.

[Szumi]

The final ten minutes of regulation time of Dallas/Seattle was crazy! Three goals in rapid fire and just such a frenetic pace nonstop. I thought Seattle could take it on penalties after surviving extra time, but another year done for the Sounders. The kind of momentum Dallas just got from this win could propel them straight to the title.

[gunnar hendershow]

Yesterday as a whole was a crazy day and had MLS constantly in the discussion on an NFL Sunday.  No small feat.

Pretty mellow on any of the teams left, but please anyone but Red Bull.  Please.

[HailtotheYo]

Holy crap last night was fantastic soccer !!!!!

TWO matches into ET with one going to PKs!!!

NYRB/CLB and FCD/POR are your conference finals.  POR flat out dominated VAN and the patience they've had up there is starting to pay off.  I honestly feel FCD is better and should make the cup, but I won't be surprised if it goes the other way.  CLB/NYRB might just be the match up of the two best and complete teams in the league this year (DAL is the only other one I'd argue for) and should be a great match up.  We've got a 3/4 chance to have a 1st ever MLS Cup champion (CLB has won it).  If POR or CLB win it then they'll get the 4th CCL slot, but CLB can still get it if either FCD or NYRB win it as they'll be the best finishing team (3rd in supporter's shield standings) not already qualified. 

 

 

[Lineker]

 

[HailtotheYo]

Just coming in to post that ... hope he bombs, just because they absolutely bent Kries over.

[HailtotheYo]

Sounders shopping Ozzie

 

[HailtotheYo]

Orlando declined options on:
- Tally Hall
- Josh Ford
- Corey Ashe (FA-eligible)
- Eric Avila (FA-eligible)
- Lewis Neal
- Danny Mwanga
- Adam Bedell
- Sidney Rivera

Contract expired:
- Tony Cascio

 

New England:
- Trevor Spangenburg
- Kevin Alston
- Jeremy Hall
- Timi Mulgrew
- Steve Neumann
- Tyler Rudy

Contract expired:
- Andy Dorman
- Jermaine Jones

 

SKC
Jalil Anibaba

Contract expired
Jon Kempin
Mikey Lopez
Soni Mustivar
Paulo Nagamura
Seth Sinovic

SKC is offering all five though ....

 

 

[Lineker]

The game-sealing last-minute Portland goal was a bit good.

[HailtotheYo]

Awesome second legs to the semis.  HOT contest between Crew/NYRB ... very chippy.

The final should be fantastic as both clubs have 'stars' but are just really, really good TEAMS.

[HailtotheYo]

 Lamar Neagle has been traded to DC

And Philly starts their movement by trading allocation money to DC for Chris Pontius

CHICAGO FIRE:

Option declined:
Adailton
Jon Busch (FA eligible)
Razvan Cocis
Greg Cochrane
Jason Johnson
Alec Kann
Jeff Larentowicz (FA eligible)
Lovel Palmer (Re-entry eligible)
Chris Ritter (HG)

Contract expired:
Ty Harden (FA eligible)
Mike Magee (FA eligible)
Matthew Watson (Re-entry eligible)

 

RSL:

Option declined: Phanuel Kavita, Demar Phillips, Elias Vasquez, and midfielder Pecka.

Defender Chris Schuler and midfielders Luis Gil and Luis Silva are currently out of contract for the 2016 season.

Jamison Olave was re-signed.

 

HOUSTON:

Options declined

Michael Lisch
A.J. Cochran
Jermaine Taylor
Luis Garrido
Alex Lopez
Nathan Sturgis
Chandler Hoffman

 

VAN:

Whitecaps FC picked up the options on...

Goalkeepers = Marco Carducci and David Ousted
Defenders = Sam Adekugbe, Jordan Smith, and Tim Parker
Midfielders = Gershon Koffie and Nicolás Mezquida
Strikers = Erik Hurtado, Kekuta Manneh, and Darren Mattocks.

The ’Caps also confirmed that Smith's loan has been extended through the end of 2016 with an option to transfer from Costa Rica’s Primera División side Deportivo Saprissa.

Whitecaps FC declined the options on...

Goalkeeper = Paolo Tornaghi
Defenders = Steven Beitashour, Pa-Modou Kah, and Ethen Sampson
Midfielder = Andre Lewis
Striker = Caleb Clarke.

The club remains in contact with all six players, as well as out-of-contract midfielder Mauro Rosales and striker Robert Earnshaw, regarding their future with the club.

 

 

[HailtotheYo]

Shaun Wright-Phillips, Dane Richards, Damien Perrinelle and Roy Miller highlight the Red Bulls’ list of released players, joining Leo Stolz, Anthony Wallace, Kyle Reynish, Marius Obekop and Manolo Sanchez on the unemployment line.

 

 

[HailtotheYo]

Sounders decline options on Pappa, Pineda, Perkins, Correa, Azira, Thomas, Barrett. Rose and Craven are out of contract.

 

Dallas declines options on:
Otis Earle
Danny Garcia
Michel
David Texeira
Blas Perez and Stephen Keel are out of contract (Blas is likely going to Saprissa)

 

This is going around:

Don to announce Vela's signing in MLS Cup. Going to Chicago, SJ or NYRB. Most likely the first.

[In Spanish]

http://laaficion.milenio.com/futbol/Domingo-clave-anuncio-Vela-MLS_0_638936224.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lineker]

David Beckham’s fledgling MLS club is homeless no longer.

The former England captain announced on Friday that his group of investors has acquired a site to build a privately financed stadium in the Overtown district of Miami.

“Miami Beckham United has secured a stadium development site at 650 Northwest 8th Street in the City of Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood,” Beckham’s investment group said in a statement. “We intend to create an assemblage of private and County-controlled land totaling approximately nine acres in Miami’s urban core, within walking distance of multiple public transit options and the up-and-coming Miami River District.

“The private properties, which comprise the majority of the land, are under contract and we intend to purchase the County land at fair market value pending approval of our site by the MLS Board of Governors.”

The announcement comes one day before the league’s Board of Governors is due to convene in Columbus, where the MLS Cup final will take place on Sunday afternoon.

The timing is hardly accidental: the Orlando Sentinel reported on Thursday that MLS commissioner Don Garber suggested that Sacramento threatened to overtake Miami in the expansion queue to become the league’s 24th team.

“This will be the most responsible stadium development in Miami history,” the statement continued. “Construction of our venue will be privately financed and we will work with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to establish our club as an educational resource for the community. We will also engage nearby businesses and residents as we develop our stadium design and take steps to enhance the neighborhood.”

Beckham’s designs on bringing a team to Miami have remained largely on hold since he exercised a contract option to purchase an MLS club in February 2014 for $25m, a discounted franchise fee negotiated when he signed with the LA Galaxy in 2007.

The biggest obstacle for Beckham, whose investment group includes long-time business associate Simon Fuller and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, had been settling on a downtown site for a soccer-specific stadium.

Should the Board of Governors approve the site, it’s thought Beckham’s team could enter the league alongside Los Angeles FC for the 2018 season, with Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC expected to join in 2017.

[GoGo Yubari]

On 10/28/2015, 11:48:09, GoGo Yubari said:

As long as Portland doesn't win the MLS Cup, I don't even care how the rest of the postseason goes.

You had one job, Sporting KC, Vancouver Whitecaps, FC Dallas, and Columbus Crew.

[HailtotheYo]

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a fun game even if two of the goals were on absolute shit GK errors. 

[HailtotheYo]

First ever list of Free Agents for the MLS:

GK Jon Busch (Chicago Fire)
GK Troy Perkins (Seattle Sounders)
GK Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls)
GK Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers)

DF Corey Ashe (Orlando City SC)
DF Bobby Burling (Colorado Rapids)
DF Ty Harden (Chicago Fire)
DF Michael Harrington (Colorado Rapids)
DF Stephen Keel (FC Dallas)
DF Drew Moor (Colorado Rapids)
DF James Riley (Colorado Rapids)

MF Eric Avila (Orlando City SC)
MF Brian Carroll (Philadelphia Union)
MF Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo)
MF Ned Grabavoy (New York City FC)
MF Nick LaBrocca (Colorado Rapids)
MF Jeff Larentowicz (Chicago Fire)
MF Justin Mapp (Montreal Impact)
MF Paulo Nagamura (Sporting Kansas City)
MF Nathan Sturgis (Houston Dynamo)

FW Chad Barrett (Seattle Sounders)
FW Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy)
FW Conor Casey (Philadelphia Union)
FW Kenny Cooper (Montreal Impact)
FW Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy)
FW Mike Magee (Chicago Fire)

 

There's plenty there to help some teams out.  Even a few 'fliers' out there that might be worth the risk.

 

Eligible for re-entry draft:

 

Spoiler

GK Joe Bendik (Toronto FC)

GK Josh Ford (Orlando City SC)
GK Tally Hall (Orlando City SC)
GK Alec Kann (Chicago Fire)
GK Chris Konopka (Toronto FC)
GK Matt Lampson (Columbus Crew SC)
GK Zac MacMath (Philadelphia Union)
GK Brian Perk (LA Galaxy)
GK Donovan Ricketts (LA Galaxy)
GK Paolo Tornaghi (Vancouver Whitecaps)

DF Kevin Alston (New England Revolution)
DF Jalil Anibaba (Sporting Kansas City)
DF Steven Beitashour (Vancouver Whitecaps)
DF Jeb Brovsky (New York City FC)
DF Hassoun Camara (Montreal Impact)
DF/MF Greg Cochrane (Chicago Fire)
DF Leonardo Gonzalez (Seattle Sounders)
DF Tony Lochhead
DF Tommy Meyer (LA Galaxy)
DF Roy Miller (New York Red Bulls)
DF Pa Modou Kah (Vancouver Whitecaps)
DF Lovel Palmer (Chicago Fire)
DF Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake)
DF Zach Scott (Seattle Sounders)
DF Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City)
DF Bakary Soumare (FC Dallas)
DF Jordan Stewart (San Jose Earthquakes)
DF Jermaine Taylor (Houston Dynamo)
DF Anthony Wallace (New York Red Bulls)
DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe (New York City FC)

MF Carlos Alvarez (Colorado Rapids)
MF/FW Tony Cascio (Orlando City SC)
MF Warren Creavalle (Philadelphia Union)
MF Danny Cruz (Philadelphia Union)
MF Andy Dorman (New England Revolution)
MF Michael Farfan (D.C United)
MF Fred (Philadelphia Union)
MF Boniek Garcia (Houston Dynamo)
MF Jeremy Hall (New England Revolution)
MF Jackson (Toronto FC)
MF Alex Lopez (Houston Dynamo)
MF Michel (FC Dallas)
MF Michael Nanchoff (Portland Timbers)
MF Lewis Neal (Orlando City SC)
MF Marco Pappa (Seattle Sounders)
MF Mauro Rosales (Vancouver Whitecaps)
MF Matt Watson (Chicago Fire)

FW Jairo Arrieta (D.C. United)
FW Bright Dike
FW Robbie Findley (Toronto FC)
FW Mike Fucito (San Jose Earthquakes)
FW Chandler Hoffman (Houston Dynamo)
FW Antoine Hoppenot (Philadelphia Union)
FW Jason Johnson (Chicago Fire)
FW Danny Mwanga (Orlando City SC)
FW Dane Richards (New York Red Bulls)
FW Charlie Rugg (LA Galaxy)
FW Vicente Sanchez (Colorado Rapids)
FW Gabriel Torres (Colorado Rapids)
FW Maximiliano Urruti (Portland Timbers)

 

[HailtotheYo]

Szumi is gonna love this ....

[HailtotheYo]

and in a strange bit of news, the Union do something RIGHT: Earnie Stewart to be named Sporting Director

Timbers reportedly going to sell Villifana to Santos Laguna for just under 1m$ ... talk was that agreement was before the MLS Cup and his fantastic showing.