Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Ernst Öbster is now a member of Red Bull NY, the MLS club announced today. “We were interested in bringing Ernst to New York since our preseason trip to Austria last year,” said Sporting Director Jeff Agoos. “Ernst can play a variety of positions on the field and we think that he has a bright future ahead of him.”
Chicago will host Tigres for the 2009 SuperLiga title after both teams advanced in semifinal play at Gillette Stadium.
Chicago 2 - New England 1
Credit Chicago for playing to their strengths. Cuauhtemoc Blanco found Brian McBride for the 34th minute opener, with the Revs pulling even when Edgaras Jankauskas' shot was deflected in just before halftime. Blanco would prove the difference, scoring directly from a freekick in the 63rd minute to give Chicago a place in the final. "A win's a win," Chicago keeper Jon Busch said. "Sometimes you win pretty, sometimes you win ugly. At the end of the day, we moved on. That's all that matters."
Club America 0 - Colorado 0
10,482 showed up to see Mexican Liga giant Club America in a game that was short on offense but big on substitutions. Nine for Club America and five for Colorado. Club America's number was for nine outfield slots after Ricardo Rojas was ejected in the 28th minute for a foul on Rapids defender Cory Gibbs.
CSD Comunicaciones 0 - Dallas 2
Dallas gets a week off after a strong showing against Guatemala's CSD Comunicaciones at Pizza Hut Park. Daniel Torres headed in a Dave van den Bergh freekick to make it 1-0 in the 19th, and second-half substitute Eric Avila made it 2-0 in the 88th. Dario Sala returned from an injured left knee that has kept him out of action since April 25th to pickup the shutout on three saves.
Forward Pablo Campos is now a member of Real Salt Lake, after San Jose accepted a trade for a second round pick in the 2010 SuperDraft and a conditional pick in 2011. Campos has played in 14 games this season and has two goals.
“We’ve scouted Pablo now for two years and we are very excited about his potential,” Real Salt Lake general manager Garth Lagerwey said. “We look forward to him joining us and adding a new dimension to our attack.”
Midfielder Danny Szetela has returned to Major League Soccer as a member of DC United, the club announced late Wednesday. Szetela spent last season on loan to Serie B club Brescia from Spain's Racing Santander.
“We are pleased that Danny has decided to return to MLS and that he is now part of D.C. United,” said general manager Dave Kasper. “He is a talented young player who now has some terrific international experience including two years playing in Italy and Spain, as well as all of his time at the U.S. Olympic, U-20 and U-17 National Team levels. Danny is very versatile and will compete for regular playing time in a number of spots on the field. We look forward to his future contributions to our club.”
Real Salt Lake midfielders Kyle Beckerman and Javier Morales have been named to the MLS All-Star Team as the Commissioner picks. The rest of the MLS lineup will be revealed on Monday.
Toronto midfielder Dwayne De Rosario will not be taking his place among Major League Soccer's First XI against Everton on Wednesday, July 29th. Instead, he will be playing for Toronto that night in their CONCACAF Champions League qualifier against the Puerto Rico Islanders. Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco replaces De Rosario in the First XI as the next highest midfield vote-getter.
President Barack Obama hosted the 2008 MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew at the Rose Garden on Monday, where he talked about the Crew's run and the support of their fans as well as the success of the United States National Team this summer.
"As some of you may know, I just got back from the G8 meeting in Italy, and one of the leaders there was President Lula da Silva of Brazil. He gave me a hard time about Team USA dropping a 2-0 lead in the Confederations Cup final, but I reminded him that we held our own against the best teams in the world, we shocked a lot of people, and we might just see that team in the World Cup next year.
So it's clear that soccer in America is on the rise -- and MLS is a big part of that."
The full text of President Obama's remarks is available here.
Major League Soccer announced the winners of the vote for the All-Star First XI to represent MLS against Everton at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 29th (9:30pm ET - ESPN). The vote was split between media, coaches/GM's, players, and fans.
Kasey Keller (Seattle)
Geoff Cameron (Houston) - Wilman Conde (Chicago) - Chad Marshall (Columbus)
Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto) - Stuart Holden (Houston) - Shalrie Joseph (New England) - Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle) - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus)
Conor Casey (Colorado) - Landon Donovan (Los Angeles)
MLS All-Star coach Dominic Kinnear will announce his selections next Monday.
Toronto forward Chad Barrett is Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 17. He scored two goals in Toronto's 3-1 win over San Jose on Saturday. This is his first POTW award.
The Seattle Sounders won the battle between first and second in the Western Conference, while the Los Angeles Galaxy continue their winning streak by beating stadium neighbors Chivas USA. Meanwhile, the East returned to ties in their head-to-head match-ups.
With one place in the US Open Cup semifinals already guaranteed, Major League Soccer clubs took two more slots on Tuesday. Houston finally broke their jinx at Blackbaud and DC United got past Harrisburg.
FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham's two goals against New York won him Player of the Week honors for Week 16. This is Cunningham's 10th POTW award, the most in League history.
With a chance to reshuffle the top of the Eastern Conference table, only Chicago takes all three points. Meanwhile, a new signing makes the difference for Los Angeles while Houston adds three more points to the to of the Western Conference.
DC 1 - Columbus 1
Christian Gomez put DC United up in the 33rd minute and that carried into halftime. Columbus equalized through Alejandro Moreno in the 59th, splitting the points and keeping the total at the top of the Eastern Conference at 24. United stays top on goal difference to Chicago, with Columbus a point behind in third. "I'm happy with the point," Crew coach Robert Warzycha said. "I don't think it was our best game, but it was very important to get the point when you're not playing your best."
The San Jose Earthquakes scored both goals at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday night. Arturo Alvarez put the Earthquakes up in the 63rd and Quakes defender Chris Leitch was responsible for the unlikely equalizer in the 91st. RSL lost the most effective part of their offense in the 77th minute when Fabian Espindola was red carded. “We need to close out games better," Alvarez said. "We let a lead get away against Dallas a couple of weeks ago and then again tonight. Tonight was still a good result for us, but we could have had three points. We need to go back home and get three points next week." San Jose has now gone 17 games without a road win. This is the fourth time in 2009 RSL has lost a player to a red card.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jul 3, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- I was slightly amused a few weeks ago to see FIFA General Secretary Sepp Blatter aka Grand Poobah renew his call for the MLS to play its season from fall to spring as the rest of the world does.
While I stand by the reasons why he was ultimately wrong on this issue, I can name 15 people who wouldn't mind so much if the league switched schedules: MLS coaches. More specifically, MLS coaches who lose players to international tournaments. Given the thin roster depth of most MLS squads, the summer months are arguably where MLS coaches earn their paychecks. They choose their game day rosters for matches in MLS, the US Open Cup, Superliga and CONCACAF Champions League Qualifying around international call-ups and friendlies.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto is Major League Soccer's Player of the Month for June. Schelotto had four goals and an assist for the month.
2009 MLS Player of the Month Awards
March: Fredy Montero – Seattle Sounders FC
April: Brian McBride – Chicago Fire
May: Conor Casey – Colorado Rapids
June: Guillermo Barros Schelotto – Columbus Crew
Things returned to normal for Major League Soccer on Wednesday night, with Houston and Seattle advancing. That puts four MLS and four USL teams into the Fourth Round.
Lithuania forward Edgaras Jankauskas is now a member of the New England Revolution. The 34-year-old Jankauskas was thought to be considering retirement after finishing the 2008 season with Skonto Riga in Latvia's Virsliga. He was part of Porto's 2003-04 Champions League winning side.
Forward Alecko Eskandarian has changed locker rooms at the Home Depot Center, joining the LA Galaxy from Chivas USA in return for a 2010 SuperDraft pick and allocation money. “This move allows us greater flexibility in terms of our roster and salary budget,” Chivas USA coach Preki said. “We would like to thank Alecko for his contributions to our club. We wish him the best.” This is his fifth club since signing on with DC United in 2003.
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