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[Icolin]

Taylor Twellman said that Krisztián Nemeth is interested in coming back to MLS; SKC, Columbus, DCU, and New England are among the teams in the mix.

Kristian Dyer reports that, with the Dwyer trade to OCSC likely completed, Sporting KC could try to lure Kei Kamara back.

Also: Paraguayan media is reporting that Derlis Gonzalez is, finally, joining the Seattle Sounders this week.

Finally, some juicy rumours in the transfer window.

 

[Icolin]

Deal is almost done for Dwyer to @OrlandoCitySC. Details: $600-650k allocation $$ with potential of it being $1.3M!! @MLS history!

https://twitter.com/TaylorTwellman/status/889893418285113344

#SportingKC has agreed to trade Dom Dwyer to Orlando City SC in exchange for $1.6 million in allocation money, $700K of which is incentives.

https://twitter.com/SamMcDowell11/status/889899830033752064

 

[B-Dubs]

https://twitter.com/TaylorTwellman/status/889893418285113344

I wonder what this means for their line-up.

 

[Icolin]

I wonder what this means for their line-up.

From what people are saying (and from what I've heard), Larin's going to stay at Orlando for the rest of the year at least. A Dwyer and Larin duo up top could be deadly.

As for SKC, I'm sure they have a replacement lined up; possibly Nemeth?

 

[B-Dubs]

From what people are saying (and from what I've heard), Larin's going to stay at Orlando for the rest of the year at least. A Dwyer and Larin duo up top could be deadly.

As for SKC, I'm sure they have a replacement lined up; possibly Nemeth?

Probably. This move is probably because Orlando is planning to sell Larin soon.

 

[Icolin]

Join our CEO @AlexLeitao for a massive announcement here on Twitter LIVE at 2pm.

https://twitter.com/OrlandoCitySC/status/889904970581114880

HOLY SHIT IT'S HAPPENING

Also, Jeff Carlisle has an article on ESPNFC with more details on the Dwyer trade, as well as Cyle Larin stuff.

About Larin:

Meanwhile, Orlando has no intention of moving forward Cyle Larin this season to make room for Dwyer, a league source told ESPN FC's Jeff Carlisle, though another source said there are three offers on the table for the Canadian forward.

It is in Orlando's interest to wait until the end of the season to move Larin. According to MLS roster rules, waiting until the end of the 2017 campaign will see Orlando secure two-thirds of any transfer fee, as opposed to one-half if he were to leave now.

 

[Icolin]

It's official; Sporting KC acquires up to $1.6 million in Allocation Money from Orlando City SC in exchange for forward Dom Dwyer.


Orlando City SC website story

Breakdown of the 1.6 million:

Sporting Kansas City (MLS) trades forward Dom Dwyer to Orlando City SC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money, $500,000 in Targeted Allocation Money as well as up to $700,000 in future Allocation Money based on Dwyer's performance.

 

[Judderman]

It's official; Sporting KC acquires up to $1.6 million in Allocation Money from Orlando City SC in exchange for forward Dom Dwyer.


Breakdown of the 1.6 million:

The Eastern Conference scares the goddamn shit out of me.

 

[Icolin]

MORE BOMBSHELLS:

Per league source, SKC is in talks with Columbus Crew about top spot in allocation order as they try to bring Krisztian Nemeth back to #MLS.

https://twitter.com/PaulTenorio/status/889908661509869568

 

[RBH]

The Atlanta vs. Orlando matchup on July 29th on FOX just got a little more interesting.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Oh shit Dwyer.

Oh shit!! Nemeth!!

 

[devilhawk]

If it works out that way - I would take Nemeth for Dwyer straight up every time.

 

[ZZMitch]

Damn exciting stuff!

 

[Askani]

Quick and Dirty. I wish I had better GIFing skills. I'd add Dom's face to the plate, add an SKC logo on Ron and an Orlando one on the waiter. Stole the idea from somewhere but not sure where.

 

[Gamecocks625]

The Atlanta vs. Orlando matchup on July 29th on FOX just got a little more interesting.

For real. Yikes.

 

[Cornballer]

Blockbuster trade. I suppose that makes sense from either perspective. I don't think he'll remain in MLS too much longer if he keeps on scoring.

In other news:

Several MLS teams taking interest in #USMNT MF @JoeCorona15. Age: 27. Caps: 20. Aligned with Tijuana since 2010.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Hahahahahaha


Fuck Ohio

 

[Cornballer]

- MLS Analyst: USMNT cross Jamaica up and claim Gold Cup title

The wild and sometimes reckless Bradley of the Jurgen Klinsmann years is long gone. He controlled every bit of this game, just as he did the previous two, with his vision, understanding of angles, and his understanding of his teammates' strengths and weaknesses.

It's now been 840 minutes (14 hours) with Bradley on the field at d-mid under Arena. The US have conceded one open play goal in that time. He has brought peace to the midfield, and it shows even if nobody's really talking about it.

When a No. 6 does things right, most people won't be sure they've done anything at all.

 

[Cornballer]

- From LA Times reporter:

The #LAGalaxy have fired coach Curt Onalfo. Former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid will take over, beginning with today's training session.

 

[Cornballer]

- Sacramento Bee: Big step in Sacramento’s Major League Soccer bid

In an attempt to convince Major League Soccer that its expansion bid is far beyond the competition, the group leading Sacramento’s effort will announce Thursday it is beginning pre-construction activities at the site of a 19,621-seat stadium in the downtown railyard.

Construction crews will be working in the railyard for the next several weeks, adding and leveling soil to the 14.6-acre stadium site in the northeast corner of the development. The team’s goal is to complete the first phase before wet weather arrives, allowing for the soil to settle and crews to begin vertical construction in the spring. Republic FC officials compared the initial phase to the demolition of the former Downtown Plaza that made way for the eventual construction of Golden 1 Center.

The pre-construction work – being called a “Ground Making” – will place Republic FC on a realistic timeline to finish the stadium in time for the 2020 MLS season. Team officials said the first phase is expected to cost millions of dollars.

MLS is expected to announce two expansion awards by December. Sacramento is one of 12 cities vying for those spots and has long been considered one of the front-runners to join the nation’s premier professional soccer league.

If Sacramento loses out, the next construction phase would not begin in spring.

They seem to be in good shape as far as the expansion awards go, though this is nonetheless a little ballsy.

 

[Icolin]

Goal USA: LAFC set to name Bob Bradley head coach, according to sources

Matt Doyle and Sam Stejskal of MLSsoccer.com confirmed the Bob Bradley to LAFC rumors, so it's likely legit.


MLS Transfers (sometimes right, sometimes wrong): LAFC interested in making "international level signings within the next 30 days."



And Onalfo out, Sigi in at LA Galaxy is official.

 

[Cornballer]

Busy day!

 

[Cornballer]

Paul Carr @ ESPN:

Quite the 24 hrs for winningest MLS coaches:

1. Sigi. LA.
2. Arena. Won Gold Cup
3. Kinnear (welp)
4. Yallop. Fresno GM
5. Bradley. LAFC.

 

[Icolin]

Somehow I missed this; yesterday, LAFC teased an announcement on Twitter for tomorrow (which would be today, obviously).

It's safe to say that naming Bob Bradley their coach is that announcement.

 

[Cystm]

Goal USA: LAFC set to name Bob Bradley head coach, according to sources

Matt Doyle and Sam Stejskal of MLSsoccer.com confirmed the Bob Bradley to LAFC rumors, so it's likely legit.

I always hoped he'd come back to Chicago one day. Great signing by LAFC.

MLS Transfers (sometimes right, sometimes wrong): LAFC interested in making "international level signings within the next 30 days."

It's Gignac from Tigres per Carlisle

 

[B-Dubs]

- From LA Times reporter:

Not too surprising, he wasn't getting the job done for them.

Somehow I missed this; yesterday, LAFC teased an announcement on Twitter for tomorrow (which would be today, obviously).

It's safe to say that naming Bob Bradley their coach is that announcement.

To the shock of no one.

 

[NobleGreenBeast]

Sad to see Curt Onalfo go out like this. Let Sigi Schmid era begin.

 

[Icolin]

https://twitter.com/heartoflafc/status/890621661283622912

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EDIT:

 

[Dr Campino]

Don't even think about taking our captain.

 

[Icolin]

Some dude on Vancouver radio said that Davies "needs more ice time" to Carl Robinson. Carl Robinson then questions this guy's soccer knowledge, and the host gets upset.

No joke.

 

[Icolin]

https://twitter.com/LAFC/status/890628052463501312

There it is.

 

[zroid]

Bradley huh

 

[zroid]

Some dude on Vancouver radio said that Davies "needs more ice time" to Carl Robinson. Carl Robinson then questions this guy's soccer knowledge, and the host gets upset.

No joke.

That's pretty funny :lol

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Great coaching pickup.

Good ol brad bobley

 

[ActStriker]

And yet Jay Heaps is still the Revs' manager

 

[B-Dubs]

Don't even think about taking our captain.

He doesn't leave Toronto without a trophy, I think. Especially for an expansion side that's probably below the line for the next few years.

 

[ZZMitch]

Well this has been an exciting 48 hours for American soccer, jeez lol

 

[Cornballer]

- MLS Analyst: Stock Up, Stock down after USMNT Gold Cup triumph

Reasonable list. It'll be good to get the Euros back into the squad for the September qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras.

 

[ZZMitch]

- MLS Analyst: Stock Up, Stock down after USMNT Gold Cup triumph

Reasonable list. It'll be good to get the Euros back into the squad for the September qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras.

I agree with most of that. I also wonder if we will every see Kenny Saief again lol.. Totally forgot about him (as did Doyle), since he didn't really play before getting injured.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

He doesn't leave Toronto without a trophy, I think. Especially for an expansion side that's probably below the line for the next few years.

i agree with this. Especially considering how absurdly strong Toronto is and how close they were last year.

 

[Dartastic]

Welp guys, I guess I'm never going to my favorite soccer bar ever again. Went there last night and managed to catch the last 30 minutes of the Gold Cup final, and I kinda got into an argument with the owner after telling him he raised his prices too much.

I'm a genuine regular. I know the bartenders by name. I know other customers that go there by name. On my way out, I politely told the owner, an older, kinda pervy Bosnian man who I also know by name, that $7 bucks (before tip, and i'm not going to stiff my bartender) was too high for a pint of beer and he was gonna lose business. He started yelling and cursing at me. I even told him that I liked him and his bar, and I was just trying to give him some friendly insight. He then started yelling at me that "he doesn't give a shit if I like him" and that I can fuck off, basically. So I'm going to do that, because a) fuck paying 7 bucks for a pint, no matter how good the atmosphere is and b) I'm a goddamn regular customer, and fuck getting yelled at (literally yelled at) like that.

Sucks, though. I love that bar.

 

[B-Dubs]

Welp guys, I guess I'm never going to my favorite soccer bar ever again. Went there last night and managed to catch the last 30 minutes of the Gold Cup final, and I kinda got into an argument with the owner after telling him he raised his prices too much.

I'm a genuine regular. I know the bartenders by name. I know other customers that go there by name. On my way out, I politely told the owner, an older, kinda pervy Bosnian man who I also know by name, that $7 bucks (before tip, and i'm not going to stiff my bartender) was too high for a pint of beer and he was gonna lose business. He started yelling and cursing at me. I even told him that I liked him and his bar, and I was just trying to give him some friendly insight. He then started yelling at me that "he doesn't give a shit if I like him" and that I can fuck off, basically. So I'm going to do that, because a) fuck paying 7 bucks for a pint, no matter how good the atmosphere is and b) I'm a goddamn regular customer, and fuck getting yelled at (literally yelled at) like that.

Sucks, though. I love that bar.

Most places are $7 a beer though. You can only afford to go cheaper if you've got the volume.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Yeah unfortunately 7 is fairly standard for places near civilization.

Of course the dude should've handled it much better than that. That's not any way to take complaints or suggestions at all. I wouldn't go for that reason alone.

 

[zroid]

Welp guys, I guess I'm never going to my favorite soccer bar ever again. Went there last night and managed to catch the last 30 minutes of the Gold Cup final, and I kinda got into an argument with the owner after telling him he raised his prices too much.

I'm a genuine regular. I know the bartenders by name. I know other customers that go there by name. On my way out, I politely told the owner, an older, kinda pervy Bosnian man who I also know by name, that $7 bucks (before tip, and i'm not going to stiff my bartender) was too high for a pint of beer and he was gonna lose business. He started yelling and cursing at me. I even told him that I liked him and his bar, and I was just trying to give him some friendly insight. He then started yelling at me that "he doesn't give a shit if I like him" and that I can fuck off, basically. So I'm going to do that, because a) fuck paying 7 bucks for a pint, no matter how good the atmosphere is and b) I'm a goddamn regular customer, and fuck getting yelled at (literally yelled at) like that.

Sucks, though. I love that bar.

That seems like a perfectly reasonable response by the owner

Spoiler

if someone were literally assaulting him and/or his customers

 

[Icolin]

LA Galaxy sign Mexican international midfielder Jonathan dos Santos as Designated Player.

Incredible signing by the LA Galaxy. He's in his prime, was one of the best central midfielders in La Liga last year, and is a regular starter for El Tri.

So much news in LA soccer today!

 

[Dartastic]

Most places are $7 a beer though. You can only afford to go cheaper if you've got the volume.

Yeah unfortunately 7 is fairly standard for places near civilization.

Of course the dude should've handled it much better than that. That's not any way to take complaints or suggestions at all. I wouldn't go for that reason alone.

Not in Portland it's not. I can go to another bar (admittedly not a soccer bar) on the SAME BLOCK and get a similar if not better beer for $5.

That seems like a perfectly reasonable response by the owner

Spoiler

if someone were literally assaulting him and/or his customers

Yep. It was shitty as hell. This place was like my Cheers, man.

 

[B-Dubs]

LA Galaxy sign Mexican international midfielder Jonathan dos Santos as Designated Player.

Incredible signing by the LA Galaxy. He's in his prime, was one of the best central midfielders in La Liga last year, and is a regular starter for El Tri.

So much news in LA soccer today!

LA Galaxy got both of the Dos Santos brothers now. At this point they're probably going to look for a big name striker to take advantage of the fact.

 

[Icolin]

LA Galaxy got both of the Dos Santos brothers now. At this point they're probably going to look for a big name striker to take advantage of the fact.

Hey, Zardes is a big name!

Spoiler

ZLATAN PLEASE

 

[NobleGreenBeast]

Draft the tweet, LA Galaxy first to six!

 

[B-Dubs]

Hey, Zardes is a big name!

Spoiler

ZLATAN PLEASE

God help us all if they get Zlatan on top of this.