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MLS SuperDraft Player Preview: Enzo Martinez & Nick DeLeon
The presence of the holidays seems to signify to most MLS die-hards that the 2012 season grows ever-closer, and it's with that thought in mind we continue our player profiles with a pair of midfielders: National Champion UNC's Enzo Martinez, and Louisville's Nick DeLeon! Enzo Martinez has been on...
Long Absence
Hey guys, sorry for the long hiatus but it's been a roller-coaster couple of weeks. First, the Christmas holiday obviously cut into my ability to write. It was a good one spent with family and friends, and as has been the case since back when I was in college, I was awash with a feeling of...
Tomorrow's the Big Day: Who Will We End Up With?
Tomorrow at 9am PST, the 2011 MLS SuperDraft will kick off. Shortly after we will officially have what could be one of our most important players for the upcoming season. The only question now is, who could is possibly be? If you've at all been following this blog, you'll know that I have, twice...
Watch the MLS SuperDraft Combine Games Live Today
Interested in seeing how this year's crop of players is going to fair on the field, particularly if you weren't all that interested in catching the college games as they were going on the year prior? Well, starting today you can catch all of the SuperDraft Combine games live on MLSsoccer.com. These...
Poll: Who Would You Pick in the First Round of the SuperDraft?
Good morning everybody. I hope everybody's Thursday is looking good, or at least just being a day closer to the weekend gives you the courage to soldier on. Anyway, given that yesterday I participated in my own mock draft over on SBNation Soccer, I figured today might be a nice day to see where you...
My SBNation Mock SuperDraft Picks.... Discuss!
Hey guys, I should have created this and updated it prior, but I guess now is as good a time as any. For my first SuperDraft pick I chose: Perry Kitchen. My primary reason for selecting Kitchen is due to the simple fact that he is the best overall player in the draft. While I'd have normally chosen...
Where should an MLS club find talent?
MLS teams have limited resources. They can't scout the entire world, and there are rules concerning the number of "international" players that a team can have (8 of 24), so yes most of their effort should be focused on US players, either through the draft, the USL systems or the Academies, but if...
Sounders Sign Fucito - updated with statement from Mike
It took several months, and finishing up at Harvard but Mike Fucito is finally a professional soccer player. In this week alone Sounders FC has now added two left side players in the Harvard product and Costa Rican Leo Gonzalez. Fucito did travel with the team to Argentina where he scored, and...
Three Princes, Princes here before you
The story of this game could be one of matchups, of lineup construction, or of the coaching philosophies, but for me the story is the three players vying for the MLS Rookie of the Year. While Stefan Frei deserves much praise, offense almost always sells, and in this case there is quite a bit that...
Fucito - Crimson and Rave Green?
Mike Fucito had a big week. He graduated from Harvard University. Next week he gets a big opportunity. To win that MLS contract with Sounders FC. Multiple sources have told me that early next week he will be joining the team. Sounders FC also protected Jared Karkas, so both player's rights are...
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