The Major League soccer is buzzing over the late-game exploits of Wayne Rooney in Sunday win of DC United over Orlando, Rooney, the former star of England on Tuesday said, he is not in North America on holiday. He said “I can understand that people get frustrated watching players coming over probably a bit later in their career, but for me that is to show with performances. I want to show them through my performances that I am not in the North America to be on holiday,”
Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders are hoping to get one over their rivals this weekend after losing to Red Bulls last week. They were defeated by the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on the road but they would be seeking to reverse that against Chicago Fire on Saturday. The game poised for Century Link Field would surely be an entertaining one as Sounders would want to add more points especially as they are now at home. They lost to Real Salt Lake by the slimmest of margins at home and then 2-0 away. Sacramento defeated them 2-1 but they returned the favour by the same margin against DC United…
Joe Cole on following in the footsteps of Rodney Marsh in Florida: ‘I thought I was finished but I feel alive in Tampa’. There used to be a joke around Tampa Bay that St Petersburg was where old people went to die. ‘God’s waiting room,’ they called the city. But for Joe Cole, now a football veteran, joining Tampa Bay Rowdies has given him a new lease of life again and gotten his playing career back on track.
LA Galaxy has announced that they have signed a new goalkeeper namely Brian Sylvestre. The goalkeeper previously played at North Carolina FC where he managed to make 48 appearances during his two seasons at the club. The LA Galaxy head coach said that Brian Sylvestre is an interesting signing for them as he will be adding some much-needed depth in the squad. Sigil Schmid said that the goalkeeper is physically fit and has a great potential. He believes that the player can still develop and become a better one in the future and this is the main reason why he has signed him.
Officials working behind the scene to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise to the city of Detroit have changed the proposed venue, according to reports. The officials say the new proposed venue for the MLS team is Ford Field. The group earlier named the Wayne County’s unfinished jail on Gratiot, Greektown area but they have changed to Ford Field as the preferred site. The group also bettered their chances of owning an MLS franchise by adding the Ford Family.