posted by kidpurple
January 17, 2007
According to Fulham’s official site Clint Dempsey has made it onto the roster and it looks like he’s got #23 (my old number!). Here is the profile text listed for Clint on the Fulham site:
One of the most dynamic talents to come out of the US game, Dempsey is renowned for his creative attacking instincts and bravery in the air. The 23-year-old Texan scored seven goals in his first season with New England Revolution and was named ‘MLS Rookie of the Year’ for 2004.
In his second season he scored 10 goals and recorded nine assists. He also played against Fulham in the MLS All-Star game, setting up the winning goal.
He was named the Honda Player of the Year for 2006, beating competition from Kasey Keller and Brian McBride in a poll of sportswriters. During the World Cup in 2006, Dempsey started two of the three US games and scored the team’s only goal in the tournament.
I didn’t see OO on the roster yet, but hopefully he gets there too. I can’t wait to see the day the Fulham rips through Chelsea with 4 americans in the starting line up! Maybe its a dream, but it could happen! I wonder when Clint’s first cap will be.
It is cold enough in my home town that I took the Fulham scarf off the wall and will start sporting Fulham rather than Manchester United now!
posted by kidpurple
January 15, 2007
According to cbc.ca Toronto has sold over 10,000 season tickets for their brand new 20,000 seat soccer stadium. I would say that is pretty good numbers for a brand new team. Soccernet.com reports that most teams in the MLS are selling more season tickets after the announcement of David Beckham coming to play in Major League Soccer later this year. The Galaxy alone have nearly doubled their season ticket sales, but it did not mention how many of those sales happened after the announcement of Beckham coming to LA.
Whatever the cause for the increased sales, I hope it keeps up. Maybe someday Minnesota will get a team that I can get season tickets for. Well, maybe my grandchildren will be around to see that day!
posted by kidpurple
January 12, 2007
Just yesterday it was announced that David Beckham is coming to the MLS, and today there is rumor about Edgar Davids joining up with FC Dallas. Davids spent time Ajax, Juventus, and Barcelona, three of the top teams in their respective leagues, before coming to play for his current club Tottenham in the EPL.
This would be another huge signing for the MLS that I’m sure any FC Dallas fan would be very happy about.
The MLS has steadily improved over the years since it started back in 96, but this new “Beckham’s Rule” could be huge for the growth of the MLS and of soccer in the United States. I always thought I’d live to see the day that soccer challenges other sports for popularity in the US, and when that day comes, we can probably all look back and say it all started when David Beckham and Edgar Davids came to play in the MLS!
posted by kidpurple
January 11, 2007
David Beckham will be in a Galaxy jersey this fall. Over 5 years he will be making $250 million with the Galaxy, that will be the largest annual salary in American pro team sports history. All that money from a guy who had pretty much lost his starting spot on his current team Real Madrid in Spain.
It will be very interesting to see how Beckham becomes part of American soccer. I wonder if you’ll see more of Beckham on ESPN or E!. My money is on E!.
posted by kidpurple
January 3, 2007
The Boston Globe reports that the MLS has agreed to sell Clint Dempsey to Fulham of the EPL for an MLS record $4 million. It is too bad to see such a talent go, but its great to see that the MLS can produce such a talent that attracts attention from teams in one of the top leagues in the world.
Oguchi Onyewu is also reported to be making a possible move from his current club in Belgium to join Americans Carlos Bocanegra and Brian McBride who have been at Fulham for a couple of years already.
That would give Fulham 4 Americans that could all potentially hold down starting jobs there. That would also probably push them past any other teams in the EPL as far as my favorites go! I’ve already got the Fulham scarf hanging in my computer room! c’mon you whites!
Clint, you will be missed in the MLS, and I’m sure OO will be missed in Belgium. Good luck at Fulham guys!
