MLS Best XI

posted by kidpurple November 16, 2009

How does this look for a best XI lineup.  This is the group that was named to the MLS best XI for this 2009 season.  Only a single player from the best XI will be represented in the MLS Cup this Sunday.  That is of course Landon Donovan – US player of the decade.

Conor Casey – Jeff Cunningham

Dwayne De Rosario – Landon Donovan – Stuart Holden – Shalrie Joseph – Freddie Ljungberg

Geoff Cameron – Wilman Conde – Chad Marshall

Zach Thornton

So what do you think, is this a good lineup?  Is there anyone more deserving of a spot here?

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Seattle Sounders FC dominating all star voting

posted by kidpurple May 20, 2009

Fan voting is under way for this years MLS All Star Game.  Just like with other all star games sometimes the fans of one team can dominate the voting.  Luckily for everyone that is not on the Seattle Sounders FC roster the fans vote only count 25% of the final tally to determine the starting 11.  If that were not the case – as of today the All Star starting 11 would be made up of 8 Seattle Sounders FC players.

Kasey Keller, Freddie Ljungberg, Fredy Montero, Osvaldo Alonso, Tyrone Marshall, Steve Zakuani and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado are the top 7 in the voting right now, while James Riley comes in at the 9th highest voting total.  Non-Seattle players currently in the top 11 are Columbus Crew defender Frankie Hejduk, TFC’s Dwayne De Rosario and LA Galaxy’s Landon Donovan.

How would that be for a starting lineup?

The team that is 8 points ahead of anyone else in the league (Chivas USA) would not even be represented.  Certainly someone there must be worthy?  Would Brian McBride not make the starting 11?  How about Josh Wolff?

Maybe Seattle will get into gear and get a starting 11 fully represented by Seattle Sounders FC players.  That would be swell.  Would MLS realize then that fan voting for all stars is a bad idea?

What do you think?  Should fans still be able to get 25% of decision of who starts the all star game?

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Dwayne De Rosario moving to Toronto FC

posted by kidpurple December 14, 2008

We all knew that it would happen eventually.  Dwayne De Rosario didn’t make it a secret that he wanted to eventually play in his home country.  De Rosario plays with the Canadian national team so he is on his way to Toronto FC.

In exchange for Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC send Julius James and allocation money to the Houston Dynamo.  James is a defender who played in 13 games during his rookie season this past year with TFC.  James was the 9th selection in the draft from UConn, where he was the Big East defender of the year 3 straight years.

Will Dwayne De Rosario be able to help TFC get into the playoffs for the first time in the club’s history?

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