The Columbus Crew announced Tuesday that it has re-signed Guillermo Barros Schelotto, keeping one of the most popular, prolific and decorated players in club history in Black & Gold for the 2010 season. Schelotto's fourth season with the Crew will be his 20th in professional soccer, continuing an extraordinary career in which he has been part of a remarkable 18 club championships.

Since joining the Crew in 2007 from storied Argentine club Boca Juniors, Schelotto has been one of the fi...

The Houston Dynamo acquired the rights to midfielder Kevin Harmse from Chivas USA in a trade, it was announced Thursday. In exchange for Harmse, a 25-year-old Canadian international, the Dynamo sent Chivas USA a conditional third- or fourth-round draft pick.

The Dynamo could be Harmse's fourth MLS club after previous stints with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Toronto FC, and Chivas USA. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Harmse was raised in the Vancouver area and began his professional car...

Seattle brass targeted UCLA standout early; Club added two more picks

No one was more surprised to be selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft than Sounders FC draft pick David Estrada.

Estrada's name did not appear in many mock drafts, but Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid, who coached UCLA for 19 seasons, saw something he liked. Seattle invited Estrada to the team's December combine in Las Vegas, giving the front office a chance to look at Estrada up close. Combined ...

Salvadoran midfielder reunites with old coach de los Cobos in Chicago

The Chicago Fire Thursday announced the signing Salvadoran midfielder Julio Martinez, completing the package deal that started with the signing of coach Carlos de los Cobos earlier this month.

De los Cobos coached Martinez when both were with the El Salvador national team that advanced to the final stage of World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF region before being eliminated. When the Fire hired de los...

The first day of the 2010 MLS Combine is in the books and while it was a truly ugly day, there was actually some good soccer played and some impressive performances put in.

I won't go into great detail just yet about the day's events (I'll save a more detailed breakdown for tomorrow), but I will provide you with some lists of overall performances for day one:

PLAYED VERY WELL

Tony Tchani, Ike Opara, Justin Morrow, Drew Yates, Irving Garcia, Michael Stevens, Zach ...

Wake Forest duo hopes to bring college success to MLS



Corben Bone and Ike Opara couldn't be much different on the field.

Bone draws attention as the silky playmaker who can slice open defenses with his passing ability and slide out wide to deliver service when the opportunity arises. Opara impresses as the freakishly athletic central defender who dominates in the air and runs step-for-step with the q...