MLS has announced new age-based rules for Designated Players that reduce the hit younger players make on a team’s salary cap. The new rules may reduce the amount Freddy Du will take up of the Union’s salary cap in 2012.
Author: Ed Farnsworth
Standings showdown
Three of the Eastern Conference teams in striking distance of the Union in the Eastern Conference standings are each playing two games between Wednesday and Sunday. In an increasingly crowded playoff field, here’s what the standings might look like if the Union cannot secure three points in Columbus.
Stat chat: Union v Dallas
The Union remain undefeated when they score at least two goals in 2011. A look at Saturday’s numbers, comparing the first and second halves, plus a look at how Freddy did.
Nowak tweets, more news.
As reports emerge of rapidly falling temperatures in Hell, Peter Nowak joins Twitter. Le Toux on taking PKs. A plague of locusts. Changes in DP rules forthcoming. Four riders seen on white, red, black, and pale horses. More news.
Adu debut, Le Toux for two, Angel rumors, more news
The news of Adu’s debut and Le Toux’s two goals on Saturday was pushed out of the spotlight on Sunday as Twitter popped with news of a possible move by Juan Pablo Angel to the Philadelphia Union. Independence drop final game of the regular season to finish second.
It’s official: Reunited and it feels so good!
The Union announced on Friday morning that they have signed Freddy Adu on a free transfer. Watch the press conference live on CSN from 1pm. More news and your weekend TV listings. [Update: Adu eligible for Saturday.]