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Designated Report: Los Angeles Galaxy
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Los Angeles GalaxyJeff Rueter examines the history of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s Designated Players in his ongoing series. Between the brightest stars the league has drawn in, the question must be asked: can anyone derail the Galaxy from claiming the league’s best rating? I think it’s time that we admit the reality about the league’s 2007 Designated Player…
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Designated Report: New England Revolution
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: New England RevolutionFrom Milton Caraglio to Kei Kamara, Jeff Rueter examines the history of New England Revolution’s Designated Players in his ongoing series. Over the past six weeks, I’ve been looking at a wide array of MLS clubs and their usage of the Designated Player rule. While each club was an inaugural figure in the league, they’ve…
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Designated Report: San Jose Earthquakes
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: San Jose EarthquakesIn our ongoing series, Jeff Rueter examines the history of San Jose Earthquakes’ designated players. The Goonies have only made a few designated player purchases: some unknowns, a flop, and a Wondolowski. San Jose has a niche as a sneaky-difficult club to play against. On paper, the California Clasico should be a heavily one-sided affair…
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Designated Report: New York Red Bulls
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: New York Red BullsIn our on-going series, Jeff Rueter examines the history of New York Red Bull’s designated players: from hero to villain, star to flop, Henry to Marquez. Without thinking, name your favorite world soccer superstar. Messi? Ronaldo? Zlatan? Odds are good that they’ve been linked to one of three MLS markets: Los Angeles, Miami (coming soon! Maybe?),…
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Designated Report: Sporting Kansas City
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Sporting Kansas CityAfter only three Designated Reports, it’s clear that there isn’t a universal blueprint to using DP slots. DC United drifts toward signing aging attackers and is burned more often than they light the league on fire. FC Dallas has recently cracked a code by focusing on young talent after some notable miscues. Columbus Crew, meanwhile, doesn’t focus…
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Designated Report: Columbus Crew
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Columbus CrewThe Columbus Crew are able to focus their DP slots on veteran attackers due to their ability to build a team on a budget. Having won MLS Cup in 2008 and the Supporters’ Shield in 2008 & 2009 (plus a runners-up finish in 2015), their continued success in the DP era is a testament to…
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Designated Report: FC Dallas
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: FC DallasLast week, we kicked off our look at DP signings over the years by starting in our nation’s capitol. DC United has a history of signing players who end up missing significant time due to injury, with half of their DPs falling victim to one malady or another. As we move into week two, we’ll…
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Designated Report: DC United
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: DC UnitedAs MLS grows as a league, the braintrust keeps referring to a goal to become “one of the top leagues in the world” by 2022. Along with expansion, player compensation has seen a massive overhaul in the past five years. Player salaries are increasing thanks to many undefined mechanisms like GAM, TAM, WHAM!, AM, and…
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Designated Report: MLS (Series Overview)
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: MLS (Series Overview).As MLS grows as a league, the braintrust keeps referring to a goal to become “one of the top leagues in the world” by 2022. Along with expansion, player compensation has seen a massive overhaul in the past five years. Player salaries are increasing thanks to many undefined mechanisms like GAM, TAM, WHAM!, AM, and…