The Footie Fool

Image via Wikipedia Update: December 14. I would have thought a player like DeRo would be the DP, but it appears he will not be TFC’s Designated Player but rather a senior international with a salary around the $400k mark. Which means TFC could still be in the market for a DP. Exciting times for [...]

Here is the video conference where Freddie Ljungberg was unveiled as the Designated Player for the MLS expansion Sounders FC. Online video chat by Ustream

Some fine fan footage from the stands to the insanity that ensued at BMO Field in Toronto when Toronto FC scored the very first goal in franchise history last weekend. The video of the goal sucks, but the fan reaction is great. The flying things are seat cushions handed out to the fans before the [...]

Edgar Davids will not be following David Beckham to the US. Rumors were that Davids might be leaving Tottenham Hotspur to join FC Dallas of the MLS. Instead, Davids is returning to the club he left a decade, AFC Ajax. The 33 year old Dutch midfielder was part of the Ajax side that won the [...]

According to the BBC, the Chicago Fire of the MLS has failed in their bid to stack their team with old bald guys. Fire GM John Guppy has admitted they attempted to lure Zinedine Zidane out of retirement to play for the MLS club, and also had a crack at Henrik Larsson. Apparently, the Fire [...]

The BBC is reporting that Spurs midfielder and former Dutch international Edgar Davids is in talks with FC Dallas of the MLS. While certainly not the star power of David Beckham, Davids is still a big name talent. And his flair for showmanship would probably serve him well in the US. Davids 2005 transfer to [...]

Sportsnet is reporting that Toronto is catching Beckham fever. Becks announcement isn’t even a day old and already his moveis translating into ticket sales for the newest MLS franchise. Toronto FC reports fielding close to 500 calls and selling 100 tickets. Seven TV cameras were on hand to record Toronto FC’s reaction to the Beckham [...]

It may have been the worst kept secret in transfer history (heck, if a guy as out of the loop as me was speculating on this back in April, it could not have been a closely guarded secret), David Beckham has confirmed that he will be joining the LA Galaxy this fall. What is truly [...]