Things are getting a bit tense in the DC United organization, as former DU United goalkeeper Charlie Horton has filed a lawsuit against former teammate Fabian Espindola, DC United manager Ben Olsen and the MLS regarding injuries he sustained during an alleged training incident with Espindola.
From ESPNFC:
Good news: Minnesota United might not actually be the worst MLS team of all time, as many of us feared.
The loons took it to Real Salt Lake, 4-2, in their second-ever home game to earn their first-ever win.
This will be one to forget for Salt Lake City goalkeeper Nick Rimando, but not for Minnesota United fans. Go get some cheese curds, it's time to party.
The Chicago Fire are well and truly on their way to winning the World Cup if Bastian Schweinsteiger’s debut is anything to go by. The former German international took all of 17 minutes to open his MLS account with Chicago after planting a header into the net from a superb David Accam cross.
What can we expect to see during the match between the Chicago Fire and the Montreal Impact Saturday, which could mark Bastian Schweinsteiger's debut in the USA?
The first thing that we can expect to see is a motivated and energetic crowd. The last time the Fire had a legend in their midst was in 2007 when Mexican hero Cuauhtemoc Blanco joined the team.
A very interesting guest was on hand for the Chicago Bulls' win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night in Chicago, a man who was once at the top of his sport but has seen the sands of time take their inevitable toll. He is not what he once was, though he can still be effective at times. It is, perhaps, better to remember the good times, all those years ago, when he was the best in the world at what he did, than to look upon him now, a shadow of his former self.
But enough about Dwyane Wade. Bastian Schweinsteiger was there!
MLS team valuations have soared in recent years, with the average now at $185 million according to Forbes, but the league is still a long way from fielding a product that competes with the upper-tier of European leagues.
Bastian Schweinsteiger is in soccer limbo. He's caught in-between Manchester United, who do not want him, and the Chicago Fire, who want him but cannot have him until his visa clears.
So Schweinsteiger is left to his own devices, which have brought him to Mallorca to train until he's legally allowed to enter the United States.
The Chicago Fire made a critical mistake in signing German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger away from Manchester United.
Obviously, the move was to create some sort of leadership within the Fire locker room, and in that case the Fire did a fantastic job in bringing in Schweinsteiger. However, that would be filling just one of the many holes that the Fire have.
Last season, the Chicago Fire finished with an overall record of 7-10-17 to find themselves at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.