Down the Byline (Free subscription) | yesterday
I meant to post this sooner than the end of the season, but it slipped my mind. Anyway, this season without a reserve league, the Swope Park Rangers played games against local colleges (UMKC, Creighton, and Missouri State), regional PDL teams (Brass, Meance, Demize), and other teams (Thunder, US U-17 team) throughout the season to get games. The Rangers played 12 games (one against Minnesota being...
Soccer Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
*Central defender Greg Janicki, who began the season as a starter but fell out of favor with several poor performances and never regained the coaching staff's confidence, was waived by D.C. United. Midfielder Ely Allen, a midseason addition who appeared in three Champions League matches, was also let go. The only player claimed in MLS's waiver draft was Houston forward Abe Thompson by Real Salt Lake....
du Nord (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
STARTERS Don Garber will take calls on Fox Football Fone-In show on Mon Oct 26 from 6-8pm Central. Jesse Marsch of Chivas USA is also scheduled to appear. dN Minnesota Thunder GM Djorn Buchholz has left the team to become CEO of the Austin Aztex. On a personal note Buchholz has been a fantastic person to deal with at the team and will be greatly missed by me as a fan of the team. A huge congrats goes...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Abe Thompson was with the Wizards for a little less than a year before he was traded this past week for Kei Kamara. Thompson was brought in last year by the Wizards to help with their scoring issues down the stretch. He didn't find net, but his bigger presence in the forward position did allow the Wizards to show something different on the field than they had been previously. Still, his lack of scoring...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The Wizards have tried almost everything this season in hopes of upgrading their subpar offense. But when it comes to their latest move — the acquisition of Houston Dynamo forward Kei Kamara — Wizards technical director and interim coach Peter Vermes can hardly contain his excitement. On Tuesday, the Wizards sent forward Abe Thompson and allocation money to the Dynamo for Kamara,...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The Kansas City Wizards announced Tuesday that the club has acquired striker Kei Kamara from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for striker Abe Thompson and allocation money. read more
Soccer By Ives (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Photo by ISIphotos.com With a full stable of forwards, and a player in the final year of his contract, the Houston Dynamo did what it always seems to do: finds a way to make a deal that helps the club. The Dynamo unloaded disgruntled forward Kei Kamara, shipping him to Kansas City for forward Abe Thompson and a partial allocation. With Brian Ching, Luis Angel Landin and Cam Weaver already on the roster,...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
I complain about lack of movement and the next day, what happens? The Wizards make a move. Today (as I tried to post on Twitter, but apparently it didn't go through) the Wizards acquired Houston Dynamo forward, Kei Kamara for Abe Thompson and some allocation money . Kamara is joins the Wizards having scored 5 goals in 20 starts this year for the Dynamo. This is his fourth team in four years in the...
The Soccer Daily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
The Houston Dynamo traded forward Kei Kamara to Kansas City today for forward Abe Thompson and allocation money. “We would like to thank Kei for his contributions to the Dynamo, both in 2008 and this year. We feel this is a good move that will help our team remain competitive for the remainder of this season and beyond,” Dynamo COO Chris Canetti said. Kamara joined the Dynamo in a trade...
Soccer Insider (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
If you aren't following the Insider on Twitter, you missed all the Kei Kamara fun earlier. With the roster deadline approaching today, the Houston Dynamo traded its third-leading goal scorer to Kansas City for forward Abe Thompson and allocation money. The deal is done, official announcements soon. Kamara, 25, has five goals in 20 starts this year and 14 league goals in 80 career appearances. Thompson,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
In an effort to beef up a struggling offense, the Wizards have traded forward Abe Thompson and allocation money to the Houston Dynamo for 25-year old forward Kei Kamara.
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
A late season trade is underway. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Houston Dynamo are set to trade forward Kei Kamara to Kansas City in exchange for Abe Thompson and possible allocation money. The deal isn’t totally finished but boy it is an interesting one to see. Thompson hasn’t really done a thing in KC [...]
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
The Wizards once again defeated Kansas City's PDL team, the Brass today at the Swope Park training complex 7-1. KC started their first game under Peter Vermes with what could potentially be a starting lineup against Chicago a week from Sunday. Hartman Watson - Conrad - Hohlbein - Besler Hirsig Harrington - Jewsbury - Gomez Zoltan - Wolff Adam Cristman apparently missed the game due to being sick, while...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
In the past 3 days, Roger Espinoza has played 210 minutes for the Wizards in all competitions. A big accomplishment at this level. The first minutes in all competitions this season that Kevin Hartman has not played. Claudio Lopez and Herculez Gomez are the only players that have appeared in all 18 games this season. Boris Pardo's first competitive game for the Wizards. Rauwshan McKenzie's first professional...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
It took more than it probably should have, but the KC Wizards advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup after their penalty kick win over the Minnesota Thunder last night. Coach Onalfo made 9 changes to the lineup that started on Sunday against Santos Laguna. The only hold overs were Lance Watson and Roger Espinoza. The rest of the lineup was made up of the Swope Park Rangers. KC came out the...
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