None of the news is yet worthy of a dedicated post (at least not yet), so I'm providing you with a brief recap of the major stories of the day.
US Soccer Announces Honduras Friendly
The annual January USMNT camp will culminate in a friendly with fellow CONCACAF qualifies Honduras at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles. There's a bit of dissatisfaction with the choice, especially as the United States has faced the Hondurans more than a few times over the past few years. Due to the nature of the squad that will be called up, and the evaluation exercise the game will be, I don't really have a problem with it. US Soccer might have had other options, but with all of the factors involved (it not being a FIFA date for one), Honduras is far from the worst opponent.
LA Galaxy Schedule Wednesday Player Announcement
LA Galaxy announced today that they will hold a press conference tomorrow at the ESPN Zone in Los Angeles, with Landon Donovan and Bruce Arena in attendance. The planned subject is described as a "major player announcement", so connecting the dots shouldn't be too difficult. Although other clubs have been mentioned as possible destinations for Donovan this winter, everything points to the much-discussed Everton loan coming to fruition.
DaMarcus Beasley Shines for Rangers
Run DMB made a bit of a splash today, scoring one goal and setting up another in Rangers SPL match with Dundee. The performance was good enough to get the soccer-heads on Twitter in a frenzy over Beasley's possible return to prominence as a USMNT option. While Bob Bradley surely has a watchful eye on the winger, one match, and against Dundee no less, isn't enough to vault Beasley back into the team. But if he can replicate his solid play over a period of time, he stands to return to the fold sooner rather than later. There just aren't any other quality left-footed wing options for Beasley not to get another shot.
US Under-20 International Lands in Portugal
US Under-20 striker Tony Taylor, formerly of Jacksonville University, has signed with Portuguese second division side G.D. Estoril-Praia. After the U-20 World Cup, Taylor signed with Traffic Spots, owners of Miami FC, with an eye towards getting a European deal. G.D. Estoril-Praia is also managed by Traffic, and currently sits fifth in Portugal's Liga Vitalis.
Two other notes, one linkable and one not:
I've been passed some info that MLS teams are talking to (not sure who initiated contact) former Inter Milan attacker Alvaro Recoba. Don't have any independent verification on this, just thought I'd pass it along. I'm sure you'll see it posted to your friendly neighborhood rumors site at any moment.
Also, Prost Amerika is reporting that the US is in negotiations with the Dutch FA for a US-Netherlands friendly to take place in March. This has made the rounds for a few weeks, and we've just gotten word that Mexico may have sealed their own Dutch friendly for May.
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