Donovan named MLS Player of the Week, won media vote by a landslide 25 Jun 2012 The poster boy of American soccer scored three times and set up two goals in week 16, as the suddenly resurgent Los Angeles Galaxy beat former Western Conference top dog Real Salt Lake 3-2 then throttled the Vancouver Whitecaps by a 3-0 count.
Julien is the shock omission from the Canadian women’s Olympic roster 25 Jun 2012 Julien, who was part of the Canadian team that finished second at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Vancouver, lost her striker’s spot to Jonelle Filigno, who missed Olympic qualifying because of an injury she suffered while playing for Rutgers.
Thanks to allocations, it’s hard to get excited about the opening of the transfer window 25 Jun 2012 MLS is supposed to have a hard cap, but it doesn't. Allocation money, which is never publicly declared, shifts around the league. So no one really knows who has what. And that includes the people who cover the game.