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By FRANCO PANIZO
Clarence Goodson may become the next American Abroad to find a new club this summer, and Denmark could be his destination.
Goodson is currently being targeted by Odense BK, which is reportedly in negotiations with his current club, IK Start. Odense is looking at Goodson as a replacement for departed defender Jonas Troest.
Playing in the last year of his contract, Goodson has returned from the World Cup to score a goal in each of IK Start's last two games.
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What do you think of Goodson possibly transferring to Odense? Happy to see the Gold Cup final return to the West Coast? Why do you think FIFA won't announce a World Cup All-Star team? How do you see Eduardo faring with Shakhtar?
Share your thoughts below.
Exactly what I was thinking. It looks like City might be the only team capable of (and willing) to match Garber’s price for Donovan. If it’s between fighting for a place on a good team in the EPL and languishing in LA, I would support a move to Manchester City.
His value to MLS makes him more expensive than his actual worth in the european market, and city are probably the only club willing to pay the inflated price.
If donovan goes back to europe, it will almost certainly include a stint with city.
If he doesn’t beat out silva or adam johnson for minutes though, a return to everton could be a real possibility.
Check back in a half hour.
when is the lotto again?
We have won it in the past, we’re the only team besides USA/MEX to win it. Check out the 2000 Gold Cup for proof!
Would be a terrible situation for Donovan
LD, please don’t go to Cit-eh! Join a club that has more integrity or just go back to Everton! (Sorry to speak ill of your sponsors, Ives)
Anyone know what’s going on with Sal Zizzo? I really want to know where he’s headed!!
ESPN reporting that Mancini and Man City are after LD.
^ this guy rules
Goodson isn’t being brought in to replace anyone, he’s viewed as huge upgrade. OB is a top 3 team every year in their league but can’t seems to pass Coppenhagen for a Champion’s League spot. Interestingly Coppenhagen had a very strong interest in Goodson last winter but couldn’t come up with enough money for the big transfer fee IK Start was demanding. Stay tuned.
Haha, it’s not quite that large a ratio. I hope you weren’t completely serious.
If Goodson is transferred to Odense BK he will get the opportunity to play in the Europa League. Odense BK is slotted in the 3rd qualifying round awaiting their opponent which looks like it will be a Bosnian-Herzogvinian team named HSK Zrinjski (they are 4-1 up on aggregate going into tomorrow). More opportunities for our national team players to play across Europe vs stronger opponents!!!
Still, I have a hard time believing that Goodson had a move to the Dutch league in mind when he went to Start. You have to think that even if there’s a bit lower quality in the US compared to Norway (which isn’t true btw), spending the last 2 years tearing up MLS would have been far better for his value. The guy is good enough to play in England or Germany.
FIFA is all about the MONEY$$$$$! Nobody paying to sponsor the team them no team! Did you see that they got a deal to pay 0 taxes to South Africa for the money earned from the WC? Sepp does not take a dump if he does not make some coin on it.
GO Goodson I hope he goes to Denmark and gets a starting spot easily.
If you want to hold the Gold Cup, you have to win the Gold Cup! I don’t think Mexico is going to let Canada borrow it.
Fox Soccer Channel and Univision have the rights to the Gold Cup right now. If the US and Mexico play in the finals, I believe that it would be shown on FSN. It’s on a Saturday afternoon with not much happening in sports at the end of June
And that’s different from any other day in southern California?
I think Manchester City has taken over SBI!
I completely agree. Lucas Oil Stadium is a world class facility. With the retractable roof that should make it an even more attractive veunue to host soccer.
…on a slightly different note, can’t we get another country to host the Gold Cup? It’s nice having it here in the U.S. but I’d also love to visit Mexico, Canada or somewhere else every once in awhile.
Ok, those are some famous Danish plyers, but I was honestly asking about the leagues. I really haven’t followed either one.
It would be alot like moving from MLS to FMF, but Denmark is a bit better than Norway, where as Mexico and MLS arent as far apart in quality
FIFA: F***ing Ignorant Football Association
yes yes yes AO LA wet dream come true we all know no matter where its held mexicans will be the majority.
f it ill take the piss bombs for my country.
Does it cost money to name an all-star team?
What’s the news with Guzan? Can’t believe the guy is content sitting behind Friedel.
Is it even a question ? 🙂
Schmeichel
Laudrup brothers
Ebbe Sand
Rommedahl
…
The only world class player I know coming
from Norway is Tore Andre Flo.
I’m all for that!
Clarence Goodson rocks! He is really solid in the back and he has the ability to score with his head on set pieces!
^ LIKES THIS
hell yes to the Gold Cup finals near where I live. I look forward to being outnumbered by mexicans 1:100
Will espn take notice of the gold cup?
I’m looking forward to the time when another country hosts the Gold Cup. While I completely understand that we’re the 4000 lb gorilla, and continuing to hold it here guarantees lots of money for CONCACAF, it just looks bad.
Finally, now Arsenal just need to get rid of Almunia and Flubbianski.
Fifa never ceases to amaze me..
or usa/canada/mexico?
usa is so big that adding canadian cities hardly increases travel time, and mexico city really isn’t all that much farther from new york than LA is.
same as last year on the east coast.
I was hoping Canada would get this one. Maybe it could still be a joint USA/Canada Gold Cup?
Canada needs to hold the Gold Cup. It’s not like we don’t have the capacity!
Exactly, and CONCACAF will rake in the money. It is not about getting US a home event but making money. I am cool with it because I like to watch games with a rocking stadia.
Yep, but 100% filled is what CONCACAF cares about.
Based on UEFA coefficients at the end of the 2009/10 season, Denmark was ranked 15th and Norway was ranked 22nd.
Great, so if we get to the gold cup final and play against mexico. It will be 95 percent mexican fans.
i want to see Indy, Dallas, Miami, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philly
FIFA sucks, seriously, they suck
what if every country just left FIFA and started IFFA or something like that and had THE SUPER WORLD CUP?
Bring a couple of Gold Cup games to Indy. As a finalist city in the upcoming WC bid it’d be nice to see how it goes a The Luke.
Is the Danish league better than the Norwegian Tippeligaen?
They won’t do it for free and FIFA probably didn’t find a sponsor who was willing to pay what they wanted to name the thing.
Fifa is just being annoying now … it’s not devastating news that they wont name an All-Star Team, but it’s an honor that the players should be given. How hard would it be to gather a couple officials and select 11 players.