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By ADAM TROXTELL

FC Dallas attacker Tesho Akindele does not appear any closer to deciding between his Canadian and American dual-nationality.

Days after Canadian national team coach Benito Floro said Akindele was “99.9 percent” likely to choose Canada squad instead of the U.S. Men’s National Team, the player seemed less certain.

“Yeah, I don’t know right now,” Akindele told reporters after training on Wednesday. “I’ve been in contact with [the Canadian Soccer Association] lately. That’s it. There’s a lot of big stuff coming up for everybody in North America obviously with the Gold Cup, so I feel like by then it’ll be finalized.”

Akindele said he has been speaking with family members and FC Dallas teammates on what would be the best decision. The 2014 MLS Rookie of the Year was called into a USMNT team camp in January, but has not been called in for any friendlies.

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MAYOR CRITICIZES MINNESOTA UNITED’S PROPOSED STADIUM PLAN

Minnesota United FC’s proposed plan to build a stadium isn’t going down too well with Minneapolis’ top public official.

Mayor Betsy Hodges spoke in opposition to a part of the stadium plan that calls for both sales tax and property tax breaks from the city. While publicly-funded professional sports venues in the city have received property tax subsidies in the past, Hodges said she opposes Minnesota United’s privately-funded plan being afforded similar treatment.

“There’s no precedent for a private development being exempted from paying their fair share of property taxes in perpetuity,” Hodges said. “There’s just not.”

Hodges said she was open “to debate the merits of this public subsidy,” but she also said city leaders need more information to asses the cost to taxpayers. The exact amount of property tax relief potentially afforded to Minnesota United under its plan has not yet been calculated. Council members are reportedly split on the property tax proposal.

LANDLORD FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST FORMER D.C. UNITED PLAYER

Former D.C. United player Samuel Inkoom faces legal trouble from his brief stint in the United States.

A Virginia landlord reportedly filed a lawsuit seeking more than $65,000 in damages and unpaid rent for a property in Arlington, Va., that Inkoom rented with his wife. Documents from Arlington Circuit Court show the landlord, Curtis Paul Willette, claims Inkoom owes about $11,600 in unpaid rent between February and April of this year.

The Ghanaian defender, who made his country’s roster for the past two World Cups, joined D.C. United in September 2014 and played five times for the club. Inkoom was reportedly set to join Houston Dynamo in a trade, but became a free agent after contract negotiations fell through.

In addition, Inkoom’s landlord said he caused about $37,000 worth of damage to the property. The suit details wastewater and sewer damage to the property. Willette said he was unable to contact Inkoom after February because the player’s phone was no longer operating, according to the report.

VALERI, JOHNSON RETURN TO LIMITED TRAINING

The Portland Timbers have only pocketed one win in six matches so far, but there’s a ray of sunlight on the horizon for Caleb Porter’s side as Diego Valeri and Will Johnson both returned to limited training this week for the first time in 2015.

The team captain Johnson is returning from a gruesome broken leg he suffered back on Sept. 27, 2014, while Valeri tore an ACL a month later on Oct. 25 in the Timbers’ season finale.

“Both of them were in training today and allowed to be a neutral (non-contact) player inside the grid, so that was a nice milestone,” Porter said. “They will be in training all week as neutral players and allowed to be inside of training drills, possession games, small-sided games.”

Porter said the duo are scheduled to return to full training next week.

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What do you think will happen with Akindele’s international future? Should Minnesota United get the same property tax relief as a publicly-funded stadium? What will Valeri and Johnson’s returns mean to the Timbers?

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