Does RSL need Kovalenko?

[SoccerPrime]

United apparently is also aggressively shopping midfielder Dema Kovalenko, who recently returned from a broken foot. MLS player salaries are kept largely confidential, but it is believed Kovalenko is scheduled to earn $175,000 this year, well above the league average. If a trade occurs, United would probably have to keep a portion of his salary on its books.

Kovalenko was offered to Chicago, New England and Salt Lake City during the offseason, but his high salary and propensity for earning suspensions scared off potential suitors. He was sidelined for several months after breaking his foot while running in his native Ukraine during the winter and wasn't available until the last few games. He scored


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/23/AR2005052301366.html

[BroncsBomber]

D.C. United traded Defender Mike Petke to the cRapids for journeyman Midfielder Chris Henderson.

Link to the article...

http://denverpost.com/sports/ci_2754384

[clarette]

Considering that we're already on our third suspension (two yellows -- Kreis and Akwari and one red -- Pope Eddie the 23rd, n'est-ce pas?) of the year, I'd have to say, ummmm, no.

It's too bad, because Kovalenko is a good player. He just has anger management issues sometimes. 🙂

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by BroncsBomber

D.C. United traded Defender Mike Petke to the cRapids for journeyman Midfielder Chris Henderson.

Link to the article...

http://denverpost.com/sports/ci_2754384

This quote tells me that Ante Razov is going to DC

he was told by D.C. United that it plans to trade him to Columbus.

[SoccerPrime]

No, according to DC sources, Crew want Henderson and in return Crew will give DC an allocation so that DC can get an Argentinian defender.