A few things...

I shall have the first of my transfer Top 5 List trilogy tomorrow, but for now, reading assignments...

#1 - The Evening Times has a great talk with Rangers winger DaMarcus Beasley on a variety of topics, including a failed last minute move to Schalke, chasing down Celtic for silver and eventually returning to MLS (he wants to).

#2 - I had a quick word with recovering AGF midfielder Benny Feilhaber yesterday, and he says he is about 10 days from full training. Good news that.

#3 - Reading has cut Bobby Convey loose, canceling the last six months of his contract by mutual consent.

What does this mean? Well, obviously, he can return to MLS with several clubs willing to deal for him and the league in talks with his agent. He also had some English clubs, as well as one each from Denmark and the Netherlands, interested not too long ago. Stay tuned...

#4 - Landon Donovan talks USMNT v. Mexico with FIFA.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich has added our wunderkind to their Champions League roster.

#5 - The Touchline's Luis Bueno helps us decipher a Mexican editorial cartoon about the border rivalry and Sven Goran-Eriksson "leadership" rep in El Tri territory.

#6 - USWNT coach Pia Sundhage has unveiled the Algarve Cup roster... kinda cool to now see club affiliations after the ladies' names too.

#7 - NSC pal Andrea Canales rips into David Beckham over at Goal.

#8 - San Jose have completed the capture of FK Haugesund strike ace Cameron Weaver and are auditioning former Crew and Galaxy midfieler Simon Elliott (who is actually still Columbus property where MLS is concerned).

#9 - As noted by Luis Arroyave at the Red Card, Wisconsin defender Aaron Nichols busted up a campus mugging. Atta boy, Aaron!

#10 - Fulham manager Roy Hodgson confirms that Chicago pulled the plug on a Brian McBride loan, as reported at the Red Card.

#11 - Soccer By Ives has an interview with Leeds United signing Mike Grella. I'd sure like to see them rise again, used to love watching the team with Rio/Viduka/Smith/Hasselbaink/Harte/Kelly/Woodgate/Dacourt/Bowyer/Martyn/Radebe/Matteo/etc.

#12 - Back to the USMNT: among other bits you'll notice from the latest Studio 90 news update is that Columbus veteran Frankie Hejduk has been called into camp. With Steve Cherundolo ailing, Dude will now battle it out with Marvell Wynne for the start against Mexico.

My money's on Frankie.



- Greg Seltzer