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Chicago Fire Sign Nery Castillo

July 18, 2010 — by Sean2

26 year old attacker Nery Castillo (aka “the Brow” is moving from Greece to Chicago under the DP rule. He had a run around at Man City a couple years back, but broke a shoulder, lost all his playing time, and went back to Greece and Olympiakos, where he’d played the previous 7 seasons. He did well there, too:

Castillo made his professional debut at age 16 with Greek club Olympiakos FC in 2000. Castillo tallied 30 goals and played in 105 games for Olympiakos from 2000 to 2007, winning four Greek Super League Championships and two Greek Cups.

He’s a versatile attacker who can operate on the wings or in center, though he’s not entirely fit these days. Don’t get too used to him, fans. If he can find his form and fitness again he’ll be back in Europe for certain.

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Surprise: Henry to Red Bulls

July 14, 2010 — by Sean6

Not a surprise at all of course, but today being the first day MLS teams can act on the designated player rule, they’ve announced the acquisition of monsieur Henry this morning and stated that he’ll play in the friendly against Spurs on July 22nd. No need for too much rest since he didn’t see the field in the World Cup (I don’t remember him coming on, am I wrong here?) and he tended to ride the pine for Barca last season.

Still, Red Bulls are getting a quality striker with a few good years left in him, a fantastic touch and a mind for goal. I just like this guy, even though his ridiculously unsubtle handball during qualifying kept the much more worthy Irish out of the World Cup.

Easy with the promises there buddy, there are a lot of hungry young players who will be looking to make a name for themselves by beating the hell out of you:

“This marks an exciting new chapter in my career and life. It is an honor to play for the New York Red Bulls. I am fully aware of the team’s history and my sole goal during my time here is to help win the club its first championship. Knowing Red Bull’s significant commitment to soccer locally and internationally, I am confident that my teammates and I will succeed.”