For Rafael Monfoy, his trip to Dallas Sueno MLS 2008 took 15 hours. While the Montgomery, Ill. resident won't have to make the long trek to Texas in the same way, he was ready, willing and able to do so.

A youth movement is fully underway with FC Dallas. The Hoops currently have a whopping six Generation adidas players on their roster.

As the Kansas City Wizards head to Argentina for the next 2-1/2 weeks, they hope to get more comfortable -- to make second nature -- their transition to a new 3-5-2 formation.

A year ago, Sacha Kljestan was one of Chivas USA's most important players. Now, the United States under-23 national squad stands to gain from Kljestan's rapid development.

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Real Salt Lake hopes it has found the medicine for its goal-scoring woes by signing the man known in the United Kingdom as "The Good Doctor."

Kenny Deuchar, who joined Major League Soccer strugglers RSL from the Scottish Premier League club Gretna on Wednesday, is an intriguing character. A full-qualified doctor, he has continued to work part-time in the medical profession for most of his soccer career.

While his exploits in helping Gretna climb from lower-league obscurity to the top flight ensured Deuchar a high profile at home in Scotland, he had Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling to thank for gaining wider-spread fame.

After hearing of the 27-year-old's medical training, Stelling would always refer to him as The Good Doctor when announcing the scores on the popular Soccer Saturday program. Given that the Doc scored 38 times in the 2005-06 season, including six hat tricks, his nickname was heard often enough to stick.

Deuchar is a talented finisher. If RSL can keep him well supplied with chances, he will put them away.

He has not been awarded a massive designated player contract, so time will tell whether he decides to add to his MLS wage with a couple of stints at a Utah hospital.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"I am pretty gutted every time I look at the league table and see the gap between ourselves and Arsenal at the top" – Liverpool's Steven Gerrard on another terrible league campaign.

United States Under-23 National Team Head Coach Peter Nowak has named LA Galaxy defender Mike Randolph in his 24-man squad for the final training camp prior to the start of CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying later this month.

When the list of 60 players asked to return to Dallas Sueno MLS 2008 was released on Wednesday, it featured many from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. But defender Orlando Arzola, a native of Plano, is the youngest player on that list at only 15.

The Houston Dynamo introduced Argentine forward Franco Caraccio, the team's new signing, at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Houston Dynamo stalwarts Stuart Holden and Patrick Ianni were called into camp for the United States U-23 national team in preparation for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying, U.S. Soccer and U-23 head coach Peter Nowak announced Tuesday.