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ASN Morning Read: We All Move Somewhere, Maybe

Jermaine Jones? Geoff Cameron? Anyone and everyone else? We're getting down to the end of silly season and you know what that means. Well, actually no one does, and that's the point.
BY Noah Davis Posted
August 21, 2014
8:05 AM
  • The short version:
  • The longer version: "A deal to bring Jermaine Jones to Major League Soccer has hit a snag after the league's unwillingness to ensure which club he would join, sources have confirmed to Goal USA. U.S. national team midfielder Jermaine Jones has reached an agreement on financial terms on a contract with Major League Soccer, but that may not be enough to keep his chances of coming to MLS from vanishing in a cloud of league bureaucracy."

  • Does Jason Kreis, who uses the word "absolutely" a lot, have the best job in U.S. pro soccer? Absolutely: "To be around the soccer minds there, the obvious soccer minds that everyone thinks of like [Manchester City first team head coach] Manuel Pellegrini and his coaching staff, and [Manchester City reserve team head coach] Patrick Vieira and his coaching staff are the obvious ones. But there are a lot of soccer minds there that people have no idea about. (These people) behind the sort of methodology and philosophy of City Football Group. So to spend time and rub shoulders with those sorts of people is fantastic as well. Personally, and from a family standpoint, the experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity and a big part of why I decided there was no sort of way I could turn this opportunity down."

  • The 10 best uncapped American players? Yeah, we'll bite on that tasty morsel: "There is no denying the improvement Gyasi Zardes has made over the past year. In 2013 he was exceptionally raw but in 2014 he has become one of the best American goal scorers in MLS. Currently riding a streak that has seen him score nine goals in his last 10 game, the 23-year-old California native has integrated himself into a system that features Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane. He still has a lot to learn, but if Zardes continues to improve at the rate he has in 2014, he will be capped soon enough."

  • Who will be the next U.S. star to move?

  • We're all about lists today. Here you will find five players to watch in Europe, which is both fun and an increasingly rare thing for Americans to do. Or is it? Who knows: "Adu is only 25 and has many good years still ahead of him. Jagodina is a club that finished third last season and gained entry into the Europa League. While Jagodina will contend for the domestic title, Adu is also likely to be a starter – something he failed to do during previous stints abroad – and excel in a league not known for being particularly difficult. Should he succeed, Adu could end up on a better club or return to MLS. With Adu, you never know where he will end up."

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