HUGO SANCHEZ gets the job at ALMEIRA in SPAIN and he already has begun to promote himself for the job at REAL MADRID. Meanwhile his new team was defeated 3-1 at home against MALLORCA in the COP DEL REY. MALLORCA have been no great shakes in fact winning for the first time in their last eight games.
The SANCHEZ name continues to gather HUGO coaching jobs.
I still never forget Mexican National team member PAVEL PARDO telling me how disruptive SANCHEZ was to the team when it was preparing for the 2006 World Cup under RICARDO LA VOLPE.

* AARON GALINDO heads to GUADALAJARA from EINTRACHT FRANKFURT in GERMANY. GALINDO appeared 32 times for the GERMAN club……

* Heard an amazing interview with English referee GRAHAM POLL where he says that players in the EPL believe ALEX FERGUSON of MANCHESTER UNITED has influence over referees and referee selection. He also goes on to mention that some referees for lack of a better word “suck up” to star players. I won’t name names but there were a few referee’s in MLS who DEFINETLY got caught up in the DAVID BECKHAM “jock sniffing” game since his arrival to MLS.

* Don’t forget the BIG games this weekend with MANCHESTER UNITED vs. CHELSEA and AC MILAN and ROMA on Sunday.

*Former LA GALAXY GM ALEXI LALAS believes DAVID BECKHAM could stay in ITALY. No earth shattering news here but he also goes on with these quotes……..
“Any manager to a certain extent, wants David Beckham on their team but I also think DAVID BECKHAM is not bigger than the GALAXY, nor is he bigger than Major League Soccer,” said Lalas.

“He’s back in his comfort zone at AC MILAN, playing with one of the biggest clubs in the world, with a tremendous amount of talent around him, with incredible money out there on the fireld so it must be, in a weird way for him , a relief to get out there.”

To be fair it is a difficult situation for BRUCE ARENA and the LA GALAXY with both DONOVAN and BECKHAM potentials to remain in Europe for more than 9 weeks on an extended deal. Beckham it seems has become a “novelty” and a “specialist”. Still not a bad thing having him available to come off the bench in the later stages of games to take free kicks.
He will be considered for this role for England.

*NEW YORK RED BULLS midfielder DANE RICHARDS is in town and formerly played at SAN JACINTO JR. COLLEGE.

*How great is it that the DYNAMO have four players in camp for the UNITED STATES NATIONAL TEAM. BRIAN CHING, RICARDO CLARK have been in many times before but the experience will certainly grow young talents STUART HOLDEN and GEOFF CAMERON.

*HDNET and MLS have not yet gotten together to determine if the network will be back. HDNET has begun to show up in more households based on a deal they struck with COMCAST.

What is the biggest HOUSTON DYNAMO priority? Back up goalkeeper, center back or an additional striker?