04/09/2008 - Toronto, ON (Soccer Betting) - Toronto FC announced on Wednesday the signing of midfielder Amado Guevara. In exchange for the right to sign the Honduran international, Toronto FC has traded future considerations in the 2009 and 2010 MLS SuperDraft to Chivas USA.
"He's a different type of player, he can create and score goals," Toronto manager Mo Johnston said. "He's talented, and we're very happy that he's signed with us. It's a chance for him to resurrect his MLS career in Toronto, and I know our fans will embrace him."
Johnston is reunited with Guevara, 31, whom he coached while with the New York Red Bulls in '06. The midfielder signed with the Metrostars arriving from Motagua (Honduras) in '03. In his time with New York, he made a total of 103 regular season appearances, including 100 starts, over four seasons.
Guevara's most notable season came in '04, when he earned the league MVP award after recording 10 goals and adding 10 assists. His '04 accomplishments also included Team MVP and MLS Scoring Champion. He was named to the All-Star team that season and was honored as the MVP of the game after scoring twice for the East in their 3-2 victory over the Western All-Stars.
Guevara followed that with solid seasons in '05, and '06 before being traded to Chivas USA for the club's designated player slot. After four games with the Los Angeles based club, Guevara accepted a loan move to his former club in Honduras for the remainder of the season after a falling out with Chivas USA coach Preki.
"This trade was made in the best interests of our club," Preki said. "We feel good about our group right now, and since the player in question did not fit into our plans, we made the best available deal for his rights. We hope that these additional SuperDraft picks will help Chivas USA as we continue to build our team moving forward. We wish Amado Guevara the best of luck in Toronto."
Internationally, Guevara is the captain and the all-time caps leader of the Honduran national team, scoring 22 goals.
Guevara will be available for selection for Toronto on Sunday at the Los Angeles Galaxy pending the approval of his International Transfer Certificate.
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
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