Here is everything you need to know about MLS and North American soccer this morning:
TFC turn FC Barcelona product Red
Toronto FC made Monday's big signing, picking up veteran playmaker Victor Vasquez from Cruz Azul. The 30-year-old was once captain of Barcelona B and made 25 appearances for their vaunted first team, enough to score a pair of Champions League winners' medals. READ MORE
Sean Davis ready to fill Dax's RBNY boots
With former skipper Dax McCarty now in the wind with Chicago, New York Red Bulls midfielder Sean Davis has declared that he intends to claim the vacant spot in their starting line-up. READ MORE
Davis could get his first chance to put a stamp on the job when the Red Bulls host Vancouver to open their Champions League quarterfinal tie on Thursday (8pm ET | UDN, Facebook.com) in Harrison, New Jersey. READ MORE
Ex-Sounder Montero won't celebrate vs. former mates
New Vancouver forward Fredy Montero says he intends to get right back to his old scoring ways. However, if he hits against Seattle, he says he won't celebrate out of respect for his old employers. READ MORE
Meanwhile, in a wide-ranging interview, Whitecaps boss Carl Robinson hinted that the club may still add a new player to fill their empty captain's armband. WATCH VIDEO
Report: Loons to add Swiss fullback
According to Goal's Ives Galarcep, Minnesota United have completed a deal to acquire Swiss Super League right back Jerome Thiesson. The 29-year-old came up through the youth ranks at FC Zurich, and spent the past 5 1/2 seasons at Luzern, making more than 150 appearances across all competitions. READ MORE
MLS Trends: Defense spending
On a related note, ESPN's Jeff Carlisle writes about how MLS clubs have shifted the balance of how the spend on players. Whereas teams formerly reserved their main expenditures for attackers, they are now spending more to build their back lines. This offseason, Columbus and the LA Galaxy have inked defenders to Designated Player deals, and several others have used Targeted Allocation Money to make signings at the back. READ MORE
Does Oleg Gusev have MLS options?
The agent for longtime Dynamo Kiev and Ukraine right-sider Oleg Gusev claims that his client is in talks with multiple MLS clubs (in Russian). He also noted that, though he also has suitors in Asia and Europe, a move to America is his top priority. The versatile 33-year-old, who worked each of his country's matches at both World Cup 2006 and Euro 2012, is a free agent. READ MORE
San Diego unveils stadium plans
Major League Soccer expansion candidate San Diego released their full stadium plan on Monday. Landon Donovan was among the celebs on hand to see new renderings of the project. READ MORE
Election News! US national teams choose …
During their recent camp, several US internationals were asked which teammate would make the best President of the United States. Find out who scored a landslide victory – on the men's and women's sides, respectively. WATCH VIDEO
City of Brotherly … Scarves?
Philly Union supporters group Sons of Ben have started a new club of their own. This season, they will be running a scarf-of-the-month club that will provide members with eight limited-edition scarves. READ MORE
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