The much rumored Denilson signing, recently thought dead, has been completed. The Brazilian playmaker is probably the best player to ever sign for MLS, Beckham hype nonwithstanding, as he is a former Brazil international and was a key substitute on the 2002 World Cup championship squad. He's also just turned 30 (today; happy birthday, Denilson), which is by no means young but also by no means over the hill. At one point he was the most expensive player in soccer history. Real Betis shelled out $40.5 million to pry him away from Brazilian power Sao Paulo in 1998. Denilson's arrival shifts the balance of power in the Western Conference to Dallas, already running neck and neck with Chivas and Houston for first place without the services of a DP. Juan Toja and Kenny Cooper have to be drooling at the though of Denilson's wicked skills coming to their team. A sample of those after the jump.
(HT: That's On Point.)
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8-24-2007 @ 2:49PM
angelo1405 said...
im Brasilian and im SOOOO happy with the signing and im a big fan of the expansion of the mls around the world. i saw TONS of videos and i KNOW that he will bring succes to dallas and to the MLS.
by the way, hes the KING of stepovers and definately brings our JOGA BONITO.
BRASIL, BRASIL, BRASIL !!!
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8-24-2007 @ 4:32PM
Unsilent Majority said...
I love DCU's Fred/Emilio combination, and Denilson is even better. This is big for the MLS.
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8-29-2007 @ 6:26AM
raphael said...
Beckham who???he's never been the player that Denilson is,maybe out of the pitch the ladies love him,so he'll sell tones of shirts for galaxi and make bucks of money on modeling but on the pitch hes been a disaster for European standards in the last 6 years(remenber euro 04 in Portugal,W.cup 02,W.cup06)Denilson is a king of skills,dribles,like u see on the video,Puyol of barcelona still looking for his head after denilson sat him and humilliate him...Denilson,world winner,Beckham..world none!!
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