Ante Razov, the only player who has scored 10 or more goals in five different MLS seasons, has been traded from the Columbus Crew to the MetroStars, where he reunites with Coach Bob Bradley, who coached Razov for five seasons in Chicago.
In exchange for Razov, the Crew receives forward John Wolyniec and "a portion of an allocation."
Wolyniec, who last season tied with Amado Guevara as the MetroStars' leading scorer, has two goals this season and 21 goals and 10 assists during his seven-year, 89-game MLS career.
Razov, who started his MLS career in Los Angeles in 1996 and moved from Chicago to Columbus this season, has scored 78 regular-season and 10 playoff goals. He scored four goals in his injury-plagued 2004 season for Chicago. He notched one goal and one assist in seven games this season in Columbus. …
… Chivas USA is reportedly trying to acquire Juan Pablo "Javan" Garcia, the former captain of Atlas, Chivas Guadalajara's crosstown rival .
The 23-year-old midfielder has scored 22 goals since debuting with Atlas in 2000, five of those coming in the Clausura 2005. Garcia, who is reportedly unhappy with Atlas management, has also been linked to Club America, the Clausura 2005 champion.