Real Salt Lake has signed defenders Gustavo Cabrera of Guatemala and Robert Scarlett of Jamaica, and American midfielder Adolfo Gregorio. They will be eligible to play on Aug. 15. Left-sided Cabrera, 25, who played for Guatemala against the USA in World Cup qualifying last March, arrives from Comunicaciones. Scarlett, 26, is also a left-sided player. He, like Cabrera, played in last month's Gold Cup. Gregorio, a 23-year-old former UCLA star, made 19 starts, came off the bench five times and scored twice for English fourth-tier club Darlington last season. …
D.C. United has released 36-year-old English midfielder Steve Guppy, who made five appearances for the club since signing in March. The English and Scottish league veteran, who appeared once for the English national team, struggled with hamstring and Achilles' injuries. He was reportedly on a $120,000 annual salary.
Buzz Lagos has announced he will step down as head coach of the USL's Minnesota Thunder following the 2005 season. Lagos has been the Thunder's only coach since co-founding the club in 1990. He celebrated the A-League title in 1999 and has reached the final on five other occasions.