Add a second Israeli club to the growing "linked with Birnbaum" list
A report in Israel (h/t Daniel Karell) says that D.C. United defender Steve Birnbaum is in advanced negotiations with Israel club Maccabi Tel Aviv. The article goes on to say that Birnbaum was previously in discussions with Maccabi Haifa but that Tel Aviv has jumped into the discussions. That brings us up to four European clubs linked to Birnbaum by name, as previous reports linked him to Borussia Dortmund and Dutch side Feyenoord. The 25-year old defender, who has yet to appear in the Copa America tournament for the United States, has appeared in World Cup Qualifiers earlier this year for the Yanks.