Persistent Infringement: Master Plans, False Mauros and Cuban Futsal

credit: Getty Imagestl:dr version - The Galaxy are just being The Galaxy and that doesn't mean they got special favors or bent the rules / The USSF shot itself in the calendar / Maybe Pareja building a False 9 / Mark Cuban is investing in soccer, just not the kind you wanted him to

Is it evil, or is it just smart? - With the Galaxy announcing the hat trick signing of Nigel de Jong, Ashley Cole and Jelle van Damme many assumed the league mothership had yet again looked the other way, or created a new rule just for its prettiest child.

No, turns out the Galaxy found three players who were in contractual situations with their respective european clubs and provided a creative solution that ended…