Sometimes you have to credit a rumor for its persistence.
The notion that Miroslav Klose might head to MLS after his contract with Lazio expires has been around for a while now, flaring up last November...and January...and roaring back to life toward the end of last month. And then, as has been its habit, it receded.
But the last iteration of this rumor brought particularly strong suggestion that the New York Red Bulls - who have been in and out of the ceaseless speculation about Klose's future - were getting very serious about bringing the striker to MLS.