Complex sentence: He was released by the Kansas City Wizards after the 2008 season and, following an unsuccessful trial with MLS expansion franchise Seattle Sounders FC, signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division on March 12,2009.
Split into simpler sentences: He was released by the Kansas City Wizards after the 2008 season. He signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division on March 12,2009.