Nov
30

Coaching Pay Talk

Coaching Pay Talk

I may in a way be a few days late on this discussion but during the off season there is really a never bad time to talk about anything. Most of you saw the Frank Dell’Apa article about the coaching salaries in the MLS and how much of a disparity there is between a couple…[continue reading]

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Nov
29

MLS Lightens Foreign Player Rules


This is kind of a big deal to some so this will get posted and talked about in some length. But today, sources say that the MLS and the USSF are able to lighten the restrictions on foreign based players in the league. Weeks back I heard rumors of the MLS ditching the current four…[continue reading]

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Nov
29

Galaxy, Dynamo Get Free Trip To Hawaii


Seems as though we are already taking pre-season soccer here, just weeks after the MLS Cup. Today the MLS announced that next February the two-time defending champion Houston Dynamo and the LA Galaxy will take part in the Pan-Pacific Championship against a club from Australia and Japan’s Gamba Osaka. The four game tournament will highlight…[continue reading]

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Nov
29

MLS Adds A Few Pennies To Salary Cap

MLS Adds A Few Pennies To Salary Cap

MLS owners recommended a 2008 budget that increases the league’s salary cap 4 percent to $2.3 million a team. The decision came after a prolonged debate at a recent board of governors meeting that saw a divide among owners over what players should be paid as the league expands. The latest proposal is expected to…[continue reading]

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Nov
29

MLS Waiver Draft Info


The MLS released the complete list of players available for today’s 3:00 p.m. ET waiver Draft, to be conducted via conference call. Below is the order of the draft and the available players. The MLS Waiver Draft Selection Order: 1. San Jose 2. Toronto 3. Salt Lake 4. Los Angeles 5. Colorado 6. Columbus 7.…[continue reading]

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Nov
28

New Red Bull Park Renderings

New Red Bull Park Renderings

Finally some good news for Red Bull fans. They will finally start work next week on a soccer stadium that is now slated to open up in the summer of 2009 instead of the early projections of next spring. Either way, now that the Red Bulls have parted ways with AEG, they now have a…[continue reading]

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Nov
28

Wednesday Kicker: News Around The League


Plenty of news going around the league here. Some here are things I found last night but wanted to hold off for this post this morning. Mainly this is a lot of little stuff that I wanted to expand on but not give each their own individual article. I will start with something I found…[continue reading]

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Nov
27

Houston Struggling To Build SSS


Don’t be too mislead by the headline. The MLS wants AEG to sell off the Houston Dynamos to a local investers. Its not going to be a matter of if but a matter of when. The MLS wants it done and done soon. Such a sale would not alter the entertainment giant’s plan to form…[continue reading]

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Nov
27

2007 Season: Good, Bad, and Ugly

2007 Season: Good, Bad, and Ugly

I guess you could say I have had some time to let the 2007 season simmer on my plate here before I recapped everything. I thought about doing a team-by-team review like the guys over at the Center Holds It, but I didn’t feel like going that extra mile, hat tip to them for it.…[continue reading]

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Nov
26

Another Earthquake Trade


Sources tell me that San Jose has made another deal today sending a forth-round draft pick in next year’s SuperDraft to Chivas USA for keeper Preston Burpo. Honestly a smart deal for the Quakes as Burpo has some starting experience and should be able to see plenty of playing time in San Jose between the…[continue reading]

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