Dec
19

MLS Allocation List


I guess this is what happens when you get an early start to the day. I’d been meaning to go through the previous allocation list in the MLS and try and figure out its recent updates. That is a task that is more guessing than easily figuring out. I thought I’d give it a shot…[continue reading]

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Dec
18

MLS Changes Unveiled Today


The MLS sent out their changes for next year, most of stuff you all have read on here or other sites. I won’t post the entire thing, but I will give quotes here and there from the entire document that was passed along to me in my inbox that was dicussed in a phone interview…[continue reading]

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Dec
18

US WC Qualifying Schedule Taking Shape


We know the Americans will play their opening qualifying series for the 2010 World Cup in June against Barbados or Dominica. Let’s reach out there on that limb and say the US do advance, I know, a real stretch here. Next up is a four-team, semifinal-round group between August and November with the top two…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

Liverpool and MLS talks…All-Star Game and Expansion

Liverpool and MLS talks…All-Star Game and Expansion

To say Liverpool co-owner George Gillett Jr. aren’t interested in their home country’s soccer league could be an understatement. Gillett and his EPL side Liverpool are hoping to be the MLS’s opposition in next summer’s All-Star game in Toronto. Most of you know my feelings on the MLS’s All-Star event but another EPL side to…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

Kinnear Signs Extension

Kinnear Signs Extension

Probably one of the biggest no-brainers for the back-to-back MLS Cup champion Houston Dynamo, they have decided to give head coach Dominic Kinnear a three-year contract extension through 2010. Smart move as the league continues to grow, they will need good coaches like Kinnear. I like the commitment factor as well to Kinnear, who has…[continue reading]

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Dec
17

Ways To Improve MLS On ESPN

Ways To Improve MLS On ESPN

This has been something I had been thinking up for a number of weeks here. Most of you may be like me and get utterly annoyed at how ESPN does MLS games. And in light of ESPN’s interest in broadcasting future EPL games, it got me thinking even more about what the Worldwide Leader needs…[continue reading]

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Dec
16

Updated: MLS Player Movement


Not a lot of changes to this in the past week. Just the Boswell/Wells deal between DC and Houston. Also the Troy Perkins to Norway is listed on here. As usual if any moves are missing on here just leave me a comment and let me know.

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Dec
15

Eskandarian On Trail In Belgium

Eskandarian On Trail In Belgium

Sometimes you have to leave the country to look for work when you are a member of Real Salt Lake. Alecko Eskandarian is having to do just that, mainly because he will more than likely have trouble staying at Real next season and he probably wants yet another change of scenery. Esky has popped up…[continue reading]

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Dec
14

KC Gets Stadium Deal


In what could be said a good day for the MLS and for the Kansas City Wizards, as they have nearly wrapped up a stadium deal. Last night the Kansas City, Missouri City Council unanimously approved the city’s portion of a $949 million redevelopment project at the site of a former mall (roughly $273 million).…[continue reading]

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Dec
14

MLS Expansion: Seattle Reaches 10,000 Mark


I will keep this one short and sweet due to the weekend coming up, but all I can say about this is “Damn!”. The MLS expansion club in Seattle that is still 15 months away from their first match has passed 10,000 season ticket deposits. This is an outstanding number that could easily end up…[continue reading]

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