WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog

I saw this post over the weekend and figured it wouldn’t change at all (plus I was a bit too busy this weekend to get around to talking about it). According to the Globe and Mail up north, barring any unusal last-minute snag, Vancouver will be awarded a MLS club sometime within the next couple…[continue reading]

CONCACAF announced a list of 13 different cities that will play host to CONCACAF Gold Cup matches this summer. Giants Stadium will host the final on July 26th while Soldier Field in Chicago will host the semifinals on July 23rd. I’m excited because the tournament will come to Dallas (okay, Arlington,TX) at the new Cowboys…[continue reading]

Editors note: This is the first post by new WVH contributor Geoff Reid. Geoff will now be writing columns and other bits of news. Today he writes about the success of the new MLS franchise in Seattle. Seattle Sounders FC haven’t even kicked a ball yet, at least not officially. Yet they can already be…[continue reading]

Could there be trouble now with the Portland bid? Oregonlive.com is reporting today that talks between the city and Merritt Paulson ended badly. Paulson denys any fit that was thrown at the meeting. It appears both sides are playing some hard ball with one another to get a deal here. Thankfully this should all come…[continue reading]

Just got this hot bit of news in. 2009 MLS player salaries have been released. Yippie. Here’s the complete list alphabetically and by club. I won’t go and copy them all on here because it is a very long list. Please note some recent signings from the past couple weeks may not be on this…[continue reading]

Man, I nearly overlooked this bit of news this morning. I read earlier that CenterLine Soccer reported that MLS Cup would indeed be in Seattle this fall. At first I was a bit shocked to see that site report it and not Steve Goff (who had orginally been tracking that story if I recall). Anyways,…[continue reading]

This is what I am talking about. I’ve seen this video posted on a couple site already this morning and thought it needed more good pub. The MLS Ultras first episode, I believe its done by the guy who does the MLS en Espanol site (which is great for those Spanish speaking MLS fans!). This…[continue reading]

I’m working on a few things right now at the office and for here. Busier Friday than normal around here but I will get to posting some things shortly. I just wanted to pass along a very very interesting article from Jack Bell (read his stuff if you don’t already). He decided to tackle the…[continue reading]

Moving forward here in our quest to preview all 15 MLS clubs before the start of the season (which begins the week after next!!). Today we focus on the MLS Cup runner-up from a year ago, the New York Red Bulls. Juan Carlos Osorio has spent the offseason putting together a better roster that should…[continue reading]

Hey, that’s right some actual (maybe even decent) news from the Gateway City today. Jeff Cooper, the man leading the St. Louis charge spoke to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday about the bid’s chances now that Miami is out of the race. “Obviously I’ve always felt good about where we sit with this,” he said…[continue reading]