Mar
19

2010 MLS Preview: Movers and Shakers


Even with all the strike talks for Monday (or Tuesday…or whenever) I’m still going on with some 2010 season previews for Major League Soccer. Today I wanted to center my focus around the moves in and out that hav been made with the league this year. As some of you know I’ve been doing my…[continue reading]

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Feb
10

Future of the Union

Future of the Union

By John Parker In this (hopefully) sixteen part series, I will look at each of MLS team and discern their “future face of the franchise.” This isn’t necessarily a query into the player with the most potential on a squad, but rather a question of how a player or personality is situated to become the…[continue reading]

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Jan
22

A Look At The Union

A Look At The Union

In this expansion era in Major League Soccer we’ve seen the good and the bad on how to bring a new club into the league. The bad is obviously just about everyone but Seattle. Most clubs stumbled in their first year due to either poor management from the start or bad player choices. With a…[continue reading]

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Dec
03

Evening Links and Thoughts: Dallas Marketing, Califf and more


What can I say the local team here in Dallas is trying to actually market their club. Key word in all of this is “trying”. Their new “We Are Not Spectators” campaign is both sad and pathetic all at the same time. Its an effort by the club however and that is at least a…[continue reading]

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Dec
02

Califf Set To Join Philly


One way to be sure a new club is good is to get some solid defense and Peter Nowak is trying to do just that. According to Soccer365.com Philadelphia Union is set to make a deal for the MLS player rights to US National Team defender Danny Califf. Califf was recently given a buyout by…[continue reading]

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