Oct

20

Detroit and Las Vegas Putting Pressure On New York For Expansion Spot


We’ve talked a lot on here about the 20th Major League Soccer franchise being in New York City. The league has stated on several occasions that they want the club in the Big Apple. But there are a couple cities around the country that are hoping to cash in on the 20th franchise and jump…[continue reading]

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Oct

07

MLS Expansion: Detroits Wild Plans


We’ve heard about the possibility of a Major League Soccer team in Detroit for some time now. We’ve even heard that the folks who bought the Silverdome have already applied for an expansion team. Now today we’re finally seeing what their wild renovation plans may actually look like. So, uh, yeah. There it is folks.…[continue reading]

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Jun
07

Detroit Eyes MLS Expansion Bid While Hosting Gold Cup


A crowd of 25,000 is expected to be at the Ford Field in Detroit for the Gold Cup match between the US and Canada tonight. While the crowd number sounds pretty good, the owners of the facility have a bigger goal in mind from hosting this big match in the Gold Cup. According to MLive.com,…[continue reading]

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Apr
08

Expansion Thoughts: Motor City and Major League Soccer


It is Friday, and I’ll admit, my brain is going in 20 different directions at the moment with work, FCD’s game tonight, life, and other items. But I saw this link and it got me thinking about a potential MLS market that I really haven’t touched a whole lot on in the past and that…[continue reading]

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Nov
16

Evening Links and Thoughts: Garber, Detroit, and more

Evening Links and Thoughts: Garber, Detroit, and more

I’ve spent a good portion of the day collecting my thoughts on a couple subjects and then it happen to be the same day that MLS commish Don Garber had his State of the League address. Yeah, let’s just say some of his comments just made my head go nuts (and your’s too judging by…[continue reading]

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