Mar
16
I knew it was only a matter of time. After the Portland Timbers, the Seattle Sounders, the Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps left the second division soccer for higher waters in MLS, you just knew the clubs below them in the bottom tiers wanted to make the same jump. Orlando is already making that…[continue reading]
Mar
09
I had every intention of posting this last night but had other things come up. Anyways, yesterday MLS commissioner Don Garber gave his media call and during the Q&A he threw out a big nugget on the New York expansion situation. Garber stated that the league has taken the lead on getting a stadium plan…[continue reading]
Mar
02
Yesterday was a big day for the city of Orlando and for it’s soccer team, Orlando City. Both were on center display to Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber as he spoke to a group of fans at an Orlando pub. According to Garber, until now Orlando had never really been on the league radar.…[continue reading]
Feb
27
New York and Orlando may be the current front-runners in the MLS expansion race but another city is hoping to join the party. Minnesota Vikings and the city of Minneapolis are getting closer on a new stadium and the reports continue to suggest a soccer team could be part of the mix should the thing get…[continue reading]
Feb
21
Here we go again folks. More expansion talk. MLS Commissioner Don Garber will travel to Orlando on March 1 for exploratory meetings about potential future expansion into Florida. Yes, yes, the league continues to say they are focused on getting team number 20 in the Big Apple but I don’t think we can be overly…[continue reading]
Jan
20
This is something we’ve been hearing since 2007. David Beckham has a clause in his contract with Major League Soccer that once he retires, he can buy a MLS franchise. That much was true with his five-year deal in MLS and it is true once again with his new two-year deal. “I have the option…[continue reading]
Dec
14
Nothing against Sacramento, California, I’m sure it is a lovely town in it’s own rights but I’ll pass on it as a possible MLS destination. Maybe if all the good potential MLS cities had clubs already and the league was thinking of expanding because someone had loads of money and a stadium already built there…[continue reading]
Dec
01
I think it is fair to say by now that Orlando is in the mix for the MLS expansion race. Maybe not club number 20 but certainly number 21, whenever that may be. Major League Soccer is likely hoping to use other cities – like Orlando - to help push the bid for a second…[continue reading]
Oct
20
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]
Oct
07
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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