Mar

09

MLS Attempting To Find “Perfect Site” For New York Expansion Club


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]

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Oct

28

Chuck Blazer Enters NY Expansion Race


The writing was possibly too much on the wall for this not to happen. We heard the whispers for a little while that something could be going wrong in the New York Cosmos to MLS expansion camp. With the news the other day that Cosmos chairman and CEO Paul Kemsley resigned, you just knew something…[continue reading]

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Jun
08

Queens Hosts Ecuador-Greece Friendly, MLS Next?


  Most soccer fans in the US had their attentions on Detroit last night (who have MLS ambitions of their own) but the one place Major League Soccer would like to expand to next had a little international game of their own last night. Citi Field hosted it’s first international soccer match last night between…[continue reading]

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Aug
02

Cosmos Looks For Comeback


“Twice in a lifetime” is what they are billing it as. Yesterday soccer legend Pele and others announced that the New York Cosmos are coming back. The club is launching a massive youth effort with the ultimate goal of getting a club in Major League Soccer. Cosmos will partner with a Queens youth club to…[continue reading]

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Jul
28

Garber Aiming For NYC Club


It should come to no surprise for those who read this blog as we’ve mentioned it several times. Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said yesterday in an interview with the Vancouver Sun that the league is aiming for the 20th club to be in New York City. “We are very focused on trying to…[continue reading]

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May
11

Thoughts For And Against A Second NY Team

Thoughts For And Against A Second NY Team

Last week’s announcement for the expansion to Montreal in 2012 gave way (quickly) to who would be the 20th club in Major League Soccer. Of course the two obvious comments from MLS commissioner Don Garber were for putting that club in the Southeast or a second one in New York. That much we know but…[continue reading]

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Apr
27

Mets Still Interested In MLS Team

Mets Still Interested In MLS Team

Just as I write about the Borough Boys earlier today news comes out of New York that baseballs’ Mets are still interested in owning a MLS club. The New York Daily News added that while the owners of the Mets are still very interested in a club, getting a stadium to play in won’t be easy. [David]…[continue reading]

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Nov
23

Beckham Set To Own 20th MLS Club


While we don’t know where the location of the 20th Major League Soccer club will eventually be we do have a pretty good idea of who the owner of the club will be. It’s been reported nearly everywhere that David Beckham has an option in his mega-MLS contract that stipulates he can own a club…[continue reading]

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Nov
17

Evening Links and Thoughts: Expansion, Crew and more

Evening Links and Thoughts: Expansion, Crew and more

By now we’ve all seen the lovely quote from MLS commissioner Don Garber yesterday about future league expansion. “We’ve had productive conversations with Montreal to be our 19th team,” said Garber. With all the issues going on with the USL/TOA crap you have to think that Montreal owner Joey Saputo is trying to figure out…[continue reading]

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Jun
09

Some Borough Boys Love


I know these photos have been out there for a couple days now but I bring them here since some guys at the Borough Boys were nice enough to email them to me today. They are trying to show that they are deserving of their own MLS club in New York City. According to the…[continue reading]

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