Mar
25

Thursday Night Preview: Union at Sounders

Thursday Night Preview: Union at Sounders

Well First Kick is finally here. A couple months ago some folks thought it may not happen due to a possible lockout or strike but all of those issues are behind us and we now get to focus on the beautiful game itself. A new season is here and there’s not a better place to open it…[continue reading]

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Nov
21

MLS Cup Hype: Galaxy At Qwest


Thanks to MLSinsider for posting these videos. Check out that new blog by the league if you haven’t already. SF from The Offside Rules does an excellent job of keeping us up to date with the latest news around the MLS Cup this weekend. I hope to do some actual weekend posting for a change…[continue reading]

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Sep
23

Evening Links and Thoughts: Wages, Portland and more

Evening Links and Thoughts: Wages, Portland and more

With this winter quickly approaching now that we are in the fall season it seems only fitting to really start the discussion on what will certainly be the number one topic all off season in Major League Soccer, the CBA negotiations. The big one comes down to the great wage debate. I bring it up…[continue reading]

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Mar
06

Seattle Gets MLS Cup


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]

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Mar
02

Seattle Sells Out Opener

Seattle Sells Out Opener

Not much else to say about this. Seattle has sold out all 32,000 seats at Qwest Field for their season opener in a couple weeks against the New York Red Bulls. One other interesting note, since the Sounders have surpassed the 20,000 season ticket mark, the club will put a cap on season tickets at…[continue reading]

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Jun
10

US 2018 World Cup Bid Still On Track

US 2018 World Cup Bid Still On Track

A week ago our discussion on FIFA VP Jack Warner wanting the USSF to hold their World Cup bid for the 2018 Cup and use it on the 2022 Cup looks like the USSF didn’t listen. Word today out of Chicago and the Big Apple, is U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati is still confident the…[continue reading]

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