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I gotta say, the folks who designed Rio Tinto Stadium got it right. Nailed it in fact. The way they do concerts there is genius for MLS-sized stadiums. Why? There isn’t a permanent stage taking up room like at Crew Stadium, Pizza Hut Park and other stadiums around the league. It may be more work to do…[continue reading]

Wow, whoever did this video needs to get hired by the league if they aren’t already. Wonderful behind the scenes video from the MLS All-Star game. Very cool stuff that you didn’t see on TV. Hat tip to SF over at The Offside Rules for posting this.

It is that time once again, the MLS All-Stars take on a club from the other side of the pond. Feel the excitement? Yeah I honestly don’t. Just like every year I get less and less excited about this game, mostly because of the set up of the league taking on a club in preseason…[continue reading]

ESPN2 picked a good one for their game of the week. As the league’s website keeps putting it, this is a matchup of near MLS Cup rivals, or whatever that means. I think its a quality matchup no matter how you spin it. Real Salt Lake hosting the MLS Cup champs Columbus Crew, sounds like…[continue reading]

Time for a little All-Star game talk. I know I usually bash it but anytime we get actual news on who the annual league opponent will be it’s worth mentioning. Steve Goff wrote this morning in his Morning Kickaround that Inter Milan is being looked at as a serious contender to play in this summer’s…[continue reading]

The three remaining World Cup qualifying game locations have been announced today by the USSF. Chicago, Salt Lake City and Washington DC all will host the final three games of qualifying. Chicago will host the Honduras game at Solider Field on June 6th; Rio Tino Stadium in Sandy, Utah, will host the El Salvador game…[continue reading]

Its all sold out for tonight’s opener at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. It couldn’t be a bigger night to debut the league’s seventh soccer specific stadium too as Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls are eager to grab three points in their current playoff push. Stadium openings usually mean one thing:…[continue reading]

I love all the press coverage for tonight’s game in Salt Lake City. Its a big game with a new stadium that looks absolutely great. KTVX in Salt Lake are making sure the public know all about the stadium as well. I found this clip this morning and thought it was worth a watch as…[continue reading]