Archives: MLS Expansion
The MLS Expansion Wheel Points to… Orlando?
Ah the never ending fun of MLS expansion talk. Because no league can have an odd number of teams, speculation over who will be the 20th MLS team is always a source of debate and discussion for U.S. soccer fans. … Continue reading
Au Revoir? Intriguing Expansion Draft Options
Undoubtedly, expansion is an exciting time for MLS fans, as it allows them to see and experience a “new” market, a new potential rival, and the possibility of the next great soccer city. With the success of recent expansion clubs … Continue reading
Seven DPs Left Unprotected in Expansion Draft
Not even 24 hours after crowning its champion, MLS was back to business by requiring its clubs to list its protected players for the expansion draft. The expansion draft is just one of several drafts taking place this offseason for … Continue reading
MLS Expansion: Montreal Still Alive?
The CONCACAF Champions League returns next week and in one of the more appetizing matchups, the Impact de Montreal of USL faces Mexico’s Santos Laguna. Montreal is one of three members of US based leagues to advance to the quarterfinal … Continue reading
Economic Uncertainty Makes Miami MLS Bid Stronger
We’ve spent alot of time on this site discussing MLS expansion and why Portland and St Louis are more natural fits for MLS (not soccer/football specifically but MLS which is after all an inferior product to European football). However in … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Review: Rough Times for MLS
Thirteen years into the life of Major League Soccer and for all the signs of progress on the field, the league continues to operate more or less in vacuum as far as the general American sports landscape is concerned. For … Continue reading
Has MLS Really Learned the Lessons of the NASL?
While I am pleased for Philadelphia and particularly for the Sons of Ben that the league has chosen to add a 16th team in 2010, I have serious concerns about the rapid expansion of the league and the seeming desire … Continue reading
Boca Juniors USA?????
AP Photos Published reports seem to confirm a rumor I heard Monday regarding the possible return of MLS to south Florida, this time courtesy of Boca Juniors, the legendary Argentine club. Guilermo Barros Schelotto one of the greatest Boca players … Continue reading
More Expansion for MLS?
Published reports seem to confirm a rumor I heard Monday regarding the possible return of MLS to south Florida, this time courtesy of Boca Juniors, the legendary Argentine club. (I will admit when I heard the rumor I dismissed it … Continue reading
