TV Rules The number one item that should be on the agenda for MLS officials should be has to be the preservation of the TV rights contracts. Why do I believe that TV holds the future of MLS in its … Continue reading
SUMmer of Soccer Continues The ‘Summer of Soccer’ which began on June 20, rolls on. As of now, over 1,455,000 have attended SuperLiga, the Gold Cup, the World Football Challenge and a variety of club and international friendlies. Since my … Continue reading
SUMmer of Soccer Continues First let me apologize for the tardiness of this post. I Amtraked across America to visit family, go to a wedding, and I’m going to cram in a trip to Giants’ Stadium for the Gold Cup … Continue reading
SUMmer of Soccer Continues Coming into this past weekend, 21 matches(5 doubleheaders) have been played during the the ‘Summer of Soccer’ which began on June 20. Attendance: 252,914. All games, except the Timbers friendly, were part of entities owned or … Continue reading
Summer of Soccer Continues The 14 matches that were played during the first week of the ‘Summer of Soccer’ drew 168,687. All games were part of entities owned or marketed by Soccer United Marketing(SUM). The Gold Cup kicked off this … Continue reading
SuperLiga 2009 – Matchday 3 Group A Game Score Pts Chicago 1 6 Chicago – MLSNet Tigres UANL 2 6 Tigres UANL – Wikipedia San Luis 1 4 San Luis – Wikipedia Chivas USA 1 1 Chivas USA … Continue reading
In my last post I prompted a discussion that centers around SUM and its relationship to MLS. If you are unaware of Soccer United Marketing(SUM), it was created at a time when the league was in danger of folding. Just … Continue reading
Rafa Marquez and his mates play as many games in the US as on Mexican Soil these days/ Photo from esmas.com Many I speak to wonder sometime quietly why the Mexican National Team seem to play all its friendlies on … Continue reading