If you looked closely at the jerseys worn by the MLS All-Stars, the world famous logo of AT&T was readily apparent. The reason? The international communications provider has been announced as the official communications provider of MLS, and US Soccer. As part of the deal, AT&T was the presenting sponsor of the MLS All-Star game [...]
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With the Summer of Soccer in full swing, the Wall Street Journal is the latest mainstream publication to provide coverage of the Beautiful Game’s recent burst of popularity. The article discusses the Confederations Cup run, the big crowds watching soccer live this summer and of course the youth participation rate. The article also includes quotes [...]
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Tuesday night marked the opening of the CONCACAF Champions League competition for the 2009/2010 season. 24 teams from around from around the region are competing for the right to represent CONCACAF in the Club World Cup. This is the second season for the competition in its current iteration. The play-in portion of the tournament started [...]
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A recurring theme of this blog is the importance of soccer businesses interacting with soccer fans. Whether it be MLS franchises, WPS, US Soccer or soccer media, we frequently advocate for open lines of communication between fans and those in charge. Through the years, American soccer officials (from all leagues and teams) have done an [...]
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With all the soccer over the last few weeks, we thought we would take a look at the big numbers watching soccer across the States in person. We have neglected our weekly look at attendance in MLS and WPS, so we will start there. Overall it was a very good weekend for MLS teams, and [...]
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We love when people e-mail us story ideas, so since we got two today, we thought we would lead with those. First, hidden in Jack Bell’s Goal Blog was a note indicating that ESPN will soon announce a deal to carry Bundesliga matches. Following the recent announcemnt of a similar deal involving La Liga, thecommittment [...]
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The MLS weekend starts off with a Friday night tilt at Rio Tinto. RSL is promoting its Mangia service, which allows patrons to order food directly to their seats. Mangia allows fans to order food by texting their order to Mangia. The service has been piloted to a small section of Rio Tinto, but for [...]
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Yesterday we took a look at the expansion situation in Vancouver. Today we thought we would take a look at how things are progressing in the City of Brother Love. Click here for our previous post on the Union. The team website is up and running and established ticket prices and season ticket benefits. The [...]
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With all the tumolt surrounding Portland’s 2011 expansion effort, its cousin in MLS expansion, Vancouver, has quietly slid under the radar. With opening kick for Vancouver just 86 weeks away, thinks are quietly moving towards a successful opening. Vancouver is well set up for success. The ownership group seems solid. Billionaire Greg Kerfoot has long [...]
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Another weekend of soccer is in the books and it was another full slate for the Beautiful Game in the States. However, before we get to the weekend, a couple of notes. First, Michael Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune weighs in with a detailed piece looking at the business side of MLS. Lewis notes [...]
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