With the Summer winding down, we thought we would take a look at the coverage of American soccer in the United States. Last week, in Part I, we took a look at the mainstream media. To read that article, click here. Today, we are going to take a look at that seemingly inpenetrable bastion of [...]
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Quick glance around MLS weekend promotions with another full slate of games on the calendar. In Kansas City, the Wizards are hosting RSL at Community America Ballpark on Saturday. In a promotion for the match, the Wizards are offering a “Family Four Pack” which includes 4 tickets, 4 dogs, 4 pretzels, a stadium blanket and [...]
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Two months ago, we updated the status of efforts to build a stadium in Houston. Since that time, there has been little movement and no real evidence of progress. However, according to this recent article in the Houston Chronicle, things are slowly going forward. The deal requires agreement between the City and the County and [...]
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With the Summer winding down, we thought we would take a look at the coverage of American soccer in the United States. Tonight, we will start by looking at “mainstream” national media, with a focus on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and other outlets. Not surprisingly, ESPN is at the head of the class, [...]
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At about the same time I was wrapping up high school in the early 1990′s, SEGA was the premier video game system. Arguably the most popular game of that period was the EA Sports hockey. Whether in high school, college or elsewhere, boys around the country were gathering in basements and dorm rooms for tournaments [...]
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League sponsor American Airlines has announced a three year sponsorship with the New England Revolution, New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium. The deal includes stadium signage, commercials, community outreach and gameday events. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The integrated marketing sponsorship will make American Airlines the official sponsor of both teams and the [...]
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During the season we have provided updates on San Jose’s efforts to build a stadium. When MLS awarded Lew Wolff an expansion franchise it was largely understood that the deal was partly contingent on promises to build that stadium. Now however, Wolff has announced that the planned opening of the stadium will not go forward [...]
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All season, we have focused on the efforts of individual teams to convert soccer fans to MLS fans. We have interviewed various front office personnel, analyzed marketing efforts targeted to hardcore fans and interviewed soccer fans around the country to determine what they want from MLS. Today, we offer the guest commentary of Craig Codlin, [...]
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We’ll start with some news and notes from the world of televised soccer. In a recent interview with EPL Talk, FSC Programming Director Dermot McQuarrie announced that 2010 MLS games will be televised in HD. When combined with ESPN HD programming of MLS, this now gives MLS fans at least two nationally televised MLS matches [...]
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