The big business story in American soccer over the last 24 hours was the announcement that league sponsor adidas has significantly increased its committment to MLS with a new 8 year, $200 million that runs through 2018. The deal replaces the previously signed 10 year, $150 million deal signed between the parties in 2004. With [...]
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Full slate of games in MLS this weekend including a scoreless draw north of the border between RSL and TFC. We have talked on multiple occasions about the value of CONCACAF Champions League. However, after a week of extremely frustrating and demoralizing results, the perils of fixture congestion showed at BMO Field. Both RSL and [...]
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As we do every once in a while, we thought we would take a look around the league at promotiosn for the upcoming slate of games. In Columbus, the Crew are hosting a Lamar Hunt “Legacy Day” for their August 28 match against FC Dallas. The ceremonies will include the unveiling of a statue honoring [...]
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We are on the road, so we thought we would revisit an interview from April, when we caught up with Rapids Senior Director of Marketing and Entertainment Kieran Cain to talk about the Rapids’ marketing efforts, tickets sales and more. Mr. Cain is a 13 year veteran of the Rapids organization and after a start [...]
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Today we thought we would take a quick peek at some popular soccer websites to see what kind of business news is making headlines. It is the era of the DP in MLS with signings coming fast and furious. MLSRumors is reporting on an apparent continuation of that trend. Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of [...]
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Multiple sources are reporting that Thierry Henry’s Red Bulls jersey is expected to become MLS’ best seller this year. According to reports, more than 50k Henry jerseys will be sold this year. Assuming $75 per jersey, that works out to almost $4million in jersey sales gross. By way of comparison, 300,000 Beckham jerseys were sold [...]
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Busy weekend in Major League Soccer and WPS. In Connecticut, an impressive crowd of more than 4,000 saw the Boston Breakers host a league game. Veteran’s Stadium in New Britain has been host to US Men’s National Team matches, Revolution US Open Cup matches and other soccer matches. The 4,000 is a solid figure for [...]
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We are on the road tonight, so we thought we would quickly touch on the recently released mid-summer salary numbers. The salary list offers insight into the status of MLS earnings. Highlights include the new DP salaries, including $300k for the Sounder’s Fernandez and around $500k for N’Kufo and Boscovic. These deals represent the new [...]
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The Associated Press is reporting that RSL is contributing significant money to the construction of a soccer complex in the Salt Lake City area. The project includes 16 soccer fields including a centerpiece field with 2,000 seats. RSL will match $21 million in bond money that has been procured by the municipality. The proposal faced [...]
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After watching FSC’s coverage of the CONCACAF Champions League, we thought we offer few thoughts on thankless job of broadcasting the tournament. Most recently, FSC televised Toronto’s 2-1 win over Cruz Azul and the coverage was typically low grade. Camera work was poor and the commentary wanting, but it is difficult to blame FSC. The [...]
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