The date for FIFA’s announcement of the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups is just around the corner. While the economic value of a successful bid to the US and individual cities can be debated, there have been a number of stories addressing the potential business impact to MLS. Competition between cities [...]
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We have repeatedly posted about the internal tension in MLS when chasing fans and selling tickets. In its early years, the league targeted families and some ethnic communities. Through our interviews with league and team officials, it has become clear that most franchises have aggressively shifted their sales efforts to grabbing “hard core” soccer fans [...]
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After a hectic day in MLS on Wednesday, it is time to take a breath and enjoy the Thanksgiving Weekend. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers and thank you for reading! Every so often, we get inquiries from some of you about opportunities to post on Footiebusiness about soccer business issues. Over the last [...]
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The coldest MLS Cup Final in league history is complete and Toronto was certainly a big part of the story from last night. There were discussions about the weather, the fan protest and the field conditions. For a few days, Toronto was the center of the MLS universe, with sponsors, fans, media and league personnel [...]
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As we do for an number of big soccer events, here is a business blog of the MLS Cup 2010. The match was broadcast on ESPN with Ian Darke making his MLS debut. In the 30 minutes leading up to the game, ESPN provided two promos to its Sports Center and BCS viewers. One of [...]
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After another period of uncertainty and confusion, it appears that WPS is ready for its third season of action. According to the league’s most recent press release, the league will consist of six teams in 2011. Included in that six team grouping is Western New York, an expansion team that will have full access to [...]
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The big business story in American soccer today was the long awaited re-branding of the team formerly known as the Kansas City Wizards. With more than 1000 fans in attendance, the Wizards unveiled their new identity, uniforms crest and colors. The Wizards will now be known as Sporting Kansas City. As part of the announcement [...]
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Every once and a while, our business coverage dovetails with more traditional coverage of MLS. Today is one of those days. Commissioner Garber gave his annual State of League address and highlighted some important business changes. We thought we would address some of these here. The address started with the Commissioner noting the importance of [...]
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The MLS Cup Final is set, with Colorado and FC Dallas making the trip to Toronto. With both teams typically receiving limited coverage in their media markets, we thought it worth taking a look at the coverage of the teams in the local papers. Before we do, we wanted note the double shot of MLS [...]
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