The second phase of the re-entry draft is over after a whirlwind day in MLS. Leading up to the drafts, fans, players, journalists and teams were unsure what to expect. After a quiet first phase, we got an orgy of activity that created buzz around the league and put MLS on the media landscape in [...]
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We are on the road, so we thought we would revisit a post from the early Summer after we took in a Revs/Union game at PPL Park. It was a great experience and the stadium was impresive. Here was our thoughts. Structurally and aesthetically, the stadium looks great. It’s waterfront location tucked under the Commodore [...]
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Don Garber announced today that Kathy Carter has been named President of SUM. Carter, who most recently served as Executive Vice President, will manage the day-to day operations of SUM, as well as lead the strategic planning and vision for increasing commercial revenues for Major League Soccer, all MLS clubs and all properties represented by [...]
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MLS and WPS are firmly entrenched in the off season period and after its frustration in Zurich, US Soccer is also entering a quiet time. With no games to play, we thought it would be interesting to see how some of the major publications are covering soccer during this period. We’ll start in Salt Lake [...]
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With the Holiday Season upon us, we thought it worth taking a look at some of the ticket sale deals being offered around the league. The Revs are offering a Holiday mini plan. The plan, starting at $68, includes tickets to four games and a choice of a Revs themed gift (e.g. Revs playing cards, [...]
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Back in January (and a couple of times since), we discussed MLS’ efforts to measure the value of its television exposure through various local and national broadcasts. Through the website criticalmention.com, MLS tries to alert media to the “value” of its presence on various television programs. Since a couple of months have passed since we [...]
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For the first time that I can remember, MLS sent out a purely commercial e-mail today in the form of a VW advertisement. The e-mail was presumably sent to all who have registered their e-mail with MLS. The e-mail made no reference to soccer (other than the sender address and an official partner note) and [...]
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The Houston Dynamo will have a new jersey sponsor in 2011. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Dynamo have signed a five year $12.7 million jersey sponsorship with Greenstar Recycling. In addition to its logo on the front of the jersey, Greenstar has signed on to become the first founding partner of the team’s [...]
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Yes there was a big business story coming out of Zurich, but that ship has sailed, so we thought it worth taking a look at the MLS stadium situation. The big news today came out of Houston, where the Dynamo announced that they had reached a lease agreement with the County Sports authority. The proposed [...]
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