Some business thoughts from the weekend that was. MLSSoccer.com completed a great interview with Sporting KC’s President Robb Heineman about some business issues involving the team and the opening of the new stadium The entire interview is worth a read, but here are some noteworthy highlights. First, Heineman indicates that the team is nearing 9,000 [...]
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Thursday was the MLS SuperDraft, and as we did last year, we thought we would take a look at some of the business aspects of the proceedings. Before we explore the broadcast, a couple of notes on some of the coverage of the event. The Twitterverse was exploding with coverage of the draft. Journalists, fans, [...]
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It’s draft day in Major League Soccer, and once again, ESPN2 will offer coverage of the first round in Baltimore. As in past years, the draft is in the middle of the day, requring working fans to DVR the draft, watch online or follow one of the many blogs that will offer coverage. On Thursday [...]
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By far, the biggest soccer news of the day was the announcement that Bimbo Bakeries has signed a four year, $12 million dollar deal to serve as the Philadelphia Union jersey sponsor. As part of the deal, the Bimbo logo will feature prominently on the team’s jerseys while the company will also take an active [...]
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Few things differentiate the business Major League Soccer from the other major American sports than the availability of the teams’ jersey fronts to potential sponsors. Over the last few years, major companies such as Best Buy and VW have paid significant dollars to put their names on the uniforms of the teams of MLS. Both [...]
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The big weekend story for MLS fans was the combine in Fort Lauderdale. The most notable sponsor name at the combine is adidas, the league Players, coaches, league personnel and other descended on the city for a couple of days of scouting, mingling and more. Perhaps most notable are the waves of soccer agents who [...]
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We are out town today, but the MLS Combine is upon us. We thought it worth re-posting our interview from last year with Buzz Carrick about the business of the event. Enjoy the post and the great insights from Mr. Carrick. It’s time for the MLS combine, when college seniors and Generation Adidas players showcase [...]
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On Tuesday we gave a status update on the business aspects of the Portland Timbers’ final weeks before they open against Colorado. Today, we thought we would take a look at their expansion twin in Vancouver. The Whitecaps will enter the league as the second Canadian franchise and as one of three teams in the [...]
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The Sports Business Journal has reported on the findings of the 2010 “Turnkey Intelligence sponsor awareness survey” which gauged loyalty and awareness of sports fans to the products and companies that pour money into their sports. MLS sponsors such as Visa, AT&T and Pepsi enjoy significant recognition among fans of Major League Soccer who showed [...]
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The clock is ticking down to the to the Portland Timbers’ franchise opener on March 19, 2010 in Colorado. The team has been making great strides towards that day, so we thought we would provide a status update on those efforts. We’ll start with tickets, where the team has announced that it has sold 10,000 [...]
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