Reports are flying around the soccer media about upcoming revisions to Major League Soccer’s Designated Player rule. The league is expected to announce changes to the rule on Tuesday that will permit teams some salary budget relief for younger designated players. The DP initiative has continued to evolve since David Beckham first signed with the [...]
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Full slate of games in Major League Soccer and WPS. Before we get our regular look at attendance, here are a couple of other business stories from the weekend. One quick note. Special thanks to the folks at World Football Daily and American Soccer Show for having me on in the last couple of [...]
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The big news in the world of American soccer was the announced return of Freddy Adu to Major League Soccer. For better or worse, Adu remains one of the most recognizable soccer names to most American soccer fans. After a few years of moving about Europe, Adu is reportedly coming to Philadelphia on a multi-year [...]
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As most American soccer fans are now aware, MLS and NBC have announced a three year television rights agreement that will put Major League Soccer on the Peacock and its affiliated sports channel from 2012-2014. The three year deal is worth an estimated 10-12 million dollars per year and will replace the league’s current $6 [...]
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2011 has been a banner year at gate across Major League Soccer. The league is averaging more than 17,300 fans per game in 2011. This is the first time since the league’s inagural season that average attendance has crested the 17k figure. Perhaps even more impressive, the median attendance in 2011 is at an all [...]
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Over the last year or so, we have 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 few weeks have passed since we last checked in [...]
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Time for our weekly roundup of the weekend that was in MLS. In Montreal, the Impact moved one more marketing step closer to their 2012 kick-off, with the unveiling of their new logo. Click here to check out an image. According to the officials involved, the logo has eight distinct elements heavily focused on the [...]
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As we do every so often, here is a quick look at some of the promotional efforts going on around Major League Soccer. We’ll start in Colorado, where the Rapids are hosting the nationally televised Friday night game on FSC. For that match, the Rapids are continuing their”Lads Night Out” promotion that was so popular [...]
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Over the last few weeks, I have received some e-mails and comments asking for more detail on certain topics, more coverage of certain issues and requests for interviews with front office and sponsor representatives. Let me say that I really appreciate the feedback and I will try and add those items (and more) over the [...]
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It’s been a while since our last look at stadium construction around MLS. We’ll start in Houston, where the Dynamo’s efforts to build in downtown Houston has progressed far enough to warrant a webcam. The Dynamo are expected to contribute $60 million to the project. The proposed stadium will be shared with Texas Southern Football and [...]
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