It has been far too long since we have looked at the Critical Mention website for references to MLS. 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 [...]
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The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that English Premier League power Chelsea will be the opponent for the 2012 iteration of the Major League Soccer All Star Game. The match will be played at PPL Park and the official announcement will take place tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. Manchester United was the opponent for the last two [...]
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Dave Laidig is back with the second part of his series looking at the use of statistics and numbers in soccer. For Part I, click here. In part 1, we reviewed Opta’s Castrol Index ratings of MLS players and an adjusted index minimizing statistical anomalies. In this part, we use the objective performance data – [...]
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Over the weekend, the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake announced that Subaru will be the presenting sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Cup. The rivalry will include three matches in 2012. According to the press release, “The Rapids and Subaru will also host a special tailgate for the supporters before the Subaru Rocky Mountain Cup [...]
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It’s a holiday weekend for many, so we thought a quick business poll leading into the weekend would be fun. The poll is seeking the biggest business surprises in the early MLS season. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of many surprises. Go ahead and vote or add your own. Enjoy the weekend!
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In the wake of Dave’s intellectual discussion from yesterday, here are a few mundane business notes. In an item from last week, the SBJ reported that Comcast Spectator and its Front Row Marketing subsidiary are promoting the French Trophee des Champions to Red Bull Arena to open the Ligue 1 2012/2013 season. Over the past [...]
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In Part I of a new series using numbers and detailed analysis to evaluate players in MLS, Footiebusiness Contributor Dave Laidig has re-imagined and re-configured the data to provide an exceptionally accurate mechanism for comparing talent. For those interested in player evaluation, soccer statistics and more, the below is a great and necessary read. We [...]
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Before we jump into attendance figures for the weekend, a couple of quick items. First, we’ll start with a programming note. Footiebusiness Contributor Dave Laidig is preparing a comprehensive and extremely interesting look at the Castrol Index and statistical evaluation of players. Dave has tried to account for the minutes played bias in the Castrol [...]
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We are on the road tonight, so here is a vault piece from the start of last season. This was part of our series that looked at the art of televising soccer. The Major League Soccer 2011 season got started on Tuesday night with a nationally broadcast match carried by ESPN. Fans of all sports [...]
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Over the last few days, the announcements of the annual parade of European club teams have begun in earnest. Chelsea, Tottenham & AC Milan are among the big name teams heading to the United States as part of their Summer preseason. These teams will play MLS franchises and each other in what has become an [...]
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