We have discussed the attendance woes in Dallas on a number of occassions. Attendance in Big D (or Frisco) is down this year by almost 40% But for Kansas City and its forced limited attendance, Dallas would be bringing up the rear with its average of 9,300 (that includes an opener of almost 16k) over [...]
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MLS promotions departments are working overtime to bring fans to the stadiums. In Los Angeles, the Galaxy are offering a free ticket promotion for all season ticket holders. Specifically, each season ticket holder is getting an extra ticket for the upcoming Galaxy home game against the Red Bulls. As we discussed yesterday, Galaxy attendance figures [...]
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With the first month of the season behind us, enough games have been played to take a closer look at attendance around the League. There have been successes (Seattle, Toronto), disappointments (Dallas, New York) and one pleasant surprise (Chivas). Most of the teams in the League are off; some are way off. The addition of [...]
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The WPS completed its first full slate of games this weekend with matches in New Jersey, California and Illinois. In our interview with WPS Director of Communications, Robert Penner, Mr. Penner stated that the League was hoping for game day attendance between 4-6,000 per game. During a weekend when MLS teams disappointed at the gate, [...]
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With MLS announcing Portland as the League’s 18th Expansion Franchise, St. Louis appeared to be the big loser. Since the announcement, Commissioner Garber worked hard to dispel that belief. In an article published in the in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mr. Garber indicated that the League would work hard to steer investors to join Jeffrey Cooper’s [...]
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