A great weekend for games in MLS as Los Angeles and RSL went through to the MLS cup final with thrilling wins over Houston and Chicago respectively. In Los Angeles, just over 25k turned out to see the Galaxy’s 2-0 victory over Houston. Though just shy of a sell-out, the crowd was lively despite two [...]
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Just days before the RSL’s big conference final match-up against Chicago, the big story around MLS is the pending sale of a 49% interest in RSL to local businessman Dell Loy Hansen. While not finalized, Hansen has been traveling with the team and attended multiple games. A real estate developer/owner, Hansen has stated that he [...]
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Four playoff games over the weekend and attendance was generally strong throughout. The weakest number was in Columbus, were just over 10k saw Columbus fall to RSL in an exciting 3-2 affair. The numbers picked up over the weekend, where 21,500 saw Chicago shut out New England 2-0. On Sunday, more than 27,400 were in [...]
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The MLS regular season came to a conclusion on Sunday after a weekend of exciting games, miserable weather and varied attendance. The final “weekend” got started on Thursday night in Chicago where an announced crwod of 17k plus braved monsoon like conditions to see the home team clinch a playoff birth. Similar weather conditions greeted [...]
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An enormous weekend of games in MLS with playoff spots, Champions League entry and the Supporters Shield all up for grabs. Every game was frought with tension and meaning as teams scrambled for points on the pennultimate weekend of the regular season. The weekend got started in Toronto where a sell out crowd of more [...]
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Full slate of games in Major League soccer with teams jockeying for position in the final weeks of the season. Attendance was fairly strong league wide. In Toronto, a sellout crowd of 20, 500 saw the hometown team hang on for a 3-2 win. In DC, 19,500 were at RFK to see a rematch of [...]
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They are the bane of many an MLS fan, yet they continue to represent a substantial portion of Americn soccer crowds. Teams cater to them, by offering special four packs, pre-game soccer celebrations and mascots. Who are these fans? They are familes. Kids, soccer moms minivans and more. This is part two of our MLS [...]
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A while back we wrote about the “war of words” between the New York Yankees and MLS Commissioner Don Garber. MLS-Daily has taken the baseball/soccer attendance analysis to a new level with a clever look at year over year attendance between MLB and MLS. The comparison is instructive because it shows the challenges of drawing [...]
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Independence Day has long been a big event for Major League Soccer, with certain markets becoming part of the 4th of July scene in their respective cities. We thought we would take a look at these events for 2009. We start in Colorado, where the Rapids will host their 14th annual 4th of July game. [...]
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