DC United’s efforts to get a stadium built in Prince George’s County took a small step forward with the Maryland House Appropriations Committee approving a bill to fund a study about the project. United is seeking State and County funds to build a new soccer specific stadium near the Metro in Maryland. With RFK crumbling [...]
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Few sports leagues guard their finances more closely than MLS, but efforts to bring a franchise to Portland brought many long hidden numbers to light. In a report prepared by HVS, many MLS financial numbers became public for the first time. The report is here. The report projects MLS finances from 2011 (when Portland enters [...]
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Chris Schlosser is the Director of Digital Strategy for SUM, a graduate of Columbia Business School and a former employee at Microsoft in Seattle. While at Columbia, Mr. Schlosser formed a relationship with Sunil Gulati and ultimately came to work at SUM. He was kind enough to answer a few questions from footiebusiness.com about MLS’ digital strategy. [...]
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Earlier today, Footiebusiness.com posted about San Jose’s recent sponsorship deal with Amway. Tim Martin, a 10 year veteran of the sports marketing field and the President of soccer marketing entity Gallagher Sports, lauded the deal in a recent article for ESPN.com. Mr. Martin has worked for a number of major brands in an array of [...]
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On January 29, 2009 the San Jose Earthquakes announced a three year deal with Amway, for a reported $2-3 million per season. According to reports, all San Jose apparel, including game jerseys, would immediately begin carrying a prominently placed Amway logo. With the deal, San Jose became the 11th MLS side to announce a primary [...]
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