Ties to other sports not new to American soccer
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 22, 4:03 p.m.
The business of pro soccer in America is not just about soccer, and the stigma of soccer as a foreign invader to these shores isn't accurate.
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NYCFC will launch in 2015, permanent home will come later
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 21, 5:53 p.m.
MLS finally announced the owners for its 20th team to begin play in New York, and the surprise is with the word "owners."
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Beckham is MLS expansion story du jour
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 20, 5:42 p.m.
Now that David Beckham has ended his playing career, attention has turned to his post-retirement plans. Beckham's plans have become the MLS expansion story du jour.
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MLS denies reports of Chivas USA takeover
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 17, 5:23 p.m.
Reports out of Mexico that Mexican Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, is negotiating to buy Chivas de Guadalajara from Jorge Vergara have put in doubt the future of Chivas USA, but MLS denies it is going anywhere.
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Lead-ins impact MLS television numbers
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 15, 6:57 p.m.
Three of the last four MLS matches on NBC Sports Network averaged 54,000 viewers. The TV audience for the fourth game -- the May 4 Columbus-New York match -- was more than double that. What gives?
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Thursday games key tests for NWSL markets
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 15, 6:22 p.m.
Thursday will be a big test for how well, or not so well, the new National Women's Soccer League draws in the Pacific Northwest.
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ESPN will launch daily soccer highlights show in August
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 14, 6:37 p.m.
ESPN will launch ESPN FC -- its first soccer highlights studio show airing in the United States -- on Aug. 11. The show will air Sunday-Friday, primarily on ESPN2.
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BeIN SPORT launches streaming platform
Posted by Paul Kennedy, Ridge Mahoney on May. 13, 4:17 p.m.
Authenticated subscribers to beIN SPORT can access the network's coverage on a streaming platform that started up on Friday.
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Fox adds FA Cup final to main menu
Posted by Ridge Mahoney, Mike Woitalla on May. 9, 5:13 p.m.
Following its aggressive programming of Premier League and Champions League matches on its major outlets, Fox Sports is airing the English FA Cup Final Saturday on its regular channel, FOX.
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Alex Morgan's Thorns draw at home and away
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 7, 2:58 a.m.
There should be little doubt who is the biggest draw in the new NWSL.
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MLS's top 20 highest-paid players
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 6, 4:44 p.m.
The New York Red Bulls' Thierry Henry is again the highest-paid player in MLS and one of only eight players making more than $1 million a year in guaranteed compensation, which includes a player's base salary and all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player's contract, including option years.
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Serious setback for Orlando stadium hopes
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 4, 1:50 a.m.
Will Weatherford may be most hated man in Florida soccer circles. Never heard of him? He's the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and he managed to seriously compromise the MLS expansion dreams of two Florida markets, Orlando and Miami, with one deed of inaction.
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MLS Business Summit headed to Columbus
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 2, 5:25 p.m.
Major League Soccer will host a business summit in Columbus, Ohio, around the USA-Mexico World Cup 2014 qualifier on Sept. 10.
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Looking under the hood at MLS's attendance decline
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 1, 6:31 p.m.
Major League Soccer attendance is down over its record-high average of 18,807 in 2012, but just how significant is the early decline? MLS owners are reportedly examining whether the early start -- March 2 was its earliest opening day ever -- is to blame for the decline at the gate and whether to push back the season start to later ...
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Orlando stadium project gains support from Florida Senate
Posted by Paul Kennedy on Apr. 30, 5:58 p.m.
While New York looks set to become the 20th member of MLS, that doesn't mean that Orlando has lost hope of getting an MLS club.
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