[USL PRO: Week 2] New York Red Bulls Reserves won the first matchup of the season between MLS reserve teams and USL PROopposition, getting three second-half goals in 15 minutes for a 3-0 win over Dayton. Second-year pro Michael Bustamante, draft pick Eric Stevenson out of Akron and Homegrown player Matt Miazga scored for the […]
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Etihad Airways signs on with MLS
[SOCCER BUSINESS] Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and sponsor of Manchester City, signed a multi-year partnership deal with MajorLeague Soccer to become the official airline partner of MLS in the United States. Etihad Airways will work with MLS on various grassroots soccer projects, as well as hosting competitionsand promotions for […]
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Harrisburg City Islanders propose new stadium
[USL PRO] The Harrisburg City Islanders announced plans for a new multi-use stadium facility with more than 4,500 seats in 2016 at the current city-owned SkylineSports Complex on Harrisburg’s City Island. “This new facility, once completed,” said Harrisburg mayor Eric Papenfuse, “will upgrade the currentfacility seating to over 4,500 seats, create a new entrance plaza, […]
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FC Dallas to host international tournament
[GENERATION ADIDAS U-17 CUP] FC Dallas will host the Generation adidas U-17 Cup that will feature an international tier involving nine MLS clubs and threeinternational clubs, Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico), Flamengo (Brazil) and Stoke City (England). The tournament will take place April 14-20 as part of a three-year deal, at the ToyotaSoccer Center at Toyota […]
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NSCAATV to feature high school games in spring
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] The NSCAA is providing high school soccer teams the opportunity to be featured on the NSCAA’s digital channel, NSCAATV. The NSCAAis teaming up with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and branding the show “The NFHS Network Game of the Week on NSCAA.” High schools that have a […]
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Emirates extends Cosmos sponsorship
[SOCCER BUSINESS] Emirates will sponsor the NASL champion New York Cosmos for two more years in a deal at whose announcement Pele was present at Emiratesheadquarters in Dubai. Emirates’ shirt sponsorship began in June 2013 for the debut of the reformed New York Cosmos in the NASL’s Fall Championship. “It would seem theEmirates’ magic has […]
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Next Goal Wins to kick off Tribeca series
[SOCCER FILMS] Next Goal Wins, the documentary on the American Samoa national team, will kick off the Tribeca Drive-In series at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival inNew York on April 19. The film, directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, follows American Samoa –FIFA’s lowest ranked team for 17 years — as longtime U.S. U-20 […]
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OKC Energy FC lands jersey sponsor
[SOCCER BUSINESS] USL PRO expansion team OKC Energy FC has landed First Fidelity Bank as a founding partner and jersey sponsor for its inaugural season. “The Oklahoma City community has a rich soccer history, and even in our own family, we’ve spent a good portion of our lives on the soccer field,” said First Fidelity […]
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MoneyGram named Concacaf Champions League sponsor
[SOCCER BUSINESS] MoneyGram, a leading money transfer company and payment services company, has signed on as a sponsor of the Concacaf Champions League. MoneyGram will have exclusivity in the money transfer category and will present the MoneyGram Golden Boot Award to the Concacaf Champions League’s top scorer at the conclusion of thechampionship series in April. […]
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Big test for Tijuana's U.S. contingent
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Four days ahead of its Concacaf Champions League match at the LA Galaxy, the American contingent at Tijuana faces a big test as Xolos hostGuadalajara. With a win, Tijuana will move ahead of Chivas, currently in seventh place in Mexico’s Liga MX. Also in action on Friday are Americans DaMarcusBeasley and Michael Orozco […]