[MLS] Manchester United is headed to North America for a five-game tour of Canada, Mexico and the United States highlighted by a match against MLS’s all-starson July 28 (TV: ESPN2, TeleFutura, 8:30 pm ET). The AT&T MLS All-Star will culminate the four-game tour of MLS markets before heading to Mexico to open the new stadium […]
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A stadium of their own
[WPS] Soccer-specific stadiums owned and operated by MLS clubs have fueled the boom of the Division I men’s pro league. Now Women’s Professional Soccer hasgotten into the act with its first soccer-specific stadium. Atlanta opens the 8,300-seat Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium, owned by the KSU Foundation and managed by the Beat,Sunday when the expansion […]
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South African hotels left in the lurch
South Africa hotel and bed and breakfast operators have been forced to slash prices in a bid to avoid having their rooms empty during the World Cup. The tournament was supposed to be a bonanza forlocal tourism, but the number of fans who will travel to South Africa is far less than originally projected. Muriel […]
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New U.S. home uniform unveiled
[USA] TheU.S. national team unveiled its new Nike home uniform that echoes the uniform worn during the 1950 World Cup when it defeated England, 1-0, in one of the biggest upsets in the history of soccer. The new home jersey, which will debut when the USA takes on the Czech Republic in East Hartford, Conn. […]
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Klinsmann hired by ESPN to work World Cup
[TELEVISION WATCH] Former German star Juergen Klinsmann won’t be coaching the USA at the 2010 World Cup, as was oncehoped, but he will be commenting on it for ESPN and ABC as a studio analyst during the finals. Klinsmann, who coached Germany to third place in 2006, will appear on prematch, halftime andpostgame shows from […]
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Bradley's annual compensation exceeds $500,000
U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley received compensation of $522,923 between April 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, according to the most recent U.S. SoccerFederation tax statement made available for public review. He wasn’t the highest-paid U.S. Soccer employee. Chief executive Dan Flynn earned$646,066. President Sunil Gulati is a volunteer. Other total compensation figures for […]
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Red Sox want to bring Rangers and Celtic to Fenway
It’s been more than 40 years since a soccer game was played at famed Fenway Park in Boston, but the Red Sox are hoping to organize an Old Firm match between Glaswegian clubs Rangers and Celticthere on July 21. Rangers and Celtic have never met outside of Scotland, but a match between to the two […]
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Man. United remains world's most valuable club
[MONEY MATTERS] For the sixth consecutive year, Manchester United is the world’s most valuable club in the rankings by Forbes magazine, though its worth fell to$1.8 billion, down 2 percent from the previous year. Forbes also estimated that Manchester United, whose American owners, the Glazer family, have been at odds with United fans, was themost […]
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Futbol de Primera lines up array of well-known talent
[RADIO WATCH] For the third straight World Cup, Andres Cantor, the legendary Spanish-language broadcaster, will providethe main play-to-play duties for Futbol de Primera’s radio coverage. Futbol de Primera has lined up 106 stations to carry its World Cup 2010 broadcasts on which it will again feature color commentaryfrom such international soccer legends as Carlos Valderrama […]
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ESPN to pull out all stops at World Cup
The World Cup on English-language television has come a long way over the last quarter century As recently as the 1986 World Cup, less than half the games were available on English-languagetelevision. When the 2010 World Cup kicks off on June 11, ESPN2 will go all-soccer for 24 hours leading up to the South Africa-Mexico […]