Grant Wahl tours Red Bull Arena, the $200 million-plus home of the New York Red Bulls scheduled to open March 20 against Santos of Brazil (withRobinho), and comes away … well, “a little breathless.” Wahl calls Red Bull Arena “the most advanced, state-of-the-art soccer stadium in the Western Hemisphere (atleast until Chivas de Guadalajara’s futuristic […]
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Real Madrid revenues exceed $500 million
[MONEY MATTERS] For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the largest revenue-generating soccer club with revenues of $543 million in 2008-09, according tothe latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League. How big is Real? Its broadcast revenues of $218 million are more than the total revenues of all but the top […]
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Fans aim to buy Man. United
Wealthy fans, unhappy with Manchester United’s American owners, are considering a bid to buy the English club, but a United spokesperson said it is not for sale. As it is, an expert says it wouldprobably take $1.8 billion, if not more, to get the Glazer family to even take notice. The “Red Knights,” who include […]
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One date change means nothing
The on-going negotiations, or lack of same, on a new collective bargaining agreement by MLS and the players’ union have prompted the league to push back the date by which teams must be rosterand salary-cap compliant. Since neither roster size nor the salary cap has been set for the 2010 season, this move is not […]
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Pro soccer returning to Florida's Lockhart Stadium
Miami FC plans on calling Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., home for the 2010 USSF Division 2 season. It will be yet another attempt by pro soccer to make a go in Broward County afterfailing in Miami. Traffic Sports, the owner of the USSF Division 2 team, wants to play at Lockhart and develop […]
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EPL television to go 24 hours a day
The NBA has its own channel. So do the NFL, NHL and MLB. The English Premier League is set to launch 24-hour channels broadcasting across the world next season, a league executive familiarwith the details reported. The EPL’s goal is to provide a continuous feed of programing for broadcast rights holders outside Britain to form […]
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Bankrupt Portsmouth enters fight for survival
Andrew Andronikou, the administrator appointed to oversee the business affairs of Portsmouth, the first English Premier League club to go bankrupt in themiddle of the season, can’t guarantee Pompey will survive, but he plans to cut the club’s expenses to the bone and promises to inform police of any financial irregularities he discovers. Andronikou hopes […]
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World Cup 2018 likely headed to Europe
It looks more and more like the playing field will be cleared so only European countries will be bidding for the 2008 World Cup. FIFA officials won’t comment directly, but they havetold the United States, Australia and Japan to drop out of the race for the 2018 World Cup and focus on 2022. Such a […]
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No work stoppage (for now)
[MLS] There’s no labor peace but nor is there war. Upon the expiration of the second extended deadline to reach an agreement on a new collective bargainingagreement, Major League Soccer advised the MLS Players Union that it will not lock out the players, and the players did not strike. On Friday, they will continue to […]
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Tension mounts as CBA deadline nears
[MLS] He isn’t calling it a boycott, but Galaxy player representative Chris Klein says he has no plans to be inNew York Monday when Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations between MLS and the players’ union are scheduled to resume. Players are not obligated to attend, but several havebeen present during past meetings, along with MLSPU general […]