Contrary to English media reports, PRO general manager Peter Walton is not about to be replaced by former FIFA and Premier League referee Howard Webb. PRO issued astatement Saturday confirming that Webb is one of several candidates to oversee the implementation of video replay by leagues in the U.S. and Canada as senior executive of […]
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Jurgen Klinsmann, the U.S. years
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) After retiring as a player in 1998, Jurgen Klinsmann moved toSouthern California — an area he had visited many times while on vacation — to live and start a family with his American wife, Debbie. He played for a PDL club team, OrangeCounty Blue Star, in 2003 under a pseudonym […]
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“We would welcome Bastian with open arms. He would be a leader for our many young players.” — MLS commissioner Don Garber on German World Cup champion BastianSchweinsteiger, on the outs at Manchester United and rumored to be interested in continuing his career in MLS. (kicker via ESPN FC)
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What They're Saying: Senators Patty Murray and Dianne Feinstein
“We strongly believe that pay disparities like the one between the teams send the wrong message to young people and have no place in the 21st century economy. As the company that owns themarketing rights to the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer), you are uniquely positioned to shed light on this issue.” — Senators […]
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Cincinnati gets MLS commissioner Garber's attention
A year ago, it would have been unimaginable, a visit to Cincinnati by MLS commissioner Don Garber. But the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Garber will visit Cincinnati Nov. 29 and meet with MayorJohn Cranley. A public event will be held in conjunction with Garber’s visit, which follows a record-breaking season at the gate for first-year […]
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“I’m feeling a lot of ownership pressure to ensure that investment will start paying off.” — MLS Commissioner Don Garber on the “north of $50 million a year” MLS clubsare spending on player development but not getting back in terms of signing players to first-team contracts. He was responding to FC Dallas academy star Weston […]
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MLS Expansion: Let loose the Loons!
The deafening silence shrouding MLS expansion to Minnesota, which is supposed to start play next season, is about to be lifted. The league issued a press release on Tuesday stating thatCommissioner Don Garber would attend an event Friday in the capital city of St. Paul. Mayor Chris Coleman and team owner Bill McGuire will join […]
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Chastain, MacMillan and Garber headed to Hall of Fame
U.S. Women’s World Cup champions and Olympic gold-medalists Brandi Chastain and Shannon MacMillan and MLS commissioner Don Garber have been elected to National Soccer Hall ofFame. Chastain was selected on the player ballot, MacMillan on the veteran ballot and Garber via the builder ballot. Chastain, whose game-winning penalty kick gave the USA the 1999 Women’sWorld […]
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MLS in Detroit: What stands in the way
MLS stadium projects have come with strings attached — some have included youth complexes, others have been tied to the development of entertainment districts — but nothing quite like the proposeddowntown Detroit stadium. If public officials have their way, it will depend on developers building a jail. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers […]
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Detroit hops MLS expansion line
Until a couple of weeks ago, you’d have never heard Detroit often mentioned in terms of MLS expansion. That has changed. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers owner DanGilbert are partnering to bring a club to downtown Detroit, putting the Motor City third in line for an expansion team. MLS commissioner Don Garber […]