kansascity.com - 4/15/2008
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Last season was an unmitigated disaster for Toronto FC. An expansion team, Toronto had the fewest points in the league (25), allowed the most goals (49), scored the fewest (25) and set a league record for a scoring drought (824 minutes). Not surprisingly, Toronto saw a change in the number of its season tickets. The numbers increased . After having 14,000 season tickets for 2007, Toronto quit ...
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Interesting Look at MLS Attendance
Hillcrest Road —
Pete Grathoff of the KC Star published an interesting report today about MLS attendance compared to that of more established leagues throughout the world. Check out his report here. We're not doing so bad, considering we've only been around since 1996 and the rest have existed for many, many years in most cases. ...
Thought on Attendance
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... This report from Pete Grathoff of the KC Star got me thinking of this today (I know this article is a couple days old now but it’s still worth mentioning). He talks about how the league stacks up against other soccer leagues in the world and the ‘Big Four’ here in America (NHL, NBA, MLB, and NFL). Amazingly the MLS is right on par with the NBA and NHL (both indoor attendance figures) and about half of the MLB; and if my math serves me right about a third of the NFL. ...
Soccer Surging in US
Soccer Silicon Valley Blog —
... of the former San Jose Mayor Gonzales administration's to secure a stadium deal for the team. One was on the table with the Sharks, but the major sticking point was the viability of MLS. Neither side could agree on cost guarantees in the event MLS folded. This was not a valid argument then, nor should it be discussed when our stadium gets approved in March, 2009. At a time when arguably the biggest media company in the world wants US televison rights to more soccer , when MLS attendance is "surging," and the good folks in Portland observe that this is a "bull ...
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MLS Fantasy Tips: Week Four —
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What a difference a week makes! Toronto started the year with a midfield that would struggle to compete in MLS. After several acquisitions, this has suddenly changed into one of the best midfields in the league.
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