miamiherald.com - 10/16/2008
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South Florida fans have heard the song before: Local cellphone magnate vows to bring Major League Soccer to Miami. The first rendition of the story ended badly. A new effort was announced Wednesday.
youtube.com - 10/15/2008
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(posted by TheLAGalaxy) Brandon McDonald had his first-ever
MLS goal in the all-important 3-2 win over Colorado,...
and here, the MLS Goal of the Week - a powerful blast from midfield - is reviewed by the player himself, as well as head coach Bruce Arena, teammates Bryan Jordan and Sean Franklin...
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Video: GALAXY's words on the MLS Goal of the Week
miamiherald.com - 10/15/2008
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October 15 --- The Miami Herald: Barcelona announced
on its website it would partner with Miami resident...
Marcelo Claure, the CEO of Brightstar Communications, a multibillion-dollar company that is one of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States...
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Miami submits MLS expansion bid, via FC Barcelona
cheatorbeat.com - 10/16/2008
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... Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald talks to people in the local soccer scene to see what they think about Barcelona trying to bring MLS back to their city. ...
New feature; expansion wrap
The Netminder —
First order of business: Take a look at our new sortable table with info on U.S. national team prospects overseas. This is a work in progress, so please let m eknow what you think in the comments below. Or by e-mail. Or on Facebook. Or just yell up to the RFK pressbox. And now a quick check to see how newspapers responded to their localities putting for MLS teams yesterday: - Miami: Ray Hudson speaks! - Atlanta: Plenty of details on prospective stadium site at Kennesaw State. Only a passing mention of ...
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