bloomberg.com - 12/1/2008
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Barcelona Has 90% Chance of Winning MLS Franchise, CEO Says By Alex Font and Alex Duff Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Barcelona, soccer’s third-richest team by sales, has a 90 percent chance of co-owning a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami, Chief Executive Officer Joan Oliver said. The 2006 European ...
web.mlsnet.com - 11/25/2008
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NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer will hold
the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday, Nov. 26...
at 1 p.m. ET. The League's 15th team, Seattle Sounders FC, will begin to take shape following the 10-round draft. Listed below are the details regarding the ...
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MLS Expansion Draft on Nov. 26
soccernet.espn.go.com - 12/8/2008
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Losing players to Europe is nothing new to
Major League Soccer, but at a time when the...
league is expending and in need of more talent than ever, the losses become more painful. That's what is making this winter potentially one of the worst in league ...
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ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Galarcep: MLS talent ripe for ...
dailybreeze.com - 11/25/2008
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dailybreeze.com —
The sign below the Columbus Crew supporters' section
at Home Depot Center on Sunday at the MLS...
Cup summed up the team's season in one word: massive. The best team in the MLS regular season won the MLS Cup, led by the MLS Coach of the Year Sigi ...
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Commentary: MLS winners and losers for '08 - The Daily ...
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EXPANSION: Barca-Miami MLS Club Is 90% A Done Deal Says CEO
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games —
It's clear that the Miami-Barca (Miami FCB) entry into MLS is going full speed ahead. Regardless of what side of the issue (and it is a controversial one) you come down on you may want to read the following excerpt from an article. Courtesy of Bloomberg: Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Barcelona, soccer’s third-richest team by sales, has a 90 percent chance of co-owning a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami, Chief Executive Officer Joan Oliver said. The 2006 European champion bid for one of two available franchises in October. It’s competing against six groups, including ...
Is Miami a lock for an expansion team?
The Beautiful Game —
Some Bloomberg story quotes a Barca CEO as saying they have a 90% chance of landing a team. He's talking like they got it, and they probably do. But in other interesting Miami news, MLS Rumors has dug up some good info. Apparently the Miami Fusion trademark has been canceled. If you have gone through pains to keep a trademark alive many years after the team folded, perhaps in hopes of a return to the Miami market, then why would you suddenly cancel it when a major player like Barcelona is interested in joining the league in that ...
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soccerticketsonline.com 12/27/2008 — FC Barcelona has confirmed that they will be touring the U.S. again in 2009. Barcelona is determined to have a presence in Major League Soccer by 2011, through an ownership stake in the the potential MLS expansion franchise in Miami. Miami FCB would ...
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goal.com 12/8/2008 — Andrea Canales Barcelona president Joan Laporta may never have played soccer at a high level, but that doesn't mean the lawyer doesn't know how to go on the offensive. He is a tough competitor, and he is willing to say what is needed to get something ...
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wvhooligan.com 12/9/2008 — Barca President Joan Laporta is putting the pressue on MLS for a club in 2010.
I think this may be one of those reasons why I am a bit nervous about the possible addition of Miami to Major League Soccer (again). On the paper I love the idea of ...
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goal.blogs.nytimes.com 10/14/2008 — On its Web site, the Spanish club said it would partner with a Bolivian businessman to increase its presence in the United States.
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goal.blogs.nytimes.com 12/11/2008 — It is better than even money that Barcelona's joint bid for an M.L.S. expansion team in Miami will win approval in March, but the Spanish team may want to consider some potential pitfalls.
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Barcelona 3-1 Mallorca Highlights
eplmatches.com 1/4/2009 — Andres Iniesta returned from injury to fire an important goal as Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-1 in the Primera Liga.
Watch highlights of the match here.
Barcelona could earn $2.6M thru MLS expansion - Soccer - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/4/2008 — By K.S. Leong, Special to SI.com, Goal.com FC Barcelona's commitment to set up a sister club in MLS could see it rake in $2.6 million per year, but only if it can successfully strike up a tax exemption deal. The Spanish club's general director, Joan ...
Philadelphia stadium breaks ground —
Major League Soccer News 12/2/2008
The long-awaited stadium groundbreaking finally came to fruition. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber joined Keystone Sports and Entertainment, LLC CEO and operating partner Nick Sakiewicz along with local and state officials to officially ...