goal.com - 12/8/2008
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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 done. Back when he was running for the ...
bizjournals.com - 12/10/2008
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bizjournals.com —
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber Tuesday told
a city task force he wants Portland to be...
home to one of the league s next franchises. But it was a statement that sounded less like a declaration and more like a plea for the city to sign off ...
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MLS commissioner wants soccer in Portland - Portland ...
soccerticketsonline.com - 12/12/2008
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soccerticketsonline.com —
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber was in
Portland recently and he told a city task force...
he wants Portland to be home to one of the league’s next franchises according to the Portland Business Journal . “We need to make a decision by March,” Garber said. “We want one of the teams to ...
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Is Portland the next MLS Franchise?
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/12/2008
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On Saturday, Barcelona and Real Madrid will renew
their bitter rivalry in a match that, as usual,...
has captivated the world's attention. Poor form, league standings or injuries can't take any interest away from the game. As a member of the global ...
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Is Barcelona's MLS Miami bid a plan of genius or ...
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Barca-Miami Deal A One-Time Offer?
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... 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 the city being linked up with a huge investor and a historic club like Barcelona.
But that is about where it ends for me I think when I read stuff like this.
He moved to exert pressure on MLS by vowing that the Barcelona Miami bid was a one-time offer and that if passed over, the group would not wait for another year. Not only that, but he has also insisted that the team ...
Barca swagger: Take me or leave me
Who Ate All The Cupcakes? —
... Barcelona has basically thrown down the gauntlet to MLS. They want in, they want in for the 2010 season, and this is a one time only offer. ...
EDITORIAL: Why Miami FCB Could Help MLS Turn A Corner
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games —
... Finally, there seems to be a somewhat disturbing attitude on display from the Barcelona group. As ANDREA CANALES NOTES Laporta is now insisting that MLS accept their big and let them start play in 2010. The problem with that is that last January, in trying to put the screws to - excuse me, to "encourage" - Philadelphia and St. Louis to submit their bids, Garber announced that whoever got there first would be the only team enering the league in 2010, and later reiterated that no more teams would be allowed in the same ...
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