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MLS Fines DC President $5k for Pointing Out The Obvious
MLS Fines DC President $5k for Pointing Out The Obvious
There are a few things that have been detrimental to the image of MLS this week, including Alexi Lalas’ face appearing every time I open the MLS homepage . High on my list would have been MLS moving the Fire’s away playoff game at New England to Sunday from Saturday, just ...
MLS viewership up 15% on ESPN2
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — .nobrtable br { display: none }ESPN2 saw increases in viewership for coverage of Major League Soccer.Regular season... MLS coverage averaged 290,000 viewers on ESPN2, up 15% from 253,000 last year, and up slightly from 289,000 in '07. In particular, 4 ... (more) MLS viewership up 15% on ESPN2
An MLS postseason worth watching
sports.yahoo.com — The Major League Soccer playoffs often arrive and depart with little more than a whimper, yet the... stories and subplots offered up by this year’s version deserve more than just a passing interest. Previous incarnations have been underwhelming to the ... (more) An MLS postseason worth watching
What in the world is going on in Colorado?
What in the world is going on in Colorado?
soccerbyives.net — Photo by ISIphotos.com When it comes to conversations about the most dysfunctional clubs in Major League Soccer,... the New York Red Bulls often tend to dominate the conversations, but one club that needs to start being discussed is the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids downright imploded in ... (more) What in the world is going on in Colorado?
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As for Kevin Payne
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog — People are surprised and angry he got fined? What was it he said again? "We don't want to play like Colorado or New England, which most of the season sat with eight or nine guys behind the ball. How many people go to watch Colorado or New England play? That's a problem for our league. We can't play like we're a team desperately trying to remain in 14th place in the Premiership. Our market isn't there yet. They want to see something that is entertaining, and D.C. United has always had a way of playing. Given a choice, we would rather ...

Friday Backpasses: The high balls will not be described
Unprofessional Foul — Word is, this is the view that ITV commentators will have when Norwich City go to Paulton Rovers in the FA Cup. Arsenal have, like, the worst ‘keepers ever [The Sun] DC United president fined by MLS for bitching about Real Salt Lake’s tactics [Pitch Invasion] But, MLS provides a nice cahce of stats for perusal [NYT Goal] Non-league cup match called off because of horror injury (and fog) [Non League Daily] 123 Year-old Highland League club goes into administration after the Inverness Common Good Fund jacked up ...

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