majorleaguesoccertalk.com - 11/9/2008
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Maybe I was simply delusional. Perhaps I was drinking the Kool Aid. This past April on EPL Talk.com I had engaged in a back and forth dialogue with the publisher of that site, Christopher Harris (aka the Gaffer) arguing the English Premier League would always have a niche following in the US and ...
canada.com - 11/6/2008
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canada.com —
Curious about what Major League Soccer games will
look like in the confines of BC Place? The...
Vancouver Whitecaps club and BC Pavilion Corporation, which operates the stadium, are giving us a snapshot. The club and PavCo on Thursday released a ...
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Picturing Major League Soccer at BC Place
national.soccerhall.org - 11/5/2008
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national.soccerhall.org —
player icon Hall of Fame Releases Election 2009
Player Ballot ONEONTA, NY (November 4, 2008) The National...
Soccer Hall of Fame today released the 2009 Player ballot. Players eligible for election to the Hall of Fame are: Jeff Agoos 134 caps, 1988, ...
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National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 11/4/2008
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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 ...
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Barcelona could earn $2.6M thru MLS expansion - Soccer - ...
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Some Sunday Linkage
Fang's Bites —
... Nationwide race yesterday. The Sports Media Watch gives its usual weekend ratings predictions. And the SMW looks at last week's NFL ratings. Over at the Puck the Media site, Steve Lepore updates us on the non-NHL fare on Versus. My great friends, Steve & Ian at the Sox & Dawgs blog will go live today during during the Bills-Patriots game starting at 1 p.m. ET. At the Major League Soccer Talk blog, Kartik Krishnaiyer says the low ratings for MLS are very worrisome for the league. Todd Spangler of Multichannel ...
The Roundup: Bob Davie Hearts Tim Tebow and Alicia Sacramone’s TV Career is About to Take Off
The Big Lead —
... out for 12 weeks. (Blog a Bull)
Nice read on the high school football team featuring the sons of Will Smith, Wayne Gretzky and Joe Montana. (OTL)
OJ Mayo’s hot start: seven games, 19 ppg, 45 percent shooting from three. (Commercial Appeal)
Yes, Bob Davie performed an epic slur job on Tim Tebow during the rout of Vandy. (Gator Country)
Despite the high-profile signing of David Beckham, MLS ratings remain pretty weak. (Major League Soccer Talk via Fang’s Bites)
With Tony Parker and ...
ESPN2 boots Thursday MLS
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... MLS telecasts last season on ESPN2 averaged a paltry 0.2 rating, less than what they were pulling when the network began paying a rights fee for the games in 2006, Major League Soccer Talk notes. That was also the year European superstar David Beckham signed with the league's Los Angeles Galaxy. ...
ESPN Cancels MLS Primetime Thursday
The Big Lead —
... , due to low ratings. MLS matches averaged a 0.2 rating with 251,000 viewers last season, lower ratings than the league averaged in 1998. ...
This is why normal Americans hate soccer fans
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog —
... the United States becomes less isolated and more Latinized, Football will continue to grow into a mainstream sport at home. The TV viewership for internationals already rivals Baseball and Basketball, and only lags far behind (American) Football and NASCAR, a sport which has wisely become more international in its outlook. In time, conservative critics will either fade away or be blown over by football in America: it’s only a matter of when. Well, what about MLS ratings? Hey, look, you wrote that! As for the latinization, yeah, there are more soccer ...
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Real Salt Lake eliminates Chivas USA (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 11/9/2008
In its four years, Real Salt Lake has suffered more than succeeded. On Saturday night, the team changed its brief but turbulent history. Dema Kovalenko and Javier Morales scored and Real Salt Lake advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-2 ...
