majorleaguesoccertalk.com - 7/2/2009
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A merger of the two leagues, USL and MLS, does not appear to be anywhere on the horizons. Trying to figure out which league is stronger remains a difficult chore. One of the only barometers out there is the US Open Cup. USL had a tremendous night last night in the Cup, giving MLS executives ...
thesportsbank.net - 6/30/2009
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thesportsbank.net —
By Sam Svoboda The group stage of the
2009 Superliga tournament is now in the books, and...
the Chicago Fire have advanced into the semifinals. The Men in Red took home two 1-0 wins last week (against Mexican side San Luis and MLS rival Chivas USA) before losing to Tigres UANL, another ...
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The good, the bad, and the Super(liga)
fullbackfiles.blogspot.com - 7/1/2009
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Still stumbling through the scheduling muck thrown up
by SuperLiga and hemorrhaging players to various summer international...
tourneys, Major League Soccer crosses the halfway mark, not with a bang, but a whimper. A quick gander at the table reveals...
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MLS Table Talk | Not With A Bang...
thelagalaxy.blogspot.com - 7/1/2009
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The Galaxy completed a trade early this morning,
acquiring forward Alecko Eskandarian from Chivas USA in exchange...
for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. In order to make room for Eskandarian, who will wear the #11 ...
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Galaxy Acquire Alecko Eskandarian
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Around The League - 07.02.2009
MLS Daily —
... MLS Daily Mid-Day Musings - Soccer By Ives First XI: Minus The Top Four - MLSnet MLSnet.com Power Rankings: Week 16 - MLSnet DCU, USA, Esky, Ricketts, Revs - Soccer Insider S365's MLS Club Ladder: Week 15 - Soccer365 West Notes: Sounders Dodge Hiccups - MLSnet East Notes: Urgency Alert For Red Bulls - MLSnet Pair Of MLS Teams Score US Open Cup Upsets - MLS Daily A Few Things - No Short Corners Narrow Gap Exists Among USL, MLS Teams - MLS Talk MLS Alums: Perkins Gets Golden ...
Thursday Night Update
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog —
Just a quick roundup/update. First things first, I was inspired to pick up some dead trees, and I'll have some reviews forthcoming. This guy thinks that USL stacks up against MLS based on what happened in the US Open Cup. If MLS does not have the best product in the U.S., it is leaving itself susceptible for either a take-over or a bankruptcy. Why pay $40 million for a franchise in a league that’s not even first class in its own country? Hey, guess what? We don't care about USL or the Open Cup. We. ...
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