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Picturing Major League Soccer at BC Place
Picturing Major League Soccer at BC Place
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 rendering showing how the stadium's proposed new ...
National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum
National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum
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, ... (more) National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum
Major League Soccer: Awards: Sierra Mist Goal of the Year
web.mlsnet.com — 2005 - MLS. MLS, Major League Soccer, the MLS logo, MLS team identifications, MLS Cup, MLS All-Star Game, their designs, logos, uniform designs, color combinations and slogans used on or in connection with this site are trademarks, copyrighted ... (more) Major League Soccer: Awards: Sierra Mist Goal of the Year
Barcelona could earn $2.6M thru MLS expansion - Soccer - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — 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 ... (more) Barcelona could earn $2.6M thru MLS expansion - Soccer - ...
2 Comments
  • Mizzo Mizzo
    +3
    Wow you are busy this morning. Thanks.
    Posted 11/9/2008 respond (flag)
  • getin2thegame getin2thegame
    +2

    Thank you for reading it.

    (basket)ballers should all know what Steve Nash is doing in the world of soccer, including this bea-u-tiful concept above.

    (spread the word !  makes for interesting bloggin' )

    Posted 11/9/2008 respond (flag)
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VANCOUVER releases new stadium plan details
San Diego MLS Project — ... ( http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=03f9ead2-bf91-4c78-a488-79187fddca6a )

Vancouver To Make Big Room Intimate for MLS
The Offside Rules — The group behind the Vancouver MLS bid released a new rendering today of a MLS-ready B.C. Place stadium. This would be what the 59k seat dome would look like with the new retractable roof (arriving 2011) coupled with paneling the would create an covering over the lower bowl and block the upper seating tier from view. Not a bad look at all and vast improvement over what's going on at Gillette and RFK. You can see a full size image here and get the full lowdown from Canada.com.

Vancouver Bid Wants Intimate Setting
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — ... I’m not gonna lie. Before I haven’t been a huge fan of the Vancouver bid, mainly because I selfishly want Portland to get a club but seeing a rendering like this today tells me maybe I need to reconsider the Vancouver bid. Today we got word out of Canada that the group leading the Vancouver MLS expansion bid want to create a nice closed in environment at BC Place for MLS games. ...

I Am The God Of All Hellfire And I Bring You News
du Nord — ... The Vancouver Sun gets a peak at some of the Vancouver Whitecaps plans for a MLS team. Some pretty cool stuff here, including a retractable roof!!! ...

Expansion News: Vancouver's stadium proposal
MLS Expansion And Development — ... ( http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=03f9ead2-bf91-4c78-a488-79187fddca6a )

STADIUMS: Two Cities Move Closer, Houston Soon To Know Its Fate
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games — ... So, Vancouver released the above new artist rendering of what a Vancouver Whitecaps MLS game at BC Place would look like, with the retractable roof planned for the stadium and appears to be making a strong push for MLS in 2011 according to this Vancouver Sun article. ...

Vancouver's MLS stadium mockup
The Beautiful Game — ... Dang. Looks pretty nice . Remember Vancouver has the next Olympics, so this venue should be damn spectacular when all's said and done. I still don't think they're getting a team though... Posted by The Beautiful Game at ...

Mustard and mayo
Center Line Soccer — ... MLS contract expires at the end of the year and may or may not return next year, was called up by Trinidad and Tobago for three Digicel Cup matches and the islands’ crucial World Cup qualifier on November 19 against Cuba.  Sealy played the final 50 minutes of T and T’s 3-2 win over Antigua & Barbuda on November 5, the first half of their 3-1 win over St. Kitts & Nevis on November 7, and the first half of their 1-1 tie on November 9 against Guyana, but never made the scoresheet. - The Vancouver Sun reports that the Vancouver Whitecaps, one of the groups currently bidding for ...

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