mvn.com - 4/19/2008
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(from MVN Soccer) Update: Here is a number: 16,770. That number is the 2007 league-wide attendance average for Major League Soccer. --- The NHL’s league-wide average was 16,486, and the NBA’s was 17,757 in their seasons ending in 2007. --- Now, in the first 3 weeks of their new season, the MLS attendances have continued to increase...
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Expansion and Development: Two UPDATES from this week on growth in MLS popularity
MLS Expansion And Development —
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Video: "Football. Futbol. Soccer. MLS"
web.mlsnet.com 4/19/2008 — (from MLSNet.com) Major League Soccer TV spot from their new ad campaign for the 2008 season. Very effective, and without narration. --- Text: "The language of MLS is...in the SOUL of our clubs...in the SONGS of our fans..in the HEARTS of our players...in the WILL of a champion...in the WORDS that unite...Football. Futbol. Soccer. MLS"
Landon Donovan's remarks irk Dynamo fans
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GALAXY Rios to join US Soccer Development Academy
mlsnet.com 4/19/2008 — April 19 --- MLSNet.com: The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced that the Galaxy Rios Under-16 and Under-18 development teams will compete in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy this fall. --- Galaxy Rios, the official youth development program of the Galaxy, will join 75 other youth teams, including eight other MLS teams and the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team in the Development Academy...
Videos: Triple Take — 3 must-sees from this past week...
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Video and Story: MEXICO v CHINA @ Qwest Field
mvn.com 4/19/2008 — (from MVN Soccer) The morning after… Qwest Field (shown here) rocked as hard or harder than for a Seahawks game, according to The Seattle Times. --- Seattle’s love of soccer proven once again, according to Tony Ventrella, who takes a look at the Mexico v China match in a video report on The Official Seattle Sounders FC Website...
Quakes notch first win of MLS return —
Major League Soccer News 4/20/2008
Looking nothing like a team that had yet to score a goal on the season, the San Jose Earthquakes rode an opportunistic offense and a solid defense to shut out the formerly first-place Colorado Rapids 2-0 Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
Osorio disappointed with home draw —
Major League Soccer News 4/20/2008
A meticulous note-taker, Juan Carlos Osorio didn't need to look too deep into his notebook to find where it went wrong for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution Saturday night at Giants Stadium.