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sportbusiness.com - 12/22/2008

MP & Silva strikes MLS deal

— sportbusiness.com — International sports media company, MP & Silva, signed a long-term, broad partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS), North America’s top-flight professional soccer league. As part of the agreement, MP & Silva acquires the exclusive television rights ... (more) MP & Silva strikes MLS deal

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/21/2008

A Is for Appiah - Soccer Insider

— voices.washingtonpost.com — The guy can definitely play and score goals. However, I think MLS needs players that are even "bigger" than this guy. Players who will bring attention from the rest of the world. This guy, even though is really talented, is not as well-known as others ... (more) A Is for Appiah - Soccer Insider

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soccerticketsonline.com - 12/12/2008

Is Portland the next MLS Franchise?

— soccerticketsonline.com — Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber was in Portland recently and he told a city task force he wants Portland to be home to one of the league’s next franchises according to the Portland Business Journal . “We need to make a decision by March,” Garber said. “We want one of the teams to ... (more) Is Portland the next MLS Franchise?

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du Nord — ... Carver, Toronto FC & MLS! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ College News The Washington Post with an article on Maryland's magnificent coach Sasho Cirovski. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Soccer In America There has been a fairly steady stream of articles already this week slamming college soccer and a stepping stone for the next wave of pro's in America. The word is that the whole system needs an overhaul. -Soccerlens has one of these articles with lots of quotes from some of the top names in the game ...

Collegiate Soccer and Professional Development
On The Pitch — ... SoccerLens has an in depth look at how stringent NCAA rules are holding back the development of top soccer players in the US and what can be done to fix it. The response of the NCAA at the end is not encouraging. ...

Tuesday Backpasses: America, F*** Yeah!
Unprofessional Foul — What's wrong with college soccer? [SoccerLens] Another problem with college soccer--how their seniors are treated by MLS [Soccer America] Hot Arsenal ladies action [Metro] FIFA to allow Team GB for Olympics. Why doesn't BBC capitalize FIFA? [BBC] A banner year for Americans abroad? 2007 maybe [Yahoo!] Away Milan fans storm TV station to demand entry into game [101 Great Goals] And, finally: US fans among most fanatical in the world. This is what happens when you use faulty surveys [Soccer ...

Last Chance Saloon
The Fullback Files — In the wake of the NCAA College Cup, our friends over at SoccerLens are currently running an interesting piece on the current and future place of the collegiate system in US soccer. The gist seems to be that soccer deserves both equal footing with the NCAA's cash cow sports (football, basketball, baseball) and an extended season to conform more closely to the standards of the world game. Why? Just because our institutions of "higher education" have sacrificed their credibility and dignity in the pursuit of the almighty dollar, should we really be looking to compound the ...

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This Is American Soccer, US Soccer, MNT, WNT, and MLS — ... Who cares if they get kicked out from a traveling team or the school team or if they don’t make it to MLS? How much money are they gonna make, anyway? Who is going to tell them how much they screw up? Nobody. It’s soccer. It’s not a big deal. Burgos chips in from midfield. —- LE: That being said, what’s wrong with college soccer? [Eisenmenger addressed this topic recently at Soccerlens] Burgos: First of all, the amount of time you spend training, ...

In defense of American college soccer: A community perspective
Pitch Invasion — ... Maryland coach Cirovski argues that “The NCAA Division I top 20 experience is a professional environment…You play games that matter. You play games in front of thousands of people. Winning and losing matters.”  That desperation to win may not always be pretty, but it does provide a sharp contrast to typical regular season MLS games where no one really cares anyway because at the end of the season the majority of the teams make the playoffs anyway.  The athleticism of the college game also provides a retort to the tired argument that American soccer will only flourish if “true ...