Video and Story: MEXICO v CHINA @ Qwest Field

Video: "Football. Futbol. Soccer. MLS"

MVNsoccer posted 4/19/2008 from web.mlsnet.com

(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"

Video: DC UNITED v CREW --- (April 17)

MVNsoccer posted 4/19/2008 from columbus.crew.mlsnet.com

(3:50) Official highlights: The game was touted as the "Yankee Superclassico" as the Columbus Crew went into Washington's RFK Stadium on Thursday night. --- This was the featured match on ESPN's weekly series "MLS Primetime Thursday"... (via MLSNet.com)

GALAXY Rios to join US Soccer Development Academy

MVNsoccer posted 4/19/2008 from www.mlsnet.com

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...

MVNsoccer posted 4/19/2008 from mvn.com

(from MVN Soccer) Here are three must-see highlights from this past week’s soccer in the news. --- These are three official videos, and I encourage all to watch them all the way through. --- If you are not a soccer fan, then know that I have thought about you in particular when choosing these. They are great videos that show why our sport is so exciting. It takes only a few minutes...

Update: MLS Attendances Up in 2008 — League average could top NBA this season

MVNsoccer posted 4/19/2008 from mvn.com

(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...