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Wrong foot for Blank's soccer goal
Major League Soccer won’t be coming to Atlanta in 2011. But Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who applied to the nation’s premier soccer league for a team in October, hasn’t ruled out trying to win a franchise to begin play possibly in 2013. Kim Shreckengost, chief of staff for Blank’s business group, ...
ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot
ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot
sportsbusinessjournal.com — By TRIPP MICKLE and JOHN OURAND Staff Writers Major League Soccer is not quite ready to carry... its own night on TV. After two years of anemic ratings that started low and finished lower, ESPN executives decided to cancel the league s regular Thursday ... (more) ESPN booting MLS from its Thursday slot
Major League Soccer - Monday MLS Breakdown: Draft Grades
goal.com — Kyle McCarthy How do you grade teams on potential? That's the question I always fight as I... try to evaluate teams in the aftermath of the MLS SuperDraft. Teams won't know for a couple of years whether they had a successful draft or whether they struck ... (more) Major League Soccer - Monday MLS Breakdown: Draft Grades
MLS Philadelphia --- Vote for Team Name, See Stadium Model
MLS Philadelphia --- Vote for Team Name, See Stadium Model
mvn.com — On Monday, the official voting period has begun for the naming of the MLS Philadelphia franchise. You... can read the background of this story in a previous MVN post HERE . Fan input determined the name of the 2009 expansion team, Seattle Sounders FC, and we feel that the fans' ... (more) MLS Philadelphia --- Vote for Team Name, See Stadium Model
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EXPANSION: Hotlanta MLS Bid Cools as Atlanta Bows Out
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games — According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Major League Soccer won’t be coming to Atlanta in 2011. But Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who applied to the nation’s premier soccer league for a team in October, hasn’t ruled out trying to win a franchise to begin play possibly in 2013. ...

Friday Backpasses: Angry keeper=funny
Unprofessional Foul — Keeper doesn't appreciate getting charged by an opposing player [Dirty Tackle] Video examples of why being a referee sucks [Big Soccer] Jermain Pennant is going to Portsmouth [Daily Mail] or Inter [Telegraph] Atlanta withdraws MLS bid [Atlanta Journal Constitution] St. Louis's bid not up to sniff, says MLS commish Garber [USA Today] Philly stadium gets some government funding [Delco Times] Sacha Kljestan to trial at Celtic [SBI] Finally: There may be a literary background to the ...

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