6 June, 2008
Jorge Flores living the dream
debate about how many undiscovered, diamonds-in-the-rough like him are out there. Still, if MLS and
US Soccer can give opportunites to players like him, we could add some much needed Latin-flair to
the game here. ...click to continue reading.
2 July, 2007
This is why MLS paid to have its games on ESPN
MLS had to pay to be on ESPN2 for so many years, because that's what gets and keeps you on the general sport fan's radar. On the other end of th spectrum, the NHL refused a revenue-sharing agreement, one without a big fat rights fee, with ESPN last year and chose to go to the more obscure Versus network.
...click to continue reading.7 March, 2007
The Middle Class Player?
There's been a lot of buzz about MLS player salaries, particularly the vast range between what David Beckham will make ($10M / season) and what your average Developmental Player makes (13K/season). In response to Andrea Canale's column, Financial divide in MLS magnified, Adam over at This is American Soccer argues that MLS has to focus on keeping the "Middle Class" player, and that signs of these players' exodus are troubling. But should we fret?
23 January, 2007
Bright future for Major League Soccer
What's the best indicator of the health of the league? For non-fans, the Beckham signing earlier this month was a huge deal. But, there are actually many reasons to be optimistic about the state of Major League Soccer and its future.
...click to continue reading.11 January, 2007
This Beckham guy is a pretty big deal, eh?
No pun intended by the headline, honest! Unless you've been living under a rock like one person I know (who lives in L.A. for crying out load), you've already heard that David Beckham signed with Major League Soccer today. I'm as excited as my compatriots over at
...click to continue reading.11 November, 2003
Its decided: SJ is better than LA
Staci and I were suffering through the DC United playoff fiasco this weekend. Luckily, we'd TIVO'd the game which let us fast forward through most of the game which made it somewhat bearable. So DC crashed out of the playoff without a goal to the best team in the league. Normally, I wouldn't mind a loss but this was a DC team that didn't even show up to play.
...click to continue reading.7 October, 2003
MLS future looking brighter
As a DC United and MLS fan, I was pretty worried about the league two years ago when it decided to contract its 2 Florida based teams. It's incredible how things have changed since then!
The year we had another soccer-specific stadium openened in LA, another breaking ground in Dallas, and plans for the same in NY, Chicago, and Colorado, and now we're hearing that new investors are coming on board.
...click to continue reading.23 September, 2003
An MLS.net highlight reel brace
This must be a first and of course its golden boy Landon Donovan. He's got two goals up for Goal of the Week over at MLS.net
...click to continue reading.11 September, 2003
WWC to help USSF, MLS more than WUSA
In a telling sign that Major League Soccer has a little more business acumen than the WUSA is this article in USA Today.
...click to continue reading.The USSF staff and MLS' central office and teams are providing virtually all of the tournament's organizational and business-side structure.
18 June, 2003
New Jeff Bradley column
Jeff Bradley's regular column is up on MLSNet
10. I'm not one to rail on MLS officials. Really, they have a difficult job and I hate that so many of the MLS team-level (not national) announcers drone on endlessly about the refs....click to continue reading.