New England Revolution have re-signed captain Shalrie Joseph to one of the team’s Designated Player roster spots. Even at 33, Joseph was still one of the Revs better players last season, and re-signing him sends a message to the fans that the 2012 season will not be spent rebuilding. “Shalrie has spent his entire MLS […]
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Stunning development by the LA Galaxy who have signed a ten year TV contract with Time Warner for $55m. What is stunning about this deal is that the number of games to be televised each year is undetermined, as that will depend upon ESPN and NBC’s selection of games. To reword that sentence. Time Warner will pay the […]
It is the iconic picture that we have spent five years waiting for. David Beckham holding aloft the MLS Cup as his LA Galaxy finally won it all in what will probably be Beckham’s last game in Major League Soccer. The Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sunday night thanks to a Landon Donovan goal. […]
In a move that baffles me, the New England Revolution have named the color commentator on the team’s television broadcasts as their new coach. I am shocked that with so many good coaches available, hello Garry Smith, that the Revs would hire a coach with no professional coaching experience. Actually Heaps has never been a […]
Shocking move by the Colorado Rockies who fired coach Gary Smith. What makes this decision such a head scratcher is that Smith led the Rapids to their first MLS Cup less than a year ago. Managing director Jeff Plush said Monday that he decided not to renew Smith’s contract, which ended after the season. The […]
The final numbers are in and Major League Soccer saw a 7% increase in attendance this year, from 16,675 fans per game to 17,870 fans according to MLSAttendance.blogspot.com . Out of the 18 teams in MLS only four saw a decrease in average attendance. They were Chicago, Columbus, Philadelphia, and Toronto. Philadelphia’s name is on […]
Real Salt Lake stunned the Seattle Sounders 3-0 in the first leg of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Real Salt Lake immediately took control of the match, keeping Sounders goalkeeper Kasey Keller occupied in the early moments of the game. Keller was able to keep Real Salt Lake at bay for a majority of the first […]
Wanted to out some perspective on the 64,000 Seattle Sounders fans who came out for Kasey Keller’s farewell game. The Seattle Sounders crowd was the fourth largest crowd to watch a soccer match anywhere in the world on Saturday night. Only FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich had larger attendances. And this was not […]