The MLS Players Union is getting ready to strike next Monday if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached. A Monday strike would come four days before the 2010 MLS season is supposed to kick off in Seattle with the Sounders facing expansion side Philadelphia Union and increase pressure on Major League Soccer with […]
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Not only is David Beckham’s World Cup dream over after rupturing his Achilles tendon today while playing for AC Milan, but his career might be over also. Beckham sustained the injury without coming into contact with anyone else, limping to the sidelines for treatment before being stretchered away in pain and in tears. “David’s injury […]
Not that Champions League. The CONCACAF Champions League. The Columbus Crew rallied back from being 2-0 down against Toluca of Mexico last night in their quarter-finals first leg match. The second leg is March 17 at Toluca, and unlike the UEFA Champions League, away goals do not count double at CONCACAF, so the Crew have […]
Landon Donovan’s two month loan at Everton is coming to an end and the La Galaxy star is asking the Galaxy to let him stay at Everton for at least another month. Donovan has impressed Everton David Moyes with his play and Donovan has came to appreciate the work ethic among England’s leading players. Donovan […]
Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden will be sidelined for up to six weeks after breaking his right leg in the U.S.s’ 2-1 loss to Holland yesterday. Holden was hurt from a bad tackle by Nigel de Jong that somehow did not even earn the Dutch player a yellow card. The U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement […]
The threat of a strike looms large over Major League Soccer and if the players strike, the blame must lie at the feet of MLS Commissioner Don Garber. For soccer in the U.S. to continue to grow, the league must fall in line with FIFA guidelines and regulations. I understand why the league wanted to […]
Major League Soccer released its 2010 schedule yesterday and for the first time in League history, every team will play each of the other 15 clubs once at home, once away, for a balanced, 30-game season. Some highlights of this year’s schedule include: All 240 games will be televised via either national TV, regional telecasts, […]
A fascinating look at the Seattle Sounders finances from MLS Rumors . In the post Lenny Laymon calculates that the 2010 Sounders ticket revenues per game will be over $1m. This is his breakdown: There are approximately 22,500 Sounders inaugural season ticket holders who are paying the same price $26.65 per game as last season. […]
Finally!! Major League Soccer has announced that they will release the entire 2010 regular season schedule tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Each MLS team will play 30 games in 2010, one home, one away, against each of the other teams, for a total of 240 games from March 25 to Oct. 24, […]