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. […]
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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, […]
Yes that is not a typo. The Seattle Sounders have announced that less than 1,000 season tickets remain for the 2010 season. The 18-match season-ticket package includes 15 regular season matches and three international friendlies to be played on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. “Our fans demonstrated their passion and commitment to the team […]
The New York Red Bulls will open their new stadium, called Red Bull Arena, with an exhibition game against Santos of Brazil on March 20. The Red Bulls MLS regular-season home opener will be the following week against Chicago. Santos has won 17 Paulista Championships, including in 2006 and 2007. It is renowned as the […]
One thing in common that the most successful MLS franchises have is that they all have their own soccer specific stadium. Today we can add the Kansas City Wizards to the list of franchises that have their own stadium. The Unified Government of Kansas City, Kan. approved the Wizards’ plan for a soccer-specific stadium and […]
he Columbus Crew announced today that it has re-signed Guillermo Barros Schelotto for the 2010 season. Since joining the Crew in 2007 from storied Argentine club Boca Juniors, Schelotto has been one of the best players in Major League Soccer, winning both league and MLS Cup MVP honors, along with two MLS Best XI selections. […]
The player’s labor agreement with Major League Soccer expires on January 31st and there is a real possibility of MLS locking out the players. ”Despite months of negotiations the two sides have made little progress on a new deal,” FIFPro said. ”The league is now threatening to lock the players out on Feb. 1 if […]
The Philadelphia Union dominated today’s MLS SuperDraft with three of the first seven picks. With the first pick in the draft, the Union took Oregon State striker Danny Mwanga. Mwanga was the Pac-10 player of the year as a sophomore where he scored 14 goals and added two assists in 18 games for Oregon State. […]
The Philadelphia Union selected the first 10 players in a league expansion draft yesterday. Highlighting Union head coach Peter Nowak’s 10 selections are MLS veterans Alejandro Moreno and Shavar Thomas, both of whom started 17 games for their respective clubs in 2009. Moreno, a Venezuelan international, just completed his eighth year in MLS, has scored […]