All posts tagged "American Major League Soccer"

  • Do more DPs mean more success in MLS?

    The Western Conference Finals, the semifinals of the MLS Cup, should, theoretically, decide the best team in the Western Conference, considering LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders, who will meet in the semifinal, also finished first and second...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
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  • There’s one more spot – where will MLS head next?

    After the announcement of MLS’, erm… second twentieth team, Los Angeles Football Club, set to take the place of the second LA club after the collapse of Chivas USA, the question begs to be asked – where...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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  • USA’s size is just as much of constraint as it is an advantage in optimizing youth talent

    If there is one thing I have learned in playing in and around the USA’s developmental academy system, is that until the ages of eighteen or so, a developmental academy is more or less just a label....

    • Posted October 27, 2014
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  • MLS and USMNT must work together for the future of US Soccer

    Jurgen Klinsmann has had experience in managing a nation. Moreover, he has had experience revamping a youth program of a country. If anybody Klinsmann knows that he will not be popular. He wasn’t popular when changed the...

    • Posted October 16, 2014
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  • MLS Playoffs – Who’s in and who’s out

    The MLS may be criticized for being different from its European competitors in the regard that it does not run a single table league system, however, as the MLS Playoffs near it is hard to ignore the...

    • Posted October 12, 2014
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  • Does the MLS salary cap need to go?

    The MLS Player’s Union recently released updated player’s salary figures. The most noticeable change was the fact that Kaka has overtaken Clint Dempsey as the league’s highest paid player, earning a guaranteed $7.2 million-a-year in his contract...

    • Posted September 29, 2014
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  • Relegation in the MLS – Grant Wahl’s thoughts

    Where to start? There are so many opinions regarding the future of Major League Soccer, not the least because of its growing popularity – and the sport’s broader following. While there are many opinoins, generally, they boil...

    • Posted August 6, 2014
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  • European Affiliates Are The Way To Go For Major League Soccer

    Major League Soccer, the United States’ main professional league, has been faced with one challenge since reintroducing itself in the early late 1990s – making “soccer” one of the top few sports in America. Not just to...

    • Posted July 20, 2014
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  • Major League Soccer coming to Atlanta

    The MLS continues to expand and this time it’s heading to Atlanta… Major League Soccer has awarded its 22nd franchise to Atlanta. The franchise, whose name and logo is yet to be determined, will be owned by...

    • Posted April 18, 2014
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  • David Beckham to start new MLS club

    David Beckham has confirmed that he has rejoined the world of football by taking up the option to buy the newest American Major League Soccer franchise.  Appearing at a press conferencing in Miami, Beckham, who retired from...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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