‘STADIUM NEWS’ Archives
2011 GOLD CUP DETAILS ANNOUNCED
2011 GOLD CUP DETAILS ANNOUNCED TEAMS, VENUES, GROUPS, DATES, TIMES CONCACAF have announced the details of the 2011 Gold Cup. The 12-team tournament will begin on June 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas and wrap up June 25 at the venerable Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA. Five-time champions Mexico will lead Group A, with four-time champions [...]
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE CASCADIA SUMMIT: DIALOGUE OR DISASTER?
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE CASCADIA SUMMIT: DIALOGUE OR DISASTER? COMPLETE SCHEDULE BELOW The Pacific Northwest, long a pocket hotbed on North American soccer, is about to bring its regional rivalry to the continental stage. Two storied soccer clubs who trace their roots back to the old North American Soccer League, the Portland Timbers and [...]
2011 ALL-STAR GAME TO RED BULL ARENA
2011 ALL-STAR GAME TO RED BULL ARENA Major League Soccer has awarded the 2011 MLS All-Star Game to Red Bull Arena. The All-Star, the first in the New York area since the 1997 contest at the old Meadowlands, will be played on Wednesday, July 27 at 8:30pm. The opponent for MLS in the annual match will be announced in the next 30 days, [...]
BARCELONA ANNOUNCE US TOUR
BARCELONA ANNOUNCE US TOUR I have to be honest, I didn't expect the first Summer Friendly update to take place on the week before Christmas, but hey, thanks to FC Barcelona, we have four clubs coming to the United States. Barcelona announced it's pre-season tour and they will be taking on some world powers, though none of the teams will be [...]
MLS News and Notes – December 1, 2010
MLS News and Notes - December 1, 2010 News from in and around Major League Soccer DESIGNATED PROMOTIONS Both Freddy Montero of the Seattle Sounders and Alvaro Saborio of Real Salt Lake were elevated to Designated Player status on Wednesday. Montero, long rumored to be heading to Europe, will stay in the Emerald City. He is the two-year [...]
MLS CUP 2010: PREVIEW, ROSTERS & VIEWERS GUIDE
MLS CUP 2010: PREVIEW, ROSTERS & VIEWERS GUIDE MLS CUP 2010 - 8:30pm ET - NOVEMBER 21, 2010 - B.M.O. FIELD, TORONTO ON COLORADO RAPIDS v FC DALLAS TELEVISION: ESPN2 - United States (English) / Galavision - United States (Spanish) / TSN2 - Canada (English) INTERNET: ESPN3.com 2010 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS FC Dallas – 12-4-14 (50 [...]
BOSTON RED SOX TO BUY LIVERPOOL FOR $447 MILLION
BOSTON RED SOX OWNERS POISED TO PURCHASE LIVERPOOL FC FOR $447 MILLION Liverpool Football Club may have gone from one of the unhappiest and confused periods in it’s long history to being faced with the prospect of becoming a debt free club in a matter of hours. The club is the subject of a takeover by Boston Red Sox ownership group New [...]
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STADIUM UPDATE
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STADIUM UPDATE No less than seven Major League Soccer Clubs have been in the news recently in regards to stadium construction, renovation and plans. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS – New Wizards Stadium The Kansas City Wizards long battle for a permanent home, seemed like it had ran aground last year, when plans for a new facility [...]
EXPANSION UPDATE – VANCOUVER, PORTLAND PREPARE FOR 2011
EXPANSION UPDATE – VANCOUVER, PORTLAND PREPARE FOR 2011 Next year, Major League Soccer will debut two new teams in the same season for the first time since 2005. Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps will both enter the league in 2011, bringing with them a rivalry that dates back to the days of the old North American Soccer [...]
US SOCCER TO PLAY COLOMBIA IN PHILADELPHIA OCT 12
US SOCCER TO PLAY COLOMBIA IN PHILADELPHIA Th US Soccer Federation has confirmed the long rumored friendly against Colombia at at PPL Park, home of the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday, October 12 at 8pm ET. The friendly will come just days after the US plays Poland in Chicago and will be the second this in the Philadelphia area this year for the [...]
