‘SOCCER BUSINESS’ 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 [...]
PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR WEDNESDAY’S MLS WAIVER DRAFT
PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR WEDNESDAY'S MLS WAIVER DRAFT A number of players were let go by there clubs on Tuesday in order for teams to meet roster compliance. Below are the players waived and the teams that waived them. All players will be available in Wednesday’s Waiver Draft. There certainly is some ability amongst this lot. Southern [...]
2011 US OPEN CUP: FORMAT, SCHEDULE & QUALIFYING
2011 US OPEN CUP: FORMAT, SCHEDULE & QUALIFYING The Seattle Sounders will begin their run for their third US Open Cup title in as many years when they enter the tournament in the Third Round on June 28. If accomplished, the Sounders will become only the second club to ever accomplish the feat and the first in the Major League Soccer [...]
STRIFE IN THE ARAB WORLD EXTENDS INTO THE SOCCER WORLD
STRIFE IN NORTH AFRICA EXTENDS INTO THE SOCCER WORLD The future impact of the situation in Egypt, the Arab world and the Middle East in general will be likely profound. Time will tell what ramifications and how strongly they are felt throughout the world. On a much smaller scale, however, the political protests across Northern Africa and the [...]
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, [...]
GALAXY ACQUIRE CRISTMAN FROM DC UNITED
LOS ANGELES GALAXY ACQUIRE ADAM CRISTMAN FROM DC UNITED The first of the SuperDraft trades took place today as DC United sent forward Adam Cristman to the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for the Galaxy's First Round pick in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft set to take place on January 18. LA will be Cristman's fourth team in his five-year MLS [...]
ARON WINTER & PAUL MARINER, BOTH PART OF TORONTO FC VISION
ARON WINTER & PAUL MARINER, BOTH PART OF TORONTO FC VISION Reports out of Canada suggest that new TFC consultant Jurgen Klinsmann has apparently settled on a tandem of general manager and head coach to run the team. Former New England Revolution assistant Paul Mariner and former Dutch International Aron Winter will both be guiding TFC in [...]
LJUNGBERG SIGNS, DE-RO TRAINS WITH CELTIC
DE ROSARIO AND LJUNGBERG TRAIN WITH CELTIC Two MLS standouts are in Glasgow this week. Sweden International Freddy Ljugberg, has left the Chicago Fire and has signed with Scottish superclub Celtic and is training alongside Canadian International and Toronto FC talisman Dwayne De Rosario. Ljungberg, who came to MLS as a designated player in [...]
GONZO’S PROFESSIONAL FOUL – DECEMBER 23, 2010
GONZO’S PROFESSIONAL FOUL Opinions, factoids and other stuff from a soccer guy from Chicago who happens to live in Seattle It time for the Starting 11… 11 short topics in under 90 minutes (I hope) 1. The World Cup when my kids will be 24 and 19: Qatar wins the right to host the 2022 World Cup. As my daughter’s say, “whatevs”. Sepp [...]
