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Sometime ago, loyal MLSR readers will remember a story that was circulating on the net, regarding Red Bull possibly re-branding due to a sale of part or all of the club to FC Barcelona. While we didn’t put much stock in those rumors we do put stock in this one received by anonymous email: “JHarkes visits [...]

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Philadelphia Union President Tom Veit joins It’s Called Football to discuss the supporter’s culture they’re creating, some of the hurdles they still face with their stadium and drops the news of a major announcement for their Academy. We also get into Toronto’s draw with Chicacgo, the grass to BMO vote and the bizarre upsets from the [...]

According to L.E. Eisenmenger at USSoccerPlayers (click here for the original article and all the details), the Vancouver Whitecaps are planning to hire a Technical Director by the end of the year. ”We’ve started that process already,” said Lenarduzzi. “We’ve spoken with a person from MLS about that particular position and we’re in the midst [...]

Is this man going downhill? Apparently, the Houston Dynamo leftovers are prime pickings for Notts County in League Two over in England. According to SportingLife.com (please click here for the original article and all the details), former Houston Dynamo forward Ade Akinbiyi is being signed until the end of the season to help Notts County increase its [...]

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Well well, FC Dallas got a jersey sponsor…. For two games. FRISCO, Texas (Friday, Sept. 25, 2009) – FC Dallas today announced a two-game partnership with media partner ESPN to launch ESPNDallas.com, the newest destination for Dallas/Fort Worth sports news and information. FC Dallas will wear the ESPNDallas.com logo on its jersey front for two games beginning [...]

According to our good friends at MLS Brasil the “scorer of beautiful goals”, Brazilian striker Dodo, soon could be plying his trade in North America. Here is a rough translation from their article in Portuguese: Striker Dodo may be going to play in Major League Soccer season in 2010. According to the player himself he has been [...]

View from the Press Box, Ben Canada First off, thank you to the loyal, but few, DC United fans that did show up to last night match with DC United vs. Marathon. Also thanks to the Marathon/Honduran fans who came out to support their team. Marathon players & staff had to and are still dealing with the internal [...]

Those lucky dogs in Seattle. After 13 years of MLS not having much to do with the Pacific Northwest it seems the league can’t get enough of it. Not only did Seattle get to host the first game of First Kick 2009 and the 2009 MLS Cup but it seems MLSHQ just can’t get enough [...]

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According to this article on Oregon Live they’re not expect Portland’s soccer crowd to exceed 17,000: Despite adding about 5,000 new seats, the capacity of PGE Park when it opens for Major League Soccer in 2011 likely will be close to the roughly 17,000 seats available today. How come? Designers told the Portland Design Commission last week [...]

According to the following report the “Hawks Nest”, Atop the North End of the stadium could be opened for the insatiable demand for rave green tickets: The club has begun planning for next season, and every indication is that demand for tickets will again exceed supply – even an increased supply. “It’s going to be big,” Sounders [...]

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Saragosa received an additional suspension due to this challenge on Montero. NEW YORK (AP) — Chivas USA midfielder Marcelo Saragosa received a two-game suspension rather than a one-game penalty for his ejection against Seattle last weekend. Saragosa got a red card for putting his cleats into the face of Fredy Montero as both went for a ball [...]

Texian Army TV – Episode 18 – Davis takes charge over RSL from Texian Army TV – Yossarin on Vimeo.-

From September 6-13 Milan, Italy hosted the 7th annual Homeless World Cup. The first Homeless World Cup was held in 2003 in Graz, Austria. Since than this has been an annual event with homeless people competing from various nations throughout the world. The 2009 edition featured 500 players from 48 nations, concluding with the Ukraine [...]

Costantine: “I like the way things are moving and the MLS is getting stronger by the year and with new teams wanting to join the league it can only get better” By Emilio Lopez (9/21/09) Mls-rumors.net spoke with Sudan national team coach Stephen Constantine. Stephen Constantine (London, England, 1962) started his coaching career with CW Post [...]

Courtesy of the Sports Business Journal: For the first time in its 14-year history, the MLS championship game will be televised on cable, rather than broadcast television. ESPN will carry MLS Cup 2009 on Nov. 22 at 8:30 p.m., where it will be opposite the highly rated “Sunday Night Football” on NBC. Previously games aired Sunday afternoons on [...]

Missed Soccer Silicon Valley’s second annual Community Foundation Dinner? Well here is the video of Earthquakes owner, Leo Wolff presenting the new design for the Earthquakes stadium courtesy of Centerline Soccer: What do you think? Somewhat innovative eh?

Could the salary cap be getting a big boost for 2010? Our anonymous source says “maybe”.

What a difference a year makes eh? This time last year people were pining for the return of Christian Gomez after the oft injured Gallardo was seen by many DC United fans as not worth a DP salary. Today Gallardo is back at River Plate and is playing great. Meanwhile, DC United talisman Christian Gomez has yet [...]

Sounders Supporters – 1 PEMCO Insurance – 0 When does corporate support for a city’s footie team go too far? When it tries to sponsor a chant. Anti-Sounders group ACES has often accused Seattle fans of being “Corporate” or “Co-Opted” but the following story serves to illustrate just how untrue those allegations [...]

VIDEO FLYTHROUGH HERE….. Courtesy of MLSNet: SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff announced the design for the team’s new stadium on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation Dinner. The stadium will be located at the intersection of Coleman and Newhall Avenues adjacent to San Jose International Airport. “These designs show [...]

This is a vital weekend in the race for MLS Cup and it all starts tonight with a pair of games for some Friday night footy action in New York and San Jose. The following previews were reprinted in their entirety from our good friends at Prost Amerika.  Bookmark their site and subscribe to their RSS feed, [...]