NE Revs
Soccer Variety Pack
MLS
- MLS Players Union: 2012 MLS Salaries
- John Godfrey: M.L.S. Salaries: A Bigger Pot, but Still Half Full – A theme I wrote about when I was posting for the good folks at MLS Talk.
- Steve Stoehr: Revolution, MLS Academies And The Pitfalls Of Losing Players To Foreign Clubs
US Open Cup
The MLS 500 Club – New England
The charter clubs of MLS are crossing the 500 regular season games played threshold this season. This is the fifth in the 9 part series with all time records in league play. Colorado will be posted next. Columbus and LA will join the club this week.
Soccer Potpourri
MLS
- World Soccer Reader: MLS Team by Team Preview – One team a day. I’m a day behind, 2nd post already up, just look for it and bookmark the site for the rest of the previews.
- Red Bulls: The New York Red Bulls and the Homegrown Player Rule: Expectations Meet Reality
- Brian Quarstad: Integrating MLS Reserve League into America’s Lower Divisions – Part 1 – Integrating MLS Reserve League into America’s Lower Divisions – Part 2
- Hot Time in Old Town: How have the other MLS teams done in the off-season? Part 1: East Coast – How have the other MLS teams done in the off-season? Part 2: Central and Mountain
- Guardian: MLS: Where 1,000 miles is a short trip for away supporters
Interesting Reads
- FootballFanCast.com: Does the Premier League have this duty to all its members?
- David Hills: Said and Done
Tournaments
- UEFA Champions League: UCL round of 16 continues
Thursday Links
MLS
- Philadelphia Union: Yeah, there was a trade, Harvey to Vancouver, but you really don’t come here for that stuff do you? So many other places that cover trades.
- Zach Woosley(The Ginge): MLS Must Stop Living in the Past Concerning the Revolution
- Matthew Doyle: Opta Chalkboards a new MLS feature
Interesting
- Who Ate All the Pies: 50 Truly Brilliant Photos From The Copa America…
- If you’ve been following the saga over the London Olympic Stadium and its post Olympic Life, then read: Eloquence Of Silence
- Zac Lee Rigg: American Outlaws providing face, voice to amalgamated identity of American soccer fan
FIFA Fun
- SI.com: FIFA evidence against bin Hammam mounts
- The Independent: Potential Fifa vice-president banned from football
- TopiGol: FIFA allows Belize to play provisionally
The Business of Soccer
News and Views – A Late Wednesday Post
MLS
- Vancouver v New England: Draw in foul plagued match
- Climbing the Ladder: Domestic/Foreign Minutes Played by Team
- Fake Sigi: New York attendance problems: conspiracy or fact?
- MLS_UK: Diary of an MLS Convert(East) – Diary of an MLS Convert(West) – Week 4 of Glenn Williams’ brilliant series.
- J Hutcherson: What College Basketball Showed MLS
The Business of Soccer
- The Yanks are Coming: For Love of the Game… I Mean, The Money: Why Soccer Shares the NFL’s Labor and Financial Predicament
- Chris Savino: Supporter loyalty programs translate into additional revenue for MLS
- England: Football League Clubs take 26% Revenue Cut Under New Sky Deal
Interesting Reads
- David Hills: Said and Done
- The Guardian: Jay DeMerit’s Watford Dream and a Friend in Need Make Compelling Film
- The Independent: Warner in new World Cup ‘ticket scandal’
Tournaments
- UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid, Schalke, Man U and Barca win 1st legs in quarterfinals
- Copa Libertadores: Liga de Quito draw 1-1 at Independiente, Santos wins
- CONCACAF Champions League: RSL, Monterrey in Finals
- US Open Cup: SKC over Houston – DCU down Philly
- CONCACAF U-20 World Cup Qualifying US U-20′s Fail to Qualify for World Cup
News and Views
MLS
- With the announcement of the pairings for the MLS play-in matches for the US Open Cup, I took another look at the schedule. I found that the midweek game for the week of the Open’s 3rd round(June 28), in which the 8 qualified MLS teams begin play, is between Vancouver and Toronto. Good job scheduling.
- Kyle McCarthy: Future Must Bring Significant Revisions To Playoff Structure
- Steve Davis: Steve points out another issue with MLS playoffs… the beginning of 2014 World Cup qualification will fall smack dab in the middle of playoff season. Playoff bye week anyone?
- Kevin Koczwara: Defending the REVolution
- Chicago Fire: Change Up Top in Chicago
- Toronto FC: TFC Reaches Out to the Caribbean
The Business of Soccer
Even More US Development Academy Winter Showcase Pics
This post images feature the Sounders, the Wizards(aka Sporting KC) and the Revolution. More on the way tomorrow.
Sounders U18′s v Virginia Rush Auxerre
Sporting KC U18′s v New England Revolution
Nike Int’l and US Development Academy Winter Showcase Pics
More pics from Phoenix on the last day of Nike Internationals. Two more days remain for the US Development Academy Winter Showcase. I expect to have more pics for you of some of the academy teams I’ve yet to cover.
Revs
South Carolina United
Turkey Celebrates its Victory
Turkey v USA crowd
Turkey v USA
Academies watching the Internationals
Academies watching the Internationals
Chivas USA
Brasil v Korea
Brasil v Korea
Brasil v Korea
Brasil v Korea
Brasil v Korea
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Dallas Texans
FC Dallas v San Jose
FC Dallas v San Jose
San Jose
De Anza Force
Houston Dynamo U-16′s
Houston Dynamo v Cosmos West
Houston Dynamo v Cosmos West
Houston Dynamo v Cosmos West
Houston Dynamo v Cosmos West
Houston Dynamo v Cosmos West
RSL-AZ U-16′s watching the U-18′s
RSL-AZ v Dallas Texans
RSL-AZ v Dallas Texans
RSL-AZ v Dallas Texans
RSL-AZ v Dallas Texans
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