MLS Applies for .soccer Domain Name Suffix

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by evangel, Jun 13, 2012.

  1. evangel

    evangel Member+

    Apr 12, 2007
    It applied for the suffix through Soccer United Marketing. It faces competition for the new suffix with 3 other companies.

    http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en
    (The list is in alphabetical order. Scroll down to find the info for .soccer)

    Major League Soccer did not apply for the .mls suffix, but the real estate company did.

    Read a general story about new suffix applications here, if you don't know what is going on:
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...le-to-zappos/2012/06/13/gJQAPSjoZV_story.html
     
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  2. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sweet! Then we can have MajorLeagueSoccerSoccer.Soccer
     
  3. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's a new version of the soccer hat-trick...
     
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  4. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    :x3:
     
  5. guamster

    guamster Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    Winnetka, CA
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Guam
    mls.soccer
    sjearthquakes.soccer
    lagalaxy.soccer
    newyorkredbulls.soccer
    etc.

    That would work as well or better than the mls domain.
     
  6. RapidStorm

    RapidStorm Member+

    Jan 30, 2005
    Denver, CO
    I don't know, I think mls.mls would be just as ridiculous as mlssoccer.com
     
  7. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That would be "The MajorLeagueSoccerSoccer.Soccer," sir.
     
  8. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    major.league.soccer

    I assume the league will be applying for the major prefix once this suffix application is approved.
     
  9. Stan Collins

    Stan Collins Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Silver Spring, MD
    For what it's worth, the three other companies all kinda look like squatters (to one extent or another). Not that I know this, or what the procedure is for picking.
     
  10. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My guess is that it is a matter of who writes the biggest check. I would also note that it is SUM that is making the bid and not MLS. While MLS will probably benefit from SUM winning the bid, I doubt SUM plans on only having MLS on the .soccer suffix and will be looking to sell the .soccer domains much like the squatters plan on doing.
     
  11. Mls fan gurl

    Mls fan gurl New Member

    Jun 13, 2012
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    that would be cool Also other sites could use it like maybe espn.soccer?
    that would be cool
     
  12. Stan Collins

    Stan Collins Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Silver Spring, MD
    I think (but am not sure) that ICANN doesn't really work that way (ie like a for-profit business). I suspect it's either first-come, first-served, or else random draw. But I know these domains were designed not to attract squatters, so that may figure in the decision, too.
     
  13. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Just looking at that list, I'm thinking of blacklisting "donuts.co" as a domain in my browser.
     
  14. Mateofelipe

    Mateofelipe Member+

    Mar 10, 2001
    Spokane, WA
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    major.league.squatter
     
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  15. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002

    Not sure if that will involve writing checks to pay-off the other applicants to the same domain name, but how else would the multiple applications "be resolved between applicants?"

    and for what it's worth,
     
  16. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    Not all that different than SUM's business name and goal anyway of being a Soccer United Marketing/Marketer.
     
  17. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pretty much. They go into a smoke filled back room and perform the business equivalent of Thunderdome and either someone blinks and pulls out on their own accord, one of the applicants starts piling blocks of $100 bills in front of the other applicants and when the pile of cash reaches an acceptable size, the other applicants fill their empty briefcases and walk out of the room, or an agreement is not made and then it goes to an auction.
     

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