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The challenge isn't finding time to give speeches. The challenge is identifying four viable bids that meet MLS criteria in a year's time,...

Yes, you are are probably correct, but they don't use as their only metric. Otherwise putting a stadium outside the urban core would not be a...

I think there is little doubt that if a Cinci stadium is a slam dunk, it would be very hard to say no to this team. Your point that a deal is...

Was meant as a joke based on other rankings I've read.

Testy... 1. If you are going to number your points, don't end with 1. Just saying. 2. Let me paraphrase you: "it is not one of the smallest...

I agree the CPL would benefit from getting the 3 teams for free. Try coming up with an agreement that benefits CPL, MLS, and the 3 Canadian MLS...

I don't know, I hope it happens. It should happen. It really depends how much MLS would want and could demand. If they ask for something like...

In Tampa or Orlando... just kidding There must be enough parking garages in the area, right? I don't know Miami, but in every major city I've...

Any deal allowing the 3 Canadian MLS teams to move would be lose-lose-lose. - MLS would lose large markets they couldn't replace, and the MLS TV...

Nobody watches to see the owner. They watch to see what the owner accomplishes. A good owner markets the team well which generates revenue to...

I wonder about Sacramento when you make a point like this. Was the owner of the Republic railroaded out of the bid? If so, I wouldn't want to...

To your point that I focus too much on stadia, I was previously told I focused to much market size so I added a dimension. I also note above...

Good points. Lets run through the stadiums in decreasing likelihood of construction receiving final approval this year. 1. Cincinnati. Nippert...

I thought Gillette was commuter rail accessible based on earlier comments? I tried googling it and it said Patriots games and major events. Do...

Phoenix is shovel ready. The vote in Tampa only granted the St. Pete's city council the authority to negotiate on the stadium expansion. They...

I'd agree on Denver and maybe, maybe New England. They'd take Dallas, Chicago, NYRB, a LA Galaxy any way they could get them. I can't tell if...

A long shot is an overstatement. Let's run through the options: Argument for Phoenix 1. Phoenix. Shovel ready, largest metro area of bidders,...

My point is that based on the UEFA model, the MOST games you would play is 6 over a two year period (4 group and 2 knockout, or 6 group matches...

It is strange that the U.S. did not bid solo. I wonder if in the new 48 team world, joint bids will be all the rage.

Geography is overrated in sports since the Wright Brothers and advent of TV contracts. Just look at the NCAAF conference realignment. MLS will...

In Kraft's defense, he wasn't able to get a stadium for the Patriots in Boston either, nor have the Red Sox been able to build a new stadium, and...

Very exciting. I may be getting ahead of myself, but I wonder if this league gets itself on solid financial footing, if FIFA will ever press...