News: Thursday, March 23 , 2017

"Qatar, the United States, or China"

Hahahahaha, hohohohoho,

Excuse me while I sit down.

 

Sorry, but MLS spots for aging former players at big clubs are for the top tier or two, and even then they're pretty scarce. Casuals haven't heard of you.

 

I read that as Barcelona wants to play in Major League Soccer. They'd have a few problems with the salary cap.

 

haha. Messi's salary probably equals the whole leagues non DP salaries added together.

 

So, is St. Louis a done deal? I'd be getting really shaky if I were a Sac. fan.

 

Has the ownership group for SRFC gone to counseling yet?

 

Messi and Ronaldo together make more than the combined MLS DPs in salary and bonuses.

 

Not sure it makes sense to play this match at the Citrus Bowl. I don't see more than 25k fans showing up for PSG/Spurs. Maybe OCSC is charging Relevant Sports too much for their venue.

 

I don't think Messi's salary is that low.

 

I believe I read that the problem has worked itself out when the original partner got bought out. Like I said, I'm not certain though.

 

Not MLS related, but apparently Jack Warner has really rubbed off on the Trinidad and Tobago Federation.

http://wired868.com/2017/03/23/no-s...e-unravelling-of-john-williams-tv-rights-vow/

http://wired868.com/2017/03/23/all-...ws-ttfa-braces-for-multiple-tv-rights-claims/

My favorite thing from both of those articles:

 

Between, regular salary budget, HGP spots, GAM, TAM and GA money that is something like 6 million per team. That's over 130 million. So nope. That said, the money available in the last two years is a lot more than before.

 

It was a joke son

 

Sure, I know that. But it would have been funny-true two or more years ago. Just doesn't do it any more.

 

Paging @Bill Archer

 

We'll of course nothing whatsoever changed at the TTFF when they replaced Uncle Jack.

Just like nothing whatsoever changed at CONCACAF.

In both cases all that happened was a new set of crooks - the TTFF is now on their third set post-Jack - moved in and started looking around for stuff to steal.

I appreciate anyone posting links to Wired868 which is owned and run by the very courageous Lisana Liburd (who wrote both of those pieces), a man with a beautiful wife and 2 little girls who dared to stand up and call Warner out at a time when he was the country's Defense Minister with a private army of armed thugs who answered to no one but him.

DJW is every bit as corrupt as Uncle Jack only with less power in Zurich. He actually thought he could get himself elected to the CONCACAF seat when Webb was arrested, and at least some of the CFU was prepared to go along. Fortunately, the US, Mexico and Canada told everyone that there would be a halt to any and all monies from North America flowing into the confederation coffers of that happened and please enjoy being totally broke.

Mexico was particularly blunt about it. Long time FMF President Justino Campeon told them "we (North america) bring the money and we bring the football. What do you guys bring?"

Bottom line, Infantino is taking all of FIFA back to the Sept Blatt er mode. In a hurry. It's what the federations want and it's how he's keeping them happy.

Europe, South and North America need to get out.

Tear the thing down.

 

The point is that I don't realize it. My father watches every FC Barcelona game, and yet his name means nothing to someone like me. Sure, a starter for Barca would be better than 20-22 guys playing his position in MLS. But in his case, that value is almost solely in his play, not his celebrity.