LIVE Transfer Talk: Wayne Rooney's MLS move set to be confirmed http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/tra...lk-wayne-rooneys-mls-move-set-to-be-confirmed New York City FC name Domenec Torrent new head coach https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/06/11/new-york-city-fc-name-domenec-torrent-new-head-coach NYCFC put faith in City Football Group in replacing Patrick Vieira with Domenec Torrent http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/new...replacing-patrick-vieira-with-domenec-torrent Major Link Soccer: Patrick Vieira leaves NYCFC for OGC Nice, which is nice for MLS https://www.sounderatheart.com/2018...aves-nycfc-for-ogc-nice-which-is-nice-for-mls Denver Sports Omelette: The Colorado Rapids are one of the worst soccer clubs in the world https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/12/colorado-rapids-one-of-the-worst-clubs/ Chance that Stan Kroenke notices? The same as the number of points the Rapids will get on Wednesday. Javier Hernandez: I'd rather earn $5 million in La Liga than $10m in MLS http://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-t...n-$5-million-in-spain-than-$10-million-in-mls Israeli club approached New England Revolution midfielder Kelyn Rowe https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/new-england-revolution/kelyn-rowe-israel-transfer/ Crew Cuts: PSV, MLS file brief in appeal of judge's order http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20180611/crew-cuts-psv-mls-file-brief-in-appeal-of-judges-order Crew SC owner, Major League Soccer ask appeals court to dismiss lawsuit https://www.bizjournals.com/columbu...sc-owner-major-league-soccer-ask-appeals.html Chicago Fire kick 'Sector Latino' out of Toyota Park http://www.chicagotribune.com/90min...latino-out-of-toyota-park-20180610-story.html Rift between Fire, supporters groups reaches boiling point https://theathletic.com/389428/2018/06/12/rift-between-fire-supporters-groups-reaches-boiling-point/
I don't follow the supporters scene closely at all anymore. This is the first I have heard of the incident down in Houston where Houston supporters attacked Chicago's Sector Latino with bats and chains. And that someone from the club witnessed it.
Germany's World Cup Title Defense Aided By San Jose Earthquakes, Silicon Valley https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/06/12/germany-federation-dfb-world-cup-san-jose-earthquakes-mls San Jose Earthquakes working with the German soccer federation and Second Spectrum to provide better (I'm guessing eventually near realtime) analysis of what's happening on the field. SJQ has installed 8 (I think) cameras around Avaya and are collecting training data this year. The coaching staff is working with Second Spectrum to train the data (god knows they're seeing plenty of what not to do) and develop the Second Spectrum algorithms. In theory, the result should be better situational awareness of what's going on in a soccer match to inform lineup, formation and set piece tactics.
MLS ‘WILL IMMINENTLY JOIN’ WORLD’S TOP 10 LEAGUES BY REVENUE Major League Soccer (MLS) will imminently become one of the world’s top 10 soccer leagues by average revenue per team, according to an exclusive new Sportcal report. MLS teams were collectively losing $100m a year as recently as four years ago and remained in the red in 2015. But data obtained by Sportcal and detailed in ‘The Business of MLS’ (cover below, right), published on 12 June 2018, indicates the league has moved into profitability. Team revenues now average around $32m and rising. Crucially this includes a share of the annual surplus from the central funds of the now-profitable MLS – with substantial increases in the pipeline.
Which explains why even deadbeat owners like Kroenke, Hauptmann, Precourt, and Kraft show no signs of wanting to sell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_sports_leagues_by_revenue Wikipedia has MLS as the 8th richest World Soccer League by revenue at $37 mil per team so this report would jive with that. Gotta think when the new Domestic and International TV deals are renegotiated in 2021, MLS has a chance to be just outside the top 5 at #6. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/...-deal-could-raise-jleague-soccer-profile.html Also of note the J-League shot up because of their new International Media rights being sold for $200 mil per yr. MLS can command more than that with their International rights. I read somewhere that MLS was the most popular/watched foreign league in the UK.
I hope Colorado realizes that the "you suck" allocations don't double if you make it to the bottom of this list.
Doesn't seem like they do (also more comments about the Aigner mess if anyone is interested): https://aroundmls.com/archive/f/backpass-quitting-the-rapids