MLS predictions: Playoff projections, standings and more from Football Manager 2020 https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ne...tandings-and-more-from-football-manager-2020/ MLS kicks off 25th season with long-awaited return to Miami, debut in Nashville https://www.inquirer.com/soccer/inter-miami-david-beckham-mls-nashville-ian-ayre-20200227.html Major League Soccer has a 25-year plan, but it needs to secure huge media deals first https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/27/maj...t-needs-to-secure-huge-media-deals-first.html NYCFC head coach Ronny Deila pushes San Carlos player after harsh challenge https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...ushes-san-carlos-player-after-harsh-challenge Impact coach Henry credits stifling defence in ousting Saprissa https://montrealgazette.com/sports/...-credits-stifling-defence-in-ousting-saprissa The Originals: Meet the MLS supporters who were there from the start | Legacy https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/02/26/originals-mls-supporters-who-were-there-start-legacy Earthquakes confident heading into MLS season despite quiet offseason https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02...hquakes-head-into-mls-season-with-confidence/ Thierry Henry says "style will come later" as Montreal Impact defend and advance https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...come-later-montreal-impact-defend-and-advance Getting to know the 28 players on the Inter Miami roster https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/inter-miami/article240662916.html Columbus Crew SC announce new jersey sponsor partnership with Nationwide https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...nce-new-jersey-sponsor-partnership-nationwide Houston Dynamo's Tab Ramos relishing the opportunity ahead of first season as an MLS head coach https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...opportunity-ahead-first-season-mls-head-coach Philadelphia Union, captain Alejandro Bedoya agree to contract extension https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...ain-alejandro-bedoya-agree-contract-extension Real Salt Lake sign former Italy international forward Giuseppe Rossi https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...er-italy-international-forward-giuseppe-rossi San Jose Earthquakes sign 2nd-round selection Jack Skahan to multi-year deal https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...d-round-selection-jack-skahan-multi-year-deal New York Red Bulls sign 1st-round selection Patrick Seagrist after preseason camp https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...lection-patrick-seagrist-after-preseason-camp Columbus Crew SC sign 1st-round pick Miguel Berry following preseason camp https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...nd-pick-miguel-berry-following-preseason-camp Clemson football signee to pass on college and play pro soccer instead https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article240700426.html
MLS 2020 commercial guide: Every franchise, every sponsor, all the major TV deals https://www.sportspromedia.com/analysis/mls-2020-season-tv-rights-sponsors-franchises
It's been a while since we've had one of these articles. I remember back in the late 2000's this info was tracked alot and websites like this often posted values to deals. These numbers were tracked on Big Soccer. Its just good to have metrics easily available again.
Here's a Brazilian perspective on the league. It's in Brazilian Portuguese, but Google Translate does a decent job. https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/repo...ora-eua-para-sofrer-na-ucrania-ou-em-belarus/
Just a pretty good look at how Brazilians, by and large, still hold a very archaic view of MLS as a retirement league while other CONMEBOL countries have adapted to the fact that MLS is a viable pathway to Europe now. There are a lot of quotes from Brazilian players and front office people in MLS that try to dispel such thinking. Going on about how awful it is to actually live in Ukraine vs the United States, and that the level of play is growing. It even gets into discussions of TAM and Discovery lists. On the whole it's a very bullish piece, plus it uses at least two of my photos, so there's that! (Actually, that's how I found it).
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Stadium capacity: 25,000 Uh, no. Capacity is 18,467. It was designed to be expandable to 25,000.
Along those lines the Rapids were chasing their new DP, Namli, for two years. They tried to sign him from the Dutch league before he moved to Russia but got beat out by his Russian team. The Rapids said fine, call us after spending 6 months in Russia. Sure enough, about 6 months after he signed...