from this Thread its refering to the new league in australia, and how they are revamping it. it is being set up as a 3 stage process (wondering how this has anything to do with MLS, well here it comes), with the 3rd stage being 'The third stage of their plan will be the formation of an international club tournament, possibly a Pacific Rim competition in Australia, with regional teams drawn from Africa, Asia and the United States, starting in early 2006. would MLS send a club halfway across the world for a club tourny, considering they can't do well in the regional 'champions' league? the benifit would be the tourny is set for the begining of '06, so it could be a sort of preseason warm-up.