NRC: What the Revs Need to be Doing!

IRguy · Jun 7, 2006

If the Revs want to start signing useful SI or YI for that matter they better get going on stuff like this.

Buzz Carrick said:

According to sources close to FC Dallas, the team is in the final stages of signing a deal for a sister club partnership similar to the Tigres relationship with a Brazilian team. These same sources indicated that Michael Hitchcock has traveled to Brazil to finalize and sign the agreement. FCD is expected to make an announcement of the relationship this week.
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http://www.3rddegree.net/thirdindex.cfm?page=article&show=19153

MLSnet said:

Among the terms of the deal are the opportunity for FCD to host part of its preseason in Brazil at CAP's world-class training ground, a world-class facility where the Brazilian national team trains that also features an on-site hotel. There is also the possibility for the Hoops to play a preseason game against CAP in their state-of-the-art stadium.

Also included in the agreement will be an exchange of coaches and players plus the chance to jointly develop young players and to also partner soccer camps and academies both in Brazil and in the U.S.
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http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060607&content_id=61562&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

Discuss

JMMUSA8 · Jun 8, 2006

Doesn't the Revs have some sort of partnership with Benfica.

patfan1 · Jun 8, 2006

JMMUSA8 said:

Doesn't the Revs have some sort of partnership with Benfica.
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I don't remember hearing of one...?

Weber King · Jun 8, 2006

patfan1 said:

I don't remember hearing of one...?
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C'mon, Monty - don't you remember:

Benfica President gets his grandson Tony Frias III on the Revs bench

Revolution/Kraft Soccer get a deal on concrete for the building of then CMGI Field

Sine Pari · Jun 8, 2006

They wanted a partnership with my CoEd team but wanted us to pay them

ToMhIlL · Jun 8, 2006

JMMUSA8 said:

Doesn't the Revs have some sort of partnership with Benfica.
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Yeah, Hudson Benfica...

IRguy · Jun 8, 2006

JMMUSA8 said:

Doesn't the Revs have some sort of partnership with Benfica.
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I heard something about they where "working on a partnership with Benfica" that’s it. I think the Euro clubs are really more PR then anything really. What you want to look for is clubs that have a track record of developing top level players. The point is not that we are going to get the next Brazil superstar anytime soon, but that these clubs produce many good players but not all of them are going to see a lot of playing time with there club or be sold to Europe. It seams to me that main reason a Brazilian club would want to partner with an MLS club with be to sell off players like that.