Still doesn't make it good. Just means that it's a way of shoehorning the English schedule where it doesn't work.
Of the Scandinavians, only Denmark has such a schedule. FTR, of the nations in UEFA, Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, and Sweden all have summer schedules. (As do the J-League, the K-League, the Chinese Superleague, and the leagues of central Asian nations of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). Not heavy-hitters, sure, but those UEFA nations account for about one-fifth of their members. Just sayin.’
NEW: College soccer is on the verge of a monumental shift in the landscape, per numerous sources I’ve talked to in the past 24 hours.Here’s what I know:There is a plan that at most basic level will make the college soccer season a full-time season. It will most likely mirror…— USMNTProspects (@ProspectsUsmnt) October 26, 2024 Sounding like the wheels have been turning for a while. The Austrian calendar would be the most analogous to what MLS does, but there's only 12 teams.
Liga MX changes. Midweek all USA format running August to December Leagues Cup format rumored to be altered for 2025. Would take on a Champions League type mid-week calendar. For the tournament’s sake, games need to be home and away and not fully US-based. If not, it will never catch on among fans in MX.— Eric Gomez (@EricGomez86) November 8, 2024
If this is the new plan ... - Feels like an admittance that shutting down the league for the last few weeks before kids go back to school ... (and NFL/CFB start) ... isn't a winning long-term strategy. - Move one of the group round home games to Cleveland to scratch the Haslams' itch on that. - Have a discount ticket plan for early rounds in place weeks ahead for local students, those on season ticket holder wait list, etc. It will be a tough ticket sell, if it's not a forced purchase as part of STH plans and if the Crew already have several home games in the CCC.
EPL regular season (38 games) vs MLS regular season (34 games) FA Cup vs US Open Cup League Cup vs Leagues Cup UEFA CL vs CONCACAF Champions Cup ...maybe it's not entirely far-fetched.
it might be because MLS has to shut down for a bit because several training facilities and stadia are being used for the CWC and Gold Cup. It's speculated that MLS has to shut down for 7-10 days. FYI, Fifa also announced international breaks will not count for teams in the CWC during the CWC. That only really affects the Gold Cup. Right now, only Gio and Cole Campbell would be affected for the US player pool.
Gio will be hurt and Campbell has one or two pro appearances at this point, so that’s fairly irrelevant.
Since the new ethic around here is apparently to be a whiny Karen, I'd just like to say that this " win Nancy's signature" thing is a) a commercial appeal and b) being posted in multiple threads. Both.of which are violations of the rules. It's acceptable to post it once but after that it's a no no. But I'm nobody.
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Twellman angry and tried to fight the audio guy Sources: MLS is investigating a claim that lead commentator Taylor Twellman was involved in a physical altercation with an audio tech during game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Twellman didn't call game 3 of the series.On @TheAthleticFC: https://t.co/HLa0vn2ZcB— Pablo Iglesias Maurer (@MLSist) November 13, 2024
I was wondering where Twellman was at during Game 3 of the Miami v Atlanta series. Seemed weird that he wasn't calling a Messi match, especially a Game 3 in the playoffs.
FIFA council members didn't know Infantino decided to give it to miami. Maybe Dong was played, thinking MLS could decide. https://www.thetimes.com/article/70...1?shareToken=30fe9243594616d3a7df67f2e3e7957e
Forgive me for my cynicism, but I’m to the point where I believe nothing that comes out of MLS’ and FIFA’s mouth regarding this. They’re all trying to cover themselves for a decision that has received criticism and media attention. Neither organization has a great track record for transparency.
“It sucks how much of ‘local media’ is now just 20-year-old dudes having ill-informed takes on social media.” A lot of good stuff in here, too bad MLS HQ won't utilize any of this free market research. https://broadwaysportsmedia.com/202...si-roster-rules-and-the-future-of-the-league/
How did a national reporter get these quotes from Nancy on the calendar change, but there's no hint of them locally https://sports.yahoo.com/mls-is-exp...or-and-against-change-is-clear-050032850.html
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