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WILL MLS SHOOT AND SCORE UNDER LOGAN'S LEADERSHIP?

          In its fourth season, MLS needs "dynamic leadership and
     vanguard ideas to flourish," according to Steve Davis of the
     DALLAS MORNING NEWS, who writes that the league is "still
     struggling for media exposure and acceptance [and] needs a
     higher-profile central figure."  Davis notes that the
     financial losses are "discomforting but right in line with
     the original business blueprint."  But Davis writes that
     there "are signs of stagnation and leadership failure" from
     the league office and notes that MLS Commissioner Doug Logan
     "is living now among rumors of his imminent demise."  Davis
     writes that Logan "possesses some desirable attributes" and
     is "refreshingly candid," but MLS needs "more than an
     engaging spokesman."  Attendance "is OK.  TV ratings are
     adequate by soccer standards.  The quality of play has
     improved steadily. ... [But] given the tenuous relationship
     between soccer, its American fans and a cynical media,
     warning signs can't be ignored" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 6/30).
          NOTES: In Miami, Linda Robertson writes that the Fusion
     must move to Miami from Ft. Lauderdale to succeed, as it is
     "too far from its natural fan base."  But Fusion Operator
     Ken Horowitz said, "Moving the team to Miami -- I just don't
     buy it" (MIAMI HERALD, 6/30)....In Denver, Alan Pearce
     reports that MLS sold Rapids G Marcus Hahnemann to English
     First Division team Fulham F.C. for a transfer fee "believed
     to be" worth $200,000.  Hahnemann's contract was up at the
     end of the year (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 6/30).  In CO Springs,
     Luke DeCock criticizes the move: "In search of a quick buck,
     MLS has deprived a first-place team of a player key to its
     championship aspirations."  Logan, on the transfer: "At the
     end of the day, we're playing a global game with global
     rules in a global setting" (CO Springs GAZETTE, 6/30).

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