NWSL Averaging Over 4,000 Per Game Six Weeks In NYC FC Hires Claudio Reyna As Football Dir Will Retirement Affect Beckham's Brand Appeal? MLS Franchise Notes ManU Shares Down On Ferguson Exit Arsenal, Puma Strike Record Kit Deal Orlando Seeking Alternate MLS Stadium Plan NWSL Examining Early Results ManU Reports 30% Revenue Incease For Q3 MLS Reportedly Interested In Miami Team
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So Far, So Good: NWSL Averaging Over 4,000 Fans Per Game Six Weeks In
Published May 24, 2013The National Women's Soccer League six weeks into its first season has "drawn... ...ed" than WUSA and WPS, the two former pro women's soccer leagues in the U.S., "because of its association... with the North American soccer federations, which pay the salaries of their nati... " U.S. women's national soccer team G Hope Solo and MF Megan Rapinoe "should joi...
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Claudio Reyna Becomes NYC FC's First Employee; Questions Remain For MLS Club
Published May 23, 2013...o World Cups ... and most recently served as U.S. Soccer's youth technical director” (WALL STREET JOURNAL,... ...l plunge ample funds into their advertisement-cum-soccer club to capture attention and receive a return on... ...e last thing I care about is the Yankees owning a soccer team. ...t team it is, where it is, I could care less what soccer team they own.
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Will David Beckham's Retirement Affect His Marketing Appeal?
Published May 17, 2013David Beckham announced his retirement from soccer on Thursday at the conclusion of Paris Saint-Germ... ...ckham has been “carefully planning for life after soccer. ...r writes, “Beckham didn’t need to be committed to soccer.
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MLS Franchise Notes: Toronto FC's Kevin Payne Blasts League For Referee Assignments
Published May 15, 2013In Toronto, Kurtis Larson noted Toronto FC President & GM Kevin Payne "took a strip off MLS on Monday for what he called 'inappropriate' actions precipitated by the league." Payne referred to TFC "as 'lab rats' to hone young referees." He said, "Six of our 10 referees (this season) have refereed 10 games or fewer (during their MLS careers)." Numbers provided by TFC on Monday indicated that referees "in charge of L.A. Galaxy games this season have averaged around 100 games of experience." The ...
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Manchester United Stock Price Declines After Alex Ferguson's Retirement Announcement
Published May 09, 2013" The "reality is that soccer is more than any business.
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Arsenal, Puma Strike Record Kit Deal Worth More Than $46M Annually
Published May 08, 2013EPL club Arsenal has agreed to the "biggest kit deal in English football with sports giants Puma,” according to John Cross of the London DAILY MIRROR. The five-year agreement is worth more than $46.5M (all figures U.S.) annually. It is worth more than Liverpool’s new $38.8M-per-year contract with Warrior and “brings to an end Arsenal’s 20-year tie-up with Nike.” The deal also will be “a major coup” for Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis in addition to the club's jersey deal with Emirates airline and “w...
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Orlando Seeking Alternate MLS Stadium Plan After Florida Denies Public Funding
Published May 08, 2013Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando City Soccer Club Owner & President Phil Rawlins are "frantica... ...g for a Plan B” in their efforts to build a $110M soccer stadium after the Florida Legislature last week f...
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NWSL's Early Returns Helping Determine Outlook Of League
Published May 06, 2013...least for a community renowned nationally for its soccer fandom, ranked sixth-largest out of eight home op... ...urday played the Thorns “before 5,011 at Maryland SoccerPlex,” and the crowd “was about 500 more than the...
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ManU Reports 30% Revenue Increase For Q3 Thanks To New Sponsorships
Published May 03, 2013EPL club Manchester United recorded a 30% "increase in revenues in the third quarter on the back of more sponsorship deals," but the club also saw its wage bill rise by 25% "from player signings and wage demands," according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. ManU reported revenues of $142.5M (all figures U.S.) in "the three months to March 31, and adjusted its full-year projections" up $15.5M to $559.6M. It also "notched up its full-year projection for adjusted earnings before interest, t...
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MLS Reportedly Interested In Expanding To Miami; Dolphins, Beckham Involved In Effort
Published May 02, 2013An effort backed by David Beckham to bring an MLS team to Miami is “about to pick up steam and could go public in about a month,” according to Steven Goff of the WASHINGTON POST. The league has “prioritized a second club in New York for the 20th team and is intrigued by Orlando’s aggressive expansion campaign, but with Miami featuring Beckham and Dolphins management, Miami has quietly re-emerged.” The MLS Fusion played in South Florida from '98-'01 before it folded. MLS also is “taking a hard...
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MLS Franchise Notes: Man City To Use N.Y. MLS Franchise To Develop Players
Published May 01, 2013In London, Ian Herbert reports EPL club Manchester City "will use a new Abu Dhabi-owned" MLS franchise in N.Y. to "nurture future Premier League stars, after struggling to develop home-grown talent through their own academy in the past five years." Gaining a foothold in the U.S. is "seen as a solution to the problem of finding a strong level of competition" for Man City's "promising reserve players." One of the "major obstacles to developing young players that City are experiencing is the str...
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Bloomberg Key To N.Y. MLS Deal, As Parties Seek Accelerated Approval
Published April 30, 2013...m and arena construction” as MLS looks to build a soccer stadium in Queens for a new franchise, according...



