FiddySicks Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Nyk33 said: Obafemi Martins is on his way to China. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35573893 Ouch. That's a BIG loss for the Sounders. I'm sure they pulled in a LOT of money for him, and they have a pretty solid replacement in Jordan Morris. BUT, Morris is going to take at least some time to develop into that role, and a truckload of cash doesn't do much for you when the top stars looking for that final paycheck are turning it down for a cruiseshipload of cash in China. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Beckham is planning on selling his stake in the Miami MLS Club and PSG are one of the potential buyers. http://sbisoccer.com/2016/02/beckham-confirms-psg-among-potential-investors-in-mls-miami I really don't want to see PSG make a Florida version of NYCFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 That's not how I read that article. He's selling an equity stake, but not his stake. Some of that new equity stake will come out of his percentage, most likely, but it's not like he's getting out and looking for a replacement. Nor is there any indication that this new partner would be able to control anything. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Writer didn't use the Q-word in regards to PSG's owners.... Qatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Look, just build 11 new stadia in Dade County, and everybody's good to go for 2022. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Doha, Lusail, Coral Gables @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gothamite Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 If nothing else, he's bringing a high-powered spotlight to the league. Good to see it. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm digging the Mark Davis haircut. He is really taking this sports ownership thing seriously. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Minnesota United might be forced to change its name when it enters MLS. http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016/02/17/mls-expansion-minnesota-united-2017-atlanta-st-louis-sacramento-miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 ^ That SI article by Wahl touches on it, but here's some more local detail on some exciting St. Louis developments. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/local-business-leaders-form-major-league-soccer-exploration-group/article_ad12f69f-8606-558a-a624-68f6ddcdb8b6.html JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 So after 1 leg of the CONCACAF Champions League... LA Galaxy 0-0 Santos Laguna RSL 0-2 Tigres Seattle 2-2 Club America DC United 0-2 Querétaro RSL and DC play at home next round, but the two best hopes to knock off Liga MX go to Mexico to do it. I just want MLS to catch up with Liga MX so bad. @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I just got an e-mail from the Soccer United Fan Council. (I'm sure a number of you here participate in this as well) and it kind of gave a quick summery of what the polls they sent out over 2015 came back with. This particular one stood out to me: MLS Playoff Format Study – The majority of fans were supportive of switching to a 12-club post-season format (62%). Many fans felt the new format would create more excitement around the push to the playoffs, particularly with clubs duking it out for the seeds that receive a bye during the knockout round. I kind of hoped that this would go in the opposite direction but I guess this proves the point that North Americans love playoffs. GTA United(USA) 2015 + 2016 USA Champions/Toronto Maroons (ULL)2014, 2015 + 2022 Gait Cup Champions/Toronto Northmen (TNFF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 24 minutes ago, raysox said: So after 1 leg of the CONCACAF Champions League... LA Galaxy 0-0 Santos Laguna RSL 0-2 Tigres Seattle 2-2 Club America DC United 0-2 Querétaro RSL and DC play at home next round, but the two best hopes to knock off Liga MX go to Mexico to do it. I just want MLS to catch up with Liga MX so bad. You are probably going to have to increase the salary cap and add more DP slots in order to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Oh yeah without a doubt. Liga MX was founded in 1943 also, so their development is much further along. In addition to the cap and DP space, I think domestic talent is also a big reason. Give it a few more years of developing more first team starters, then it'll bridge the gap. But for the time being, the CONCACAF Champions League should be the biggest goal for MLS. Not to mention, by the time the knockout round group of 8 happens, MLS is in preseason, and Mexico is in mid season form @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 12 teams might work for 24 teams, but not at the current 20. Playoffs should be the elite of the elite teams, 8 tops with such a small league. @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 If they go with what the fans want, they'd probably be at 24 when they put them into operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, raysox said: Oh yeah without a doubt. Liga MX was founded in 1943 also, so their development is much further along. In addition to the cap and DP space, I think domestic talent is also a big reason. Give it a few more years of developing more first team starters, then it'll bridge the gap. But for the time being, the CONCACAF Champions League should be the biggest goal for MLS. Not to mention, by the time the knockout round group of 8 happens, MLS is in preseason, and Mexico is in mid season form Liga MX is a pretty strong league so it may take a while. The best teams that don't qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League do a decent job in the Copa Libertardores as well. Tigres made it all the way to the final of the competition last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 The bad thing about MLS's playoffs was the way that they tended to flatten out the reward for the different finishing places, which, in turn, robbed the regular season of significance. This led to teams using early-season games as little more than glorified training sessions. The introduction of play-in games a couple of years ago partially remedied this, by erecting a higher barrier for the lower-seeded teams. And the expansion of the playoffs from a 10-team field to a 12-team field actually improved the situation further by making all but the top two seeds in each conference play in the first round, thereby creating a discernable difference between finishing near the league's top versus near the league's middle. The remaining flaw in the system is that there is still no real difference between finishing first versus second, between finishing third versus fourth, and between finishing fifth versus sixth. Furthermore, the two-legged format in the conference semifinals and conference finals effectively levels out the advantage that the higher seed ought to possess in those rounds. The ideal playoff system would reward each place differently. We can imagine a system in MLS involving an 8-team playoff field whereby, in each conference, no. 4 plays at no. 3 midweek, and the winner travels to no. 2 on the weekend. The winner of that match then travels to no. 1 on the following weekend for the conference final. (All single matches.) And then the MLS Cup Final would be played the week after that. This system rewards each place from no. 1 to no. 4 very differently, creating strong incentives to compete for those places. Under this format, teams would certainly not be taking the first part of the season off. And this entire playoff also takes far less time to complete than the current system, which would help keep the MLS Cup Final out of December. What such a system does not do, however, is to give a home game to every team in the conference semifinals and conference finals. Just as the improvement represented by the introduction of play-in games required dropping the longstanding policy that every single playoff team get a home game, and just as last year's improvements cut out home games for two more playoff teams, further improvement of the playoffs would require further curtailment of home games. Unfortunately, that is a step which MLS is unlikely to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Real Salt Lake handed the game to Tigres in the last 15 minutes of the game. Pretty sad. And in the LA-Santos game it seemed like the ref didn't want to penalize Santos for hard fouls but gave a card to Gerrard for a clean tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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