Don Garber, Major League Soccer commissioner since 1999, has signed a new five-year deal to stay in the position until 2018. (more…)
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City, developers reach deal on new Las Vegas MLS stadium
The city, Findlay Sports & Entertainment and Cordish Companies reached a tentative agreement on a new Las Vegas MLS stadium, subject to the league awarding an expansion franchise. (more…)
MLS: Using Sporting Kansas City as a model franchise
For Las Vegas soccer investors, there’s a perfectly good role model out there as they pursue an expansion MLS franchise: Sporting Kansas City, where the franchise was totally made over when new ownership took the reins in 2008. (more…)
Columbus Crew Stadium upgrades a topic for owner
Columbus Crew Stadium upgrades are on investor-operator Anthony Precourt’s agenda, as the team owner says either a new facility or a revamped facility is in the team’s future. (more…)
Mayor: No public funds for new Sacramento MLS stadium
The city can be “good partners” when it comes to a new Sacramento MLS stadium, but Mayor Kevin Johnson says Republic FC owners should expect no public funding of a new facility. (more…)
Las Vegas MLS stadium plan delayed
It was already a tight timeframe, and reality may be catching up with city officials crafting a Las Vegas MLS stadium plan, with a 29 million funding gap still on the table and a Sept. 1 deadline looming. (more…)
D.C. United, Sunderland join forces
MLS’s D.C. United and Barclays Premier League’s Sunderland AFC are joining forces on a partnership that will see both squads see increased marketing in both North America and Europe. (more…)
Tonight’s MLS All-Star Game may be turning point for league
Tonight’s MLS All-Star Game from Providence Park, home of the Portland Timbers, may represent a turning point for the league as it attempts to continue momentum began by the World Cup. (more…)
Touring European clubs spice up summer soccer schedule
There’s a bounty of great soccer across the United States, as touring European clubs offer American fans some intriguing one-off match-ups, an international club tournament, and games played in venues across the country, including some of America’s most iconic stadiums. (more…)
Broward County laying down red carpet for Beckham MLS group
Mayor Barbara Sharief has asked all 31 communities in Broward County to identify potential sites for a new soccer stadium to be built by the David Beckham MLS group. (more…)