Major League Soccer's decision to take only part of the month of June off for the World Cup has come under some scrutiny in recent weeks. Supporters of the schedule, and likely MLS owners as well, point to the potential for a World Cup TV ratings and interest bounce for the league. The thinking is that fans […]

The Week 13 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 13 101 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 13,440 9 14,768 14,924 81 2007 11,574 -13.88% 6 15,144 2.55% 15,059 0.90% 85 2008 17,594 52.01% 9 16,339 7.89% 17,285 14.78% 93 2009 16,634 -5.46% 8 15,024 -8.05% 15,082 -12.74% […]

The World Cup has captured the hearts of fans all around the globe over the past few weeks. Meanwhile, Major League Soccer – aside from a few friendlies – has been silent. That changes on Friday, when the league springs back into action.

The World Cup is edging towards the conclusion of its group stage, so MLS gets ready for a return to action soon. Before that, the MLS Players Union released the salaries for the 406 players under contract with MLS clubs for the 2010 season. The Galaxy's David Beckham, ruptured Achilles and all, is still No. […]

The Week 11 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 11 89 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,645 7 14,772 15,383 67 2007 17,753 40.40% 7 14,985 1.44% 15,491 0.71% 72 2008 20,594 16.01% 7 16,171 7.91% 17,229 11.22% 77 2009 16,066 […]

It's already been a year full of off-field news – good and bad – for Major League Soccer. And it may be about to pick up again. MLS and Versus are talking about a potential TV partnership after the league's current deal with Fox Soccer Channel expires at the end of this season. The story suggests […]

The Week 10 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 10 79 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,000 8 15,139 15,615 60 2007 16,317 35.97% 6 15,212 0.48% 15,248 -2.35% 65 2008 13,498 -17.28% 7 15,990 5.12% 16,893 10.79% 70 2009 13,779 […]

England and Chelsea star Frank Lampard recently stated he'd consider pulling an Eddie Murphy in the 1988 John Landis vehicle Coming to America, and, well, head stateside and over to the prestigious MLS in the future. The only problem with super Frank's comments were that they were followed by the numbers 35 and 36. Like […]

FC Dallas and Chicago battled to a 1-1 draw Thursday night, but that still leaves seven matches on the Saturday schedule – all slated for well after the U.S./Turkey send-off game in Philadelphia. The Columbus Crew welcome in the Galaxy for a battle of conference leaders – the first of several matches that Landon Donovan […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy today announced that they are going to host Champions League Cup winners Inter Milan at a friendly at the Home Depot Center on August 7. While only 18,000 people came out to see the Galaxy play Boca Juniors over the weekend, this game could probably sell 75,000 seats if the […]

The Week 9 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 9 71 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 20,417 5 15,546 16,402 52 2007 15,773 -22.75% 6 15,314 -1.49% 15,139 -7.70% 59 2008 15,849 0.48% 8 15,405 0.60% 17,270 14.07% 63 2009 15,113 […]

Even while Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle and Sacha Kljestan train with the U.S. men's national team in hopes of making the World Cup roster, the MLS schedule churns on this weekend. There are two games tonight in advance of a four-game menu on Saturday, topped off with a lone Sunday fixture. Here's the schedule: Tonight's […]

The Week 8 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 8 64 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 15,331 6 15,837 15,974 47 2007 13,222 -13.75% 7 15,150 -4.34% 15,067 -5.68% 53 2008 16,758 26.74% 7 15,599 2.96% 17,477 15.99% 55 2009 17,086 […]

After completing two convincing road wins against Colorado and Seattle last week, the Los Angeles Galaxy have continued a simply jaw-dropping beginning of the 2010 season. Although the Galaxy are on the brink of losing Landon Donovan and (probably) Edson Buddle to the World Cup after Saturday’s game at home against Toronto, they have […]

The Week 7 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 7 56 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,580 7 16,296 16,069 41 2007 16,932 34.59% 8 14,999 -7.96% 15,348 -4.48% 46 2008 16,707 -1.33% 6 15,767 5.12% 17,232 12.28% 48 2009 13,389 […]