After week 24 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 24 172 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 16,101 5 14,930 14,897 156 2006 14,880 -7.58% 6 15,109 1.20% 15,129 1.56% 159 2007 17,987 20.88% 8 16,425 8.71% 16,118 6.54% 159 2008 16,016 -10.95% 7 16,384 -0.25% 16,925 […]

After week 23 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 23 164 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,133 7 14,807 14,857 151 2006 11,814 -21.93% 10 15,065 1.74% 15,139 1.89% 153 2007 17,413 47.39% 7 16,126 7.04% 16,019 5.82% 151 2008 19,222 10.39% 6 16,393 1.65% 16,966 […]

MLS in the US – Who Cares? As I was finishing writing this post, I read Kartik's post on "Invisible MLS" and thought the timing couldn't be better. Here's my recent experience ... I've just returned from a trip across the country to visit friends and family and spread the good word about Major League […]

After week 22 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 22 155 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,573 4 14,897 14,844 144 2006 13,932 -10.54% 6 15,263 2.46% 15,361 3.48% 143 2007 16,209 16.34% 6 16,022 4.97% 16,005 4.19% 144 2008 15,294 -5.64% 9 16,423 2.50% 16,875 […]

The group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League is set to start this coming week, and a question on the minds of many MLS fans is: “Will the MLS clubs involved in this competition step up and take it seriously?” After RedBull New York and Toronto FC got knocked out during the qualifying rounds, meaning […]

Once again, MLS executives prove they are not in tune with their product. The Gold Cup provided the perfect opportunity for MLS to expand their fan base. Collaboration with CONCACAF representatives could have brought doubleheaders featuring one MLS game and one Gold Cup game from the first game through to the final (This year's format does provide doubleheaders, […]

Today is the last day of Interleague baseball for this season of MLB. It ends coincidentally on the same day as the final of the Confederation Cup. As great as the Confederation Cup has been for Soccer, Interleague play has given baseball a great boost as well. MLB scheduled its Interleague dates to start right after the […]

The DC United goalkeeping situation is something which has been in flux for quite some time. Ever since the departure of 2006 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Troy Perkins, the club has been searching for an answer between the pipes. After the 2007 season, Perkins decided to test his mettle in European soccer, signing with […]

Who is the real target demographic of professional soccer in the U.S.? Is it Soccer Moms? Is it Soccer players? Is it Latino people? Sure, Soccer Moms, Latinos and Soccer players make up some of the peripheral targets, but who makes up the core target? One U.S. pro soccer fan thinks he's the core target demo. He's 41 and 1/2 […]

I dedicate this post to Otilino Tenorio, who died 4 years ago this week in a car accident at the age of 25. At the time of his death, he was the league leader in goals scored in his home country of Ecuador. It is appropriate that his name lives on at the top of this […]

This year's baseball season is shaping up to have more MLS cities in contention than in past years. The Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners are off to really good starts, and this is not good news for MLS. Currently, both teams sit in first place of their respective divisions. These two cities have drawn better at […]

Major League Soccer has announced Everton as the opponent for this year’s MLS All-Star game. "We are very excited about Everton FC agreeing to be the opponent for the 2009 MLS All-Star Game," MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a league statement. "Everton is an elite European club that features many world-class players, including former […]

There has been a lot of discussion among fans of the beautiful game in the U.S. about promotion and relegation. On this site, Daniel Feuerstein supported the idea down the road. One of his main points was that, once MLS and USL clubs have their own stadiums … a lot of the obstacles to […]

In the comments made to my last post on this site, an individual stated that they were sick of hearing about ways to grow the MLS and suggested it should be shut down, put out of its misery. Well as both a fan and commentator on the Beautiful Game (whether you call it football, futbol, […]

A pretty normal Saturday morning during MLS off season. My friends intimate I should get a life, but I'm having too much fun. Doesn't that count? 5:15am up at normal time, first game on tap at 8am: Villa v Wigan. Always enjoy watching Brad Friedel, still the best US keeper. Note the budget only affords […]