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"All we want is a team to call our own"
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MLS May Not Ever Expand Above 20 Teams and Why That's a Good Thing
Great news! In an article printed on Monday by Sporting News, MLS president Mark Abbott stated that there are currently no plans to expand beyond 20 MLS teams. Here's the exact quote: "Our focus right now is the 20th team in New York and we have not yet set a timeline for expansion beyond that, or...
Lower League Former Sounders Update
Starting in the Pacific Northwest of the PDL where the Kitsap Pumas and Portland Timbers U-23 wind up their US Open Cup Qualifying perfectly tied. Tuesday there will be a coin flip to determine which team gets to compete for the Open Cup and a potential regional Third Round match with the Seattle...
Tracking Former Trialists In Lower USSF Divisions
While #TheTrialist earned the fame, and the contract, the Seattle Sounders have had several other players into camp at various points over the past few years who are now scattered in the lower divisions of the USSF. These players are in the NASL (Division 2), USLPro (Div 3) and the PDL (Div 4)....
Major League Soccer & International Soccer Smolderings - 5/26: MLS Scores, USOC, DC United Stadium Site, Lionel Messi, FIFA, Clarence Seedorf & More
The Smolderings have been piling up high since we last posted an edition. The pile was so high, it has to be split up into two so it won't start a fire. MLS scores from last night, soccer news from around the globe and a bit of other sports bits are all after the jump. Chicago soccer news will...
My Perfect Vision for Major League Soccer Expansion
Opinions, we've all got one. Even if some of us aren't quite as gung-ho about MLS as others, I'm sure there are more than a few of you who are now interested in the league since the Portland Timbers will be playing a major role in it for the foreseeable future. As such I feel like I should share my...
An MLS team in Eugene? Doubtful. NASL however...
A recent report by KVAL Eugene has an interesting quote from one of the groups trying to save the city's Civic Stadium. Apparently, "Save Civic Stadium" board president Ron Crasilneck wants to turn the decrepit stadium into a fully functional, professional soccer stadium where a professional soccer...
What to do with D2 in America
Over the last couple weeks, the soccer pyramid here in America has become shaky, to say the least. As if it wasn't already shaky enough throughout 2010, it's looking like 2011 might be sans D2 altogether unless things really begin the turn around within the next couple of weeks. Of course, even if...
State of Cascadian Soccer
Lower than MLS soccer in America/Canada/Caribbean is always in a state of flux. In light of that Falk just posted a look at the Northwest PDL of 2011. Sadly Eastern WA is empty, as is all of Oregon not Timbers related. Below the break are simple tables broken down by tiers on the pyramid Major...
Lower Division News over the Long Weekend
First USLPro gets a team on the West Coast, down in LA. An odd move, as the closest team is Orlando, FL. Hard to have the regional organization that would lower travel costs. As things stand right now, the division 3 in USSF has a North East, South East and Caribbean with a team in LA. Current...
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