Over the next couple of days (and in no particular order), we will present the top American soccer business stories of the year. Early next week we will conduct a vote to see which of the entrants you think is the winner. Yesterday we looked at the arrival of Portland and the re-birth of Kansas City.

As most American soccer fans are now aware, MLS and NBC have announced a three year television rights agreement that will put Major League Soccer on the Peacock and its affiliated sports channel from 2012-2014. The three year deal is worth an estimated 10-12 million dollars per year and will replace the league's current $6 million + deal with FSC.