Former Toronto FC coach, Chris Cummins

With the not too surprising news this morning that Chris Cummins is out as coach of Toronto FC, let's look at the rest of the coaching candidates for dismissal in MLS. Starting from the team with the worst record in the league, the New York Red Bulls, and working our way up the table, these men should be feeling the pressure from team owners for failing to qualify for the postseason.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff announced the design for the team's new stadium on Saturday, Sept.... Click to continue reading...

Proposed 15,000 seat San Jose Earthquakes Stadium

Saturday night at the annual Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation dinner in front of over 400 business leaders, government officials, and soccer supporters, the San Jose Earthquakes unveiled for the first time architectural illustrations of their long awaited new stadium.

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There has been a lot of focus in Major League Soccer on the expansion success stories of the past three years Toronto, Seattle and even the surprisingly solid Salt Lake but one new team sticks out like a sore thumb: rooted to the bottom of the Western Conference standings and with an attendance average barely scraping five figures at Buck Shaw Stadium, 2008 expansion team the San Jose Earthquakes are not looking so rosy.

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Some more tough news for San Jose Earthquake fans, your new stadium project is now getting put on hold. Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff has cooled off on a projected 2012 opening date for a new stadium for the club, citing lack of sponsor interest and financial delays.

Wolff says the club still needs $5 million in sponsorship to get project off the ground.

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San Jose Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff has backed off of a projected 2012 opening date for a new stadium for the club, citing lack of sponsor interest and financial delays. Wolff says the club needs...

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Decidedly minor league Buck Shaw Stadium may be the home of the Quakes for the foreseeable future.
Remember this article about San Jose's stadium plans? Well it turns out that the only reason we will see those ultra secret stadium renderings is because the process has stalled to the point where the owner is questioning whether to built it at all. Click to continue reading...

Germany's 15,000 Seat Paragon Arena Would Be A Splendid Model For An Earthquakes Stadium
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On Tuesday afternoon, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved the sale of the property at 1125 Coleman Avenue to a group led by Lew Wolff, one of the owners of the San Jose Earthquakes.

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In absence of a stadium rendering this picture of Earthquakes owner Leo Wolff will have to do.
From the San Jose Mercury News:

Hoping to speed along a San Jose Earthquakes soccer stadium threatened by the cratering economy, city officials have agreed to shave more than $40 million off a land deal signed last year with team owner Lew Wolff and his partners.

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Fast on the heels of the news that Vancouver has made its MLS expansion bid official, two related cities have also thrown their hat in the ring. But the price has gone up, and Lew Wolff and John Fisher look... Click to continue reading...

The Earthquakes return to San Jose is close to becoming permanent as the city and team owner Lew Wolff have agreed to a $132m deal that could lead to a stadium by 2010.
Although this is great news for the club, there are still a number of hurdles such as getting City Council approval for the deal. Click to continue reading...

As far as wow factor, a city council approving a waiver in order to allow for a later submission date for a proposal is not that exciting, however, the San Jose Earthquakes see it as a great sign of things to come.
The waiver allows Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff the three months he says he needs to get all the pieces of his stadium proposal together. Click to continue reading...

A major test for the Earthquakes stadium deal will take place next Tuesday when the City Council takes a vote on extending Earthquakes' owner Lew Wolff's deadline for his final proposal. Recently the city voted to limit land-use (basically zoning issues) discussions to once a year (in March), however, Wolff, who needs some land rezones in order to pay for the new stadium, says he needs till June to finalize his proposal. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber updated everyone on MLS's progress. Sadly, the league did not stream this talk live so I was not able to watch it till today. Anyway, the big news was the rebirth of the San Jose Earthquakes, but there were also some other points that people might find interesting. With that in mind, here is my recap of Garber's talk. Click to continue reading...

David Alioto, executive vice president of Earthquakes Soccer LLC, ended speculationThe lingering black eye for the league seems almost healed as it appears the San Jose Earthquakes will return to MLS play next season.

According to a source with knowledge of the deal, Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff and his ownership group will be a guest of MLS Commissioner Don Garber at Thursday's All-Star game outside of Denver, and the official announcement will likely come at Garber's annual state of the league press conference on Wednesday.

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