WVHooligan 17 November @ 07:41 PM EST
Montreal inches closer to a MLS expansion bid.
By now we've all seen the lovely quote from MLS commissioner Don Garber yesterday about future
league expansion.
"We've had productive conversations with Montreal to be our 19th team," said Garber.
With all the issues going on with the USL/TOA crap you have to think that Montreal owner Joey
Saputo is trying to figure out the best way to get his club into the top-tier league instead of a
new breakaway league.
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WVHooligan 28 October @ 02:37 PM EST
This whole USL-TOA situation continues to take a turn for the worse. Today reports out of the
Great White North say that both 2009 USL finalists Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps will
not be coming back to the USL in 2010.
In a radio interview in Montreal, Alex Papadakis confirmed that neither of the Canadian based
clubs would be part of the USL for the 2010 season after the two sides failed to reach an agreement
for continuing play next season and that the TOA was ready to move in another direction.
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WVHooligan 16 October @ 04:22 PM EST
Thanks to a couple Portland readers for sending this link my way from OregonLive.com. It seems
like damage control in Portland has gone into full gear after Wednesday's comments from Merritt
Paulson who said there would be no MLS in Portland without a new baseball stadium.
Well now it appears the Paulson is once again a "100% committed" to Portland's MLS efforts.
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WVHooligan 15 October @ 03:08 PM EST
I guess Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson is just playing some hardball with the city of
Portland now. According to Oregonlive.com, Paulson told Beaverton officials that the future of
Major League Soccer in Portland hinges entirely on whether he can find a new home for his minor
league baseball team.
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Once again MiamiSoccerFan.com seems to be the site that gets all the exclusives concerning Soccer
in Miami. The site lead by "El Presidente" Pieter Brown of the Miami Ultras has scored yet another
interview with Brightstar owner Marcelo Claure who lead the failed Barcelona Miami MLS bid.
Claure graciously answers questions and gives South Florida hope as to its future with MLS and
soccer in general.
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I decided to take a week off after Miami FC's season ended. But now I'm back and as promised here
is some more Miami MLS info. I'll start off with an anonymous comment made on the last post written
by Burrito below. It states that David Beckham is interested in starting an MLS team in Miami.
A source said: "Beckham does not want to go into management when his playing career
ends and is now focused on owning a club.
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WVHooligan 19 August @ 06:50 PM EST
I've had another busy day around Dallas so the links are only a couple tonight. Thankfully we do
have a good bit of soccer as the Galaxy and Fire kickoff in a little bit. Houston also has a match
tonight but more on that in a moment. I have a couple thoughts on league expansion tonight, along
with a great photojournalism link for those still wanting to see the craziness that was the
US-Mexico game.
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WVHooligan 11 August @ 06:48 PM EST
News is slowing down right now due to tomorrow's big international clash between US and Mexico.
I have another list of links hyping that game. Aside from that I only have a couple things of note
that are worth a look tonight.
Montreal Expansion Too Quick?
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I have to agree with Duane Rollins on this matter, Montreal may be at a big disadvantage when it
comes to their expansion bid into the league.
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WVHooligan 07 August @ 03:18 PM EST
Original St. Louis stadium design.
With Montreal all but given an expansion key to Major League Soccer there is still one bid that
will be up for grabs, that lovely 20th spot. St. Louis is hoping to be that city that finally gets
into MLS. While they already had one stadium option in their initial proposal to MLS, they now seem
to have another couple options coming up.
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WVHooligan 04 August @ 06:57 PM EST
From time to time I have a few links that I come across and want to discuss but never get to
because I just don't want to spend the time on writing a full post about it. Well hopefully I can
change that a little bit and provide a quick thought and the link for you all to see. I'm trying to
add new stuff to the site, little by little here, so this is an attempt.
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According to Don Garber's recent interview with Forbes, Montreal could be joining our league as
soon as 2011. Click here for MLS Rumor's report and video of it.
This league needs more soccer markets, and the Montreal Impact supporters have proved time and time
again that their city is indeed a soccer market.
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WVHooligan 31 July @ 12:58 PM EST
Yeah another interview with MLS Commissioner Don Garber, this time with Forbes.
The big reason why I posted this one, it talks Montreal up a bit.
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WVHooligan 30 July @ 10:11 AM EST
Since FC Barcalona gave up on Miami soccer for Major League Soccer the fans in the area have had
little to get excited about when it comes to MLS talk. Turns out today the supporters down in Miami
are trying to do something about it.
Mad About Futbol and Miami Soccer Fan have begun a drive to return MLS to Miami.
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WVHooligan 22 July @ 01:23 PM EST
Things could get a little juicy in the MLS expansion front next week. As the league heads into
another All-Star break it means we should hear another address from MLS commissioner Don Garber on
the state of things in the league. One of those items that should be discussed as always is
expansion.
Reports out of Canada suggest Montreal expansion talk will be on the menu in some fashion for
the league commissioner.
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WVHooligan 21 July @ 01:22 PM EST
Again, I apologize that is may be a day old but you know I love a good expansion
story/talk/news/update/etc. According to the Sports Business Journal (subscription site), MLS
commissioner Don Garber recently spoke out on a few expansion cites for upcoming league expansion.
A few were ones we already knew about and a couple others are repeat sites that have tried and fail
or just failed.
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WVHooligan 10 July @ 04:21 AM EST
I feel like we've been around this over and over again but it looks like soccer will most
certainly be coming to the Rose City in 2011. The Oregonian reported yesterday that Portland mayor
Sam Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard reached a tentative $31 million deal with Portland Timbers
owner Merritt Paulson to renovate PGE Park.
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WVHooligan 06 July @ 04:31 PM EST
WVHooligan 25 June @ 01:27 PM EST
Joey Saputo (left) is trying hard to get a MLS club by 2011.
Nothing like some MLS expansion news to brighten your day.
ESPNsoccernet is reporting that Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo is aggressively trying to
secure a MLS expansion bid for his club for the 2011 seasons along with Portland and Vancouver.
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WVHooligan 24 June @ 07:48 PM EST
It seems like this is a report we've posted time and time again here. Hopefully this will be the
last.
Portland city council has approved a plan to allow both MLS and minor league baseball in the
city. PGE Park will get renovated as planned and the baseball team will get their new stadium.
The Portland City Council on Wednesday passed a resolution to support starting negotiations with
Merritt Paulson over a financing plan to renovate PGE Park to accommodate a Major League Soccer
team.
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With rumors circulating that the Philadelphia Union has already selected its first head coach,
you have to wonder just who are the best head coaching candidates in MLS these days.
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It's funny how the news cycle works. We hear about something, it reaches some sort of logical
conclusion, and we move quickly on to the next story. This is true of both consumers and
distributors...
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Could the dream of having three Pacific Northwest MLS teams be in danger of not happening?
According to this Bloomberg story on the Portland MLS expansion bid, the stadium projects necessary
for Portland's bid to work are in jeopardy unless a $15 million spending gap is addressed.
Yes, you may recall that the vote taken a month ago by the city council, which helped clear the
way for Portland's MLS expansion, included an amendment that left a potential $15 million void in
the funding for the two stadium projects associated with the Portland MLS bid.
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Could the dream of having three Pacific Northwest MLS teams be in danger of not happening?
According to this Bloomberg story on the Portland MLS expansion bid, the stadium projects necessary
for Portland's bid to work are in jeopardy unless a $15 million spending gap is addressed.
Yes, you may recall that the vote taken a month ago by the city council, which helped clear the
way for Portland's MLS expansion, included an amendment that left a potential $15 million void in
the funding for the two stadium projects associated with the Portland MLS bid.
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pWhen MLS commissioner Don Garber mentioned that Major League Soccer would look to add two more
expansion teams by 2012, bringing the league to 20 teams, MLS fans were left wondering whether MLS
wasn't going too fast in its expansion plans.
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Okay, so I feel an explanation is in order. For the past month or so, I've hinted at my displeasure
for MLS expansion. I've briefly submitted that the league should "cool its heels" in
expanding. But that's really it. So, here goes nothing.No, I am not in favor of this current wave
of rapid MLS expansion.
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/p pMLS commissioner Don Garber was in Vancouver today to announce Vancouver's inclusion as the
17th team in MLS, but he also revealed an interesting nugget on MLS expansion.
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MLS commissioner Don Garber was in Vancouver today to announce Vancouver's inclusion as the 17th
team in MLS, but he also revealed an interesting nugget on MLS expansion. Garber revealed that MLS
plans to expand to 20 teams by 2012.
Yes, you read that right. Major League Soccer is planning to add two more teams the year after
adding two teams.
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