Why no-one is laughing at the MLS anymore
In the past month two interesting developments occurred in the field of North American sport (or
‘sports', as it is known on the continent to our left). The first came last week when the
National Basketball Association and its players were unable to find agreement on an ongoing labour
dispute that has already cost the league the first month of its season.
Discussing the Chicago Fire or any other MLS team's salary budget is always very complicated.
You might want to take a look at our 'Roster 101' and 'Roster Construction' pieces before
proceeding. Even veterans of such discussions need to remind each other that we are talking about a
salary budget and not a salary cap.
From Mike Jacobs' column, Evansville Courier Press, June 19, 2011
At a time when Isiah Thomas is referenced more for his lack of coaching and management success than
for his brilliance on the basketball court as a player, a story offers a lesson from Thomas into
being a part of a championship team.
Once again, we are fortunate to have a guest post from Dave Laidig. Dave is a contracts
attorney for a large corporation who occasionally submits posts about soccer. He resides in
Minnesota, which is not an MLS market. And he may be a little bitter about that. Thanks to Dave
for some great thoughts and insight.
Arsenal's ownership structure, unlike that of most of our competitor clubs, has been held by a
plurality of shareholders, making management by the board of directors a much more democratic
process. According to many sources, tomorrow that may all be about to change.
Everyone is reporting that "Silent Stan" Kroenke is set to launch a takeover bid.
America's most renowned, and often vilified, National Basketball Association (NBA) star is coming
to Anfield – as a minority owner. In a first-of-its-kind sports marketing deal, Fenway Sports
Management (formerly New England Sports Ventures), the...
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Chris Savino writes of the rising pay scale in Major League Soccer.
Major League Soccer has come a long way since the 2004 let alone 1996. The league's introduction
of Freddy Adu brought about significant change to the scale of player salaries and compensation.
The fourteen year old was the highest paid player at the time, prior to Landon Donovan returning to
the league the following season.
Contributing Editor Graham Fox
Earlier this year, for one of my Library and Information Management classes that revolved around
website design, labeling, and structure, I was tasked with comparing two sites that served the same
function.
Being the soccer Fanatico that I am, I went to town writing a nice 20 page paper on the
differences and similarities of NFL.
