

MLS Business Matters
OFFSIDE EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Conrad Q and A
By: Dave Martinez |Jimmy Conrad has won a US Open Cup, has faced the World Champion Italians in World Cup competition, and has served as a vocal proponent of the MLS for what seems like an eternity.
Dubbed a “media darling” or the “King of all MLS Media,” Jimmy Conrad lives up to the moniker, with a lively, honest [...]
Bizarro MLS
By: Dave Martinez |Through 5 weeks of the MLS season, one would have to wonder if things have been scripted by DC Comics.
Its Bizarro World folks. And there is no denying it.
+ The Columbus Crew are in first place
+ Will Hesmer leads all keepers with 4 wins
+ DC United is in last place
+ The Dynamo are in [...]
Quote of the Day: Why Soccer Won’t Work in America
By: Laurie |“The fact is, I think, that soccer doesn’t fit the taste of the American sports fan, who likes a finite chance of success or failure on every play,” Steinberg said. “It doesn’t have the type of pacing, like a lot of scoring. There is continuous play without scoring and the game is not susceptible to [...]
MLS - Major Retirement League? Answer the poll!
By: Dave Martinez |With our recent signings, and our prospective targets of acquisition, the tired old echo of past haters everywhere is starting to be heard all over again . . .
“Major League Soccer?! Thats a RETIREMENT league!”
With the likes of Blanco, Beckham, Denilson, Reyna, and, more recently, the additions of Claudio “El Piojo” Lopez, Wicky [...]
Blast from the Past: MLS Salary Information from 2004
By: Laurie |I was searching for MLS salary info today for something I was writing on the salary cap. Instead I found some fascinating little salary-related tidbits from 2004. (Keep in mind that salaries for 2008 haven’t been released yet, so this is just three years old.)







