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October 1, 2008

Mining for Soccer Stadiums, Owners and Teams

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If the measure of success in a league is guaged by the search for stadiums, the infusion of new owners, and a race for expansion, MLS is well and truly successful. The last couple of weeks has seen stadiums open... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes, Stadiums

September 23, 2008

RSL Stadium Open For Business

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Congratulations to Real Salt Lake, who enjoyed their first ever practice at their brand new stadium. Hopefully that distracts them from their upcoming road trip to face the Earthquakes at Buck Shaw. At least they'll have something nice to go... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, Road trip, San Jose Earthquakes, Stadiums, earthquakes, shaw

September 11, 2008

Soccer Surging in US

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When the San Jose Earthquakes were hijacked to Houston a little over two years ago, it was in part due to the failure of the former San Jose Mayor Gonzales administration's to secure a stadium deal for the team. One... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, SSV, San Jose Earthquakes

September 5, 2008

Vancouver v. Portland MLS Expansion

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Hey we're excited to see that mere days after Portland announced a public effort to get MLS to that city, Vancouver did the same. As the good folks at The Offsides Rules point out, this is a good off the... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, SSV, San Jose Earthquakes

September 3, 2008

SSS: Stadiums, Stadiums, Stadiums

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Check out these descriptions, renderings, and photographs of pending, aspiring and newly constructed Soccer Specific Stadiums. The Red Bulls show us that playing on your pre-SSS field bears an inverse relationship to how sweet your new digs are going to... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, New York Red Bulls, San Jose Earthquakes, Soccer, Stadiums

August 10, 2008

$50 Million - Is that Canadian or US?

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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...
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Tags: Lew Wolff, Major League Soccer, SSV, San Jose Earthquakes, Vancouver

August 7, 2008

Let's Go to Utah!

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Soccer stadium fans everywhere are applauding the news from Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake's brand spanking new stadium is set to open this fall. We like the looks of that roof. If you can't be there in person, watch ESPN2... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Stadiums, espn2, soccer stadium

July 30, 2008

Yahoo! for Vancouver Bid, Philly Off and Running

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More news on the Vancouver expansion bid: former founding employee of Yahoo! and Bay Area resident Jeff Mallet is joining forces the Steve Nash and others to bring MLS to British Columbia. He's been around MLS HQ in New York... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes, Stadiums, Steve Nash, Vancouver, yahoo

July 25, 2008

MLS Here to Stay, to Expand to 18 Teams by 2011

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MLS is set to expand by two more teams in 2011, bringing the total teams in the league to 18. Among other candidates such as St. Louis, a second New York team, and Montreal, are our favorite candidates: Las Vegas... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Las Vegas, Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes, Stadiums, montreal

July 10, 2008

Stadium Update

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Things are moving along on the stadium front in a lot of MLS markets, San Jose included. Jay Hipps of SSV and Centerline soccer fame (we use that term loosely) conducted an interview with David Alioto on the purchase of... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes, Soccer, Stadiums

July 7, 2008

Past is Prologue

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We were trolling CNN/SI, reading Greg Lalas' American Soccer Fans Bill of Rights (and agreeing with most of it - especially the part about American bars needing to have our games on as a matter of course...), when we came... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: American soccer, Greg Lalas, Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes, Stadiums, cnn, games, soccer fans

May 21, 2008

Unanimous, After Questions by the Council

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Yesterday, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved the City staff's recommendation to negotiate and execute a land sale to the real estate development group led by Ed Storm, Lew Wolff, Dick Hunter, and John Fischer. The vote did not... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes

May 17, 2008

City Council Meeting May 20, 2008 at 2:15 p.m.

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That is when we need you to attend City Council Chambers to show support for the land purchase part of our stadium deal. We are item 4.1 (h) on the amended agenda. Wear Quakes Blue and Black. Go Quakes.... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes

May 12, 2008

City Council meeting postponed

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We've just received word that the San Jose City Council has postponed the vote on the sale of the Airport West property until next Tuesday, May 20. This means there's no reason for SSV members to attend tomorrow afternoon's meeting.... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes

If the Don says it, Part 2

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Don Garber's attendance at the Buck Shaw opener was not without reference to Soccer Silicon Valley and our group's efforts to get the team back and get them a stadium. Pat yourself on the back. You did good.... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Major League Soccer, San Jose Earthquakes