After years of planning with sweat and tears, Philadelphia soccer fans had much to cheer for yesterday as they watched the groundbreaking ceremony for their new state of the art stadium. The new field takes advantage of prime location near the city and near the waterfront just off the foot of the Commodore Barry Bridge. Click to continue reading...

That's really it, just WOW! The Phillies' bats came alive in a real big way last night, as they blew the Rays out 10 to 2. Tonight's game five, still in Philadelphia, could be the end of the Series! It's great to see Ryan Howard producing the way we know he can. And how amazing was that [...] Click to continue reading...

This Vancouver Sun report will come as no surprise to hardcore readers of MLSR but it likely will wake up some of those who discounted our 6 day old rumor of a "Montreal Contingency" in the event that the Philadelphia group is unable to fulfill their obligations:

END ZONE: Vancouver Whitecaps' chances of landing a Major League Soccer franchise in 2011 just might have gotten better with the rumble out of MLS headquarters in New York Friday that Philadelphia's 2010 franchise entry could be in economic jeopardy. Click to continue reading...

Could Philadelphia expansion in 2010 be in peril? And could Joey Saputo step in to save MLS some face in 2010 if Philadelphia is just not ready?

This is the rumor we were emailed, we have no idea where it originated from.

So before any Sons of Bens get too upset please understand that this remains just a rumor. Click to continue reading...

It was a good run, Red Sox ... but now it's up to the Phillies to take the devil out of those Rays, I guess.  A rested Philadelphia team meets the Rays in Florida for game 1 on Wednesday night.  Here's hoping for either a good, exciting, long Series or (my personal favorite) a four [...] Click to continue reading...

Courtesy of The Pipeline.

A former industrial site along the Delaware River in Chester, PA that will be home to a Major League Soccer stadium and mixed-use development has been designated a brownfield project, acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said.

The designation will ensure that the Chester Waterfront Redevelopment project, a mix of recreational, residential and commercial development, receives priority review and has a single point of contact within the state agency to help smooth the way for development. Click to continue reading...

According to this article from the New York Times its quite possible that within a few years MLS could expand to a total of 20 teams. Currently the Seattle Sounders will begin play next season and the Philadelphia team the following season. It has already been announced that 2 more teams will be added for the 2011 season and now it seem that MLS might add 2 more teams on top of that. Click to continue reading...

Ah, the names that might have been....

While we wait for Philadelphia to decide on a name we look back on some attempts to name or rebrand current MLS clubs.

Yes we all laughed at Penn Jersey Independence FC but there are other names which could have stuck elsewhere around the league. Click to continue reading...

This clip of Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin pretty much says it all.  McCain may be channeling Bush, but Sarah is pretty much the real thing ... never EVER letting her ignorance stand in the way of her swagger and bellicosity. Here's a bit more from the interview ... Pressed about what insights into recent [. Click to continue reading...

Goal.com picks up the story of the Philadelphia club name. They even reference the name we uncovered in domain name records, for the aborted effort to bring a club to South Jersey but with a Philly connection: Penn-Jersey Independence FC...(We might add, without credit for all those of you who are always on our case about giving credit. Click to continue reading...

For many years, many MLS fans have bemoaned the name of one club or another but what we have discovered makes, in our opinion, all current, and former MLS club names pale in comparison in terms of poor quality. This happened today while conducting a deep investigation into Philadelphia MLS club names that are or have been bandied about. Click to continue reading...

This email came to us some time ago but we held off on posting it until we heard anything else along those lines. We have, so we're publishing it now.

Hi, Some of your readers may be interested in some of the information I am privy to regarding Philadelphia's naming process.

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We have only an inkling of what the new Xtreme Soccer League is about, and we're still waiting for word on That Other League (the one that supposedly will include Baltimore, Philadelphia, Monterrey, Orlando and perhaps another city in Mexico). Flashback to August 13, when Orlando put out this press release: Contact: Darren Moore Manager of Media and [. Click to continue reading...

I'm happy to see that the Bay Area (San Jose, to be specific) will be joining the WPS for the 2009 season.  "Play kicks off in the spring of 2009, with WPS teams based in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league will expand [...] Click to continue reading...

Something to read while your bank changes your password... Rapids leave their mark on Bryan Namoff (Behind the Badge) C-Ron to Real move back on? (Marca) Old Firm debut for Edu? (Rangers Offside) Shteve von McKlaijren's Dutch accshent ish back (101 Great Goals) Philly's MLS stadium, take a look (Yanks Soccer) Welcome back to Europe Old Lady (mCalcio) Senderos joins the rossoneri [. Click to continue reading...

Most of the talk about expansion here on YS is about the two new teams coming in 2011, and who they might be.  Meanwhile, Philadelphia is chugging along and they look like they will be ready to go come 2010.  The new designs for a Soccer-Specific-Stadium on the Chester waterfront have come in today. Click to continue reading...

Call it change. Call it luck. Call it redemption. Call it bravery. Call it what you will - it's gold and it's real and it stays! The USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 yesterday in extra time after putting on a gritty performance on the pitch on a wet, humid, Beijing night. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Congratulations to the Golden USWNT . Click to continue reading...

All I can say is, now this is a nice looking stadium. Keystone Sports and Entertainment LLC, the ownership group for the Major League Soccer Philadelphia expansion team, received the initial stadium designs from Rossetti Architects. And even though it looks similar to others around the league, I think this one will be fine and dandy [. Click to continue reading...

On one hand I am just excited that they are coming into the league with thier own stadium. On the other hand I look at what Red Bull Arena is going to be and I just want to go "Wanh Wah". What do you think? Click to continue reading...

In conjunction with the erection of the first bits of steel going in the ground in Harrison, Red Bull Park is being officially re-named Red Bull Arena. This is not for the purpose of confusing the average American just for sport, but "to be more in line with other Red Bull properties worldwide" says RBNY GM and honcho Erik Stover. Click to continue reading...

The news wires are now full of player profiles, match reports, you name it, as the US women's soccer team gears up for its gold medal match versus Brazil on Thursday morning. This team is living up to the Nike Women's World Cup hype of several months ago ... the greatest team you've never [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

From the US Soccer website:

The U.S. Women???s National Team will take on Ireland in a three-match tour following the 2008 Olympic Games, hitting stops on the East Coast and Midwest shortly after their return from the 2008 Olympic Games in China.

The Fall Tour gets underway on Saturday, Sept.

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Women's Pro Soccer announced last week that Atlanta became the ninth city to receive a franchise. They will join the league as an expansion team along with Philadelphia in 2010. The new team Click to continue reading...

Women's Pro Soccer announced last week that Atlanta became the ninth city to receive a franchise. They will join the league as an expansion team along with Philadelphia in 2010. The new team Click to continue reading...

 The latest on As The Indoor Soccer League Turns: I'm told by someone I trust that there's now an impasse between two groups of teams that were trying to reorganize the Major Indoor Soccer League after its May 30 folding. One group (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Orlando and Monterrey) has its interests largely represented by Baltimore Blast owner [. Click to continue reading...

Today looks to be a day of expansion talk. First up is some news out of New York, or Queens rather. This release came into the Hooligan inbox earlier this morning. Now this movement sounds A LOT like what Sons of Ben did in Philadelphia not to long ago. It's still a bit early I think [...] Click to continue reading...

It was recently announced that MLS hopes to bring two more new teams to the league in 2011. Seattle is coming on next season and Philadelphia the following year. Now all the talk of expansion teams is in Canada. I do still think that St. Louis will probably get one and likely Vancouver could get the other.

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I arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday excited to represent the Women's Committee at the NSCAA Board of Director's meeting. When I got there, I was cordially welcomed by Al Albert, the NSCAA President. He asked me if I'd be willing to accept a position on the BOD as the Women's Professional Soccer representative. Click to continue reading...

Just to keep you up to date ... the Red Sox lost and the Phillies won ... and there's nothing from Beulah yet. Rest assured that I'll post as soon as I see anything! Last night I dreamed that I had a quick breakfast with Pia Sundhage and April Heinrichs. (April joined us midway [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pia Dreams, USWNT News, and a HollyCornblog Update, Too! Click to continue reading...

One of the reasons I left BigSoccer was because I got tired of the "Ten Things US Soccer Needs To Do To Become Popular" posts written by people with no background in marketing (myself included). But Andrea was sent a handful of questions pertaining to the growth of the USMNT for somebody's research project, and, rather than work on something else, I feel compelled to answer them.

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Hey everyone,

So on our way to get some cheese steaks at the infamous Ginos and Pats in Philadelphia, we wound up in Amish Country.

Don't worry - I will make sure I eat my fair share of assorted jams and corn for all of you.

Oh, and if Dave Van Den Bergh is reading, I will save you a slice of shoofly pie (is it really a Dutch treat?

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The Women's Professional Soccer league kicks off its inaugural season in April 2009. WPS teams will be based in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league will expand to eight teams by 2010 with the inclusion of Philadelphia. Currently, the WPS teams are working on building [. Click to continue reading...

Last week, I posted that, faced with the possibility of losing Marcelo Gallardo and Gonzalo Peralta, United could declare its season all-but over. I admit that I didn't take into account the relatively short recuperation time of sports hernias coupled with the quirks in United's schedule. But that doesn't mean that I no longer believe that Kasper has failed to build a team that can win in this league.

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Major League Soccer would like to have 18 teams by 2011 - and they'll do that by adding two more teams. The league has 14 now - with Seattle (2009) and Philadelphia (2010) joining in the next two seasons. The... Click to continue reading...

EDITORS NOTE: Special thanks to all who wrote in referring us to this article. As luck would have it we were wrapped up in meetings all day so could not get around to posting it until now. Feel free to discuss at length.


According to this article MLS may add as many as 6 new clubs by 2011. Click to continue reading...