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November 19, 2008

Un equipo MLS en St. Louis con la ayuda de Pujols (?)

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Esta noticia anda dando vueltas en varios sitios de fútbol gringo y solamente la publico aquí en el blog porque St. Louis es una ciudad que está muy cerca de donde vivo (1 hora y media) y estaría bueno tener un equipo que no juegue tan lejos (Chicago me queda a más de tres horas! Click to continue reading...
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Tags: MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Noticias, St. Louis, pujols, rumores

November 18, 2008

Albert Pujols Wants STL MLS Team

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Pujols' goal celebration of choice.

Apparently Fort Osage grad and MLB star Albert Pujols wants to bring the Kansas City-St. Louis rivalry to Major League Soccer. It was announced today that Pujols is joining St. Louis Soccer United ownership group in their bid for an MLS expansion team. Pujols won his second National League MVP award yesterday and is now hoping to own a professional football team in his town. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Albert Pujols, Expansion, Kansas City Wizards, Major League Soccer, St. Louis

October 15, 2008

EXPANSION: St Louis United Submit Bid, Fields of Dreams one Step Closer

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From the St Louis Business Journal:

Jeff Cooper, a lawyer spearheading efforts to bring a Major League Soccer team to St. Louis, said Wednesday he submitted the application to MLS to be considered for an expansion franchise.

Also.....


In August, Suttle Mindlin Architects & Planners said it finished master planning and design of a $400 million soccer, retail and entertainment complex in Collinsville, Ill. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion, Major League Soccer, St. Louis

September 12, 2008

EXPANSION: St Louis MLS Name May Just Be "St Louis" (VIDEO)

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Today St Louis United Soccer, operators of the St Louis franchise in the new Women's Professional Soccer league and the the organization behind St Louis's MLS Bid revealed the name and logo of the women's team.

In what many may view as a radical departure from modern US sports culture, they decide to simply name themselves after the city: St Louis. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: American soccer, Major League Soccer, Soccer Community, Soccer History, St. Louis, USL, WPS, franchise, imagination, soccer teams

September 4, 2008

More (lighter) Soccer News

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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...
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Tags: , A-Rod, Boston, College, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Patricia Giobetti, Philadelphia, San Jose, Soccer, Soccer, etc., St. Louis, WPS, Washington, Women's Professional Soccer, atlanta, chicago, combine, gold, gold medal, soccer news, women

August 29, 2008

STADIUMS: A Tale of Two Cities, Houston Stadium Nears as St Louis Stadium Fades... (VIDEO)

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Houston Stadium nears: (Click for video)

St Louis Stadium fades....(story here) Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, St. Louis, Stadiums

August 28, 2008

Pia Being Pia!

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Wow - I read today in the Swedish press that Pia has turned down an invitation from Dubya to visit the White House and be graced by his presence. I didn't actually think I could like him less today than I did on July 28 (just to select a random date).  But after watching his smirking [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Brazil, Breakers, Christiane, Daniela, Dubya, Greg Ryan, HollyCornblog, Kristine Lilly, Lil, MLD, Marta, Notre Dame, Olympic, Olympics, Soccer, Soccer, etc., St. Louis, Swedish, U.S., USWNT, WPS, White House, Wolverine, barcellos, bob costas, bush, mojo, mt kearsarge, pia, presence, wilton ct, women's soccer

August 13, 2008

St. Louis Resubmitting Bid

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Some good news for those in St. Louis who are wanting a MLS club in their city. Jeff Cooper, the man leading the charge for the St. Louis expansion, appears to have gotten the financial backing that he has been looking for. As we all know Cooper and St. Louis have a stadium deal in [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Jeff Cooper, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, St. Louis, St. Louis Expansion, United States, expansion talk

August 12, 2008

EXPANSION: Ready For Takeoff, In Good Spirits, St Louis Finalises Final Investor (AUDIO)

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Jeff Cooper speaking on KMOX "Sports On Sunday" states that he finalised the final investor and will be resubmitting his bid to MLS. Listen Below.

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Sweet stadium eh? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion, Jeff Cooper, Major League Soccer, St. Louis, google, investor, sports, widget

August 3, 2008

EXPANSION: St Louis Looks ABroad for Big Money Investor

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It looks like Jeff Cooper and St. Louis United are headed to the birthplace of football to scare up some £££'s for the St Louis expansion bid.

According to this article:


Jeff Cooper's effort to bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis took him this week to London, where he met with several interested parties who are involved in pro soccer in the UK. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion, Jeff Cooper, Major League Soccer, Pro Soccer, Rome, St. Louis, franchise, london

June 19, 2008

MLS Expansion - Ottawa enters the running

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The line for a MLS expansion team just got a little longer as Eugene Melnyk, owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators, has meet with league officials to discuss a move to Canada's capital.

The report says Melnyk and MLS met last Thursday. Although no specifics are known, Melnyk does bring with him a $1. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2007 U-20 World Cup, Eugene Melnyk, Major League Soccer, NHL, Ottawa, Ottawa Fury, Portland, St. Louis, USL, USL PDL, United States, Vancouver, canada, investors, money, montreal impact

May 22, 2008

MLS Expansion: St. Louis Inching Closer Again

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A lot of talk over the last couple of weeks about the next round of MLS expansion. First we talked about Portland, then Vancouver and Montreal. Today our tour takes us to St. Louis. The hopes of a MLS expansion bid for Jeff Cooper went down a bit when they lost out to Philadelphia for the [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: MLS, Major League Soccer, St. Louis, United States, expansion talk, news and rumors

EXPANSION: St Louis is On The Verge of Receiving MLS's 17th Expansion Slot

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According to this article in the St Louis Post-Dispatch that would appear to be the case:


Cooper thinks he is close to surmounting the final hurdle: getting enough investors. The stadium deal remains in place in Collinsville and awaits a final vote, which won't happen until after St.
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Tags: Expansion, Major League Soccer, St. Louis, Stadiums

May 20, 2008

MLS Expansion: How They Stack Up

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A lot can easily change between now and the year 2012 in Major League Soccer. But after yesterday's comments in Montreal made by MLS commissioner Don Garber, the league may be expanding more now than we really had ever thought it would. When addressing the expansion probability for Montreal on a day that they opened their [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion Hopefuls, MLS, Major League Soccer, Portland, St. Louis, United States, Vancouver, expansion talk, montreal, new york, news and rumors

MLS Expansion - Garber hints at more then 18 teams for MLS

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MLS commissioner Don Garber thinks the league could grow beyond the 18 teams saying, "our sense is that we could have quite a few more than that." This is the most direct indication yet as to the future expansion plans for the league.

Originally it appeared like MLS would hold off on expanded past 16 teams in order to allow the local (US & Canada) talent pool to grow. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Don Garber, Las Vegas, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Miami, Portland, Saputo Stadium, St. Louis, United States, Vancouver, atlanta, montreal impact, new york, salary

April 30, 2008

MLS Expansion - If Portland doesn't act fast, owner might be priced out of MLS

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Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson would love to bring Major League Soccer to town, but he is concerned that the ever increasing expansion fee (now sitting at $40 million +) might price him out of consideration.

Still the dream of top-level soccer in the city is moving forward as Paulson plans on presenting his full proposal for a MLS team to the city as early as June. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Finance, Jeff Cooper, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Merritt Paulson, Portland, Portland Timbers, St. Louis, St. Louis Soccer United, United States

March 17, 2008

Where Next for MLS? 2. St Louis

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The wheels on the MLS expansion bandwagon are already turning as the league looks to fill out to 18 clubs. Will it be to the "Soccer Capital of the USA", St Louis, that MLS looks to next? Or would another team in the Midwest not be glamorous enough? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Culture, Lead Story, MLS, St. Louis

March 6, 2008

EXPANSION: St Louis Has A Name

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Rating: 4 (Good)

Welcome United. St Louis United S.C. that is.

Some time ago, way back in early August we uncovered the fact that St Louis United might be the working name for the new club in St Louis. We came to this conclusion when we found that stlouisunitedsoccer.com had been registered. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion, Major League Soccer, St. Louis

February 28, 2008

Philadelphia, Expansion and the Future of MLS

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With Philadelphia joining MLS as its sixteenth team, will the league be able to keep up standards on and off the field during such rapid expansion? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: American soccer, Culture, MLS, Philadelphia, St. Louis

February 22, 2008

MLS Expansion - St. Louis not giving up on MLS dream

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Jeff Cooper, the lead figure in St. Louis's bid to land a MLS side, has conceded defeat to Philadelphia for the 16th spot in the league and is now focused on winning the 17th.

"'2010 is what we're targeting,' Cooper said."

Since it looks like 2010 will be the year Philadelphia will enter the league, it appears Cooper sees little difference between spots 16 and 17. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Collinsvile, Jeff Cooper, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, St. Louis Soccer United, United States

February 21, 2008

MLS Expansion - Philadelphia to officially get team next Thursday - What to call them (with poll)?

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After the Delaware River Port Authority signed off on the final piece of the Philadelphia puzzle yesterday, MLS appears ready to make it official, Philadelphia will be the 17th team in the league. The announcement is expect next Thursday (28 Feb) in Chester.

The new Philadelphia team will begin play in their 18,500-seat stadium in 2010. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chester, Collinsvile, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, Sons of Ben, St. Louis, United States

February 13, 2008

Philly about to win the expansion battle

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Sources who wish to remain anonymous have said about the fight to gain the next MLS expansion team that "It's definitely Philly". This would come at the expanse of St. Louis who along with Philadelphia were the top two potential expansion cities for the leagues 16th team.

We all know that San Jose is going to begin play this year as the league's 14th team.

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Tags: MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis

MLS Expansion - "It's definitely Philly"

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"'It's definitely Philly," said a Major League Soccer source, declining to be quoted by name in advance of an official announcement. 'It's the market size, the ownership group. These are wealthy people. They're going to be strong owners.'"

Failing some sort of 'impossible-to-foresee cataclysm', Philadelphia is set to become the 16th MLS team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Collinsvile, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States

February 3, 2008

EXPANSION: Miami in 2011?

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Rating: 5 (Very good)


The following statement from Miami mayor Manny Diaz appeared in the Florida Sun-Sentinel:

"MLS is looking at us for 2011," Diaz said. "They're looking at us very seriously. I think if we can get a deal [with investors], we'll get a team. [MLS Commissioner] Don Garber and I have been talking for a long time. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion, Major League Soccer, Miami, St. Louis

January 30, 2008

MLS Expansion - No Miami team means no Miami stadium

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Miami Mayor Manny Diaz is trying to brunt a lawsuit that would force a public vote on his $3 billion city/county project that includes baseball and soccer stadiums at the current site of the Orange Bowl. Although the $100 million for the soccer stadium is not getting much notice (compared to the $525 million baseball stadium), Diaz wanted made a definitive statement designed to defend the plan. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Miami, St. Louis, United States, stadium

MLS Expansion - St. Louis stadium gets additional city funding

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The Collinsville City Council has approved a TIF plan to help pay for the proposed 400-acre stadium site. The hope is this will help the St. Louis soccer group find the additional investors needed to bring a MLS team to the area. For those wondering, a TIF plan is basically a loan to oneself against the projected increased tax income from a public project. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Collinsvile, Finance, Jeff Cooper, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, St. Louis, St. Louis Soccer United, United States, stadium

MLS Expansion - Philadelphia gets stadium deal, team to follow?

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It looks like Philadelphia has won the race for the 16th MLS spot as the state is set to announce an agreement to use $45 million to partially fund construction of a soccer stadium in Chester. A formal announcement from the state is expected tomorrow.

Since this was the final piece MLS said was needed, it does appear that Philadelphia is about to become the 16th MLS team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chester, Finance, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, Sons of Ben, St. Louis, United States, stadium

EXPANSION: Miami Moves Closer To Being #17 As The Expansion Race Heats Up

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Rating: 5 (Very good)


With the Philadelphia situation wrapped up, attention will now turn to two other cities, St.Louis and Miami. The former appears to be stalled while waiting for other deep pocketed investors to step forward. The latter, has according to several league officials, several investment groups interested in operating a Miami MLS club. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Expansion, MLS, Major League Soccer, Miami, St. Louis, montreal, new york city

January 28, 2008

MLS Expansion - State 'undetermined' on Philadelphia soccer stadium

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Even as time moves on, Pennsylvania officials appear to be no closer to reaching an agreement on funding part of the soccer stadium needed to land Philadelphia a MLS franchise.

When asked if the state would provide the needed $45m to make the stadium a reality, State Sen. Dominic Pileggi, the Republican Senate majority leader, said 'undetermined. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chester, Dominic Pileggi, Finance, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States

January 21, 2008

MLS Expansion - Philadelphia a step ahead of St. Louis

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber didn't say a lot about expansion but what he did say was very telling.

First, he said that the race to land the next expansion team was indeed a two city event between Philadelphia and St. Louis, meaning that even if Miami moves ahead on their stadium idea or if Montreal pulls together their group, they are non-factors. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Don Garber, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States

January 17, 2008

MLS Expansion - Governor's $50m letter might not be enough to land a team for Philadelphia

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A year ago, former Philadelphia Mayor and current Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell sent the leader of the Philadelphia MLS group a letter pledging $50 million in state money to help build a stadium, but with no official action yet to happen on any of the points, MLS is not overly impressed.

In the letter, Rendell said the state will give:
"$20 million in savings achieved through low-interest, long-term loans from the Pennsylvania Economic Development Funding Authority. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Finance, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Miami, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States, montreal impact

January 14, 2008

MLS Expansion - St. Louis needs investors

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The days left in January are becoming fewer and fewer, meaning that a decision on the 16th MLS club will soon be known. The main figures in this race are Philadelphia and St. Louis, with each having something the other does not. Philadelphia has the big investors (money) and a large market, but unlike St. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Jeff Cooper, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, St. Louis Soccer United, United States, montreal impact

January 10, 2008

MLS Expansion - Could Montreal be the sleeper pick?

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With no news coming out of Pennsylvania concerning the state putting up the money needed to secure a MLS team and MLS's lack of excitement in the depth of the St. Louis group's pockets, could Montreal shock everyone and get the next franchise?

How could such a move happen? Well unlike St. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: George Gillett Jr, Joey Saputo, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States, montreal impact

December 19, 2007

MLS Expansion – $500 million for $45 million, the Philadelphia agrument

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With MLS just weeks away from announcing which city will be their 16th, the Philadelphia idea has come down to a simple question, will the state invest $45 million of public money in a soccer stadium to move forward a $500 million waterfront development project?

It really is that simple as those involved say that without the stadium, the full waterfront development idea in Chester is pretty much off the table and MLS will turn to St. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States

December 14, 2007

MLS Expansion - Philadelphia still without state money for stadium

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The Pennsylvania state Senate has adjourned for the year without approving the funding for a soccer stadium in the Philadelphia area. With a decision on the next MLS expansion team expected no later then the end of January, time is running short for any sort of deal to take place, however the Senate Majority Leader said that an agreement might be reaching over the break or they might be able to find money elsewhere in the budget. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Finance, MLS, MLS expansion, Major League Soccer, Philadelphia, St. Louis, United States, stadium
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