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Los Angeles Galaxy emerged winners in the thrilling game against Orlando City in the Major League Soccer. The seven game thriller saw former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic register his first hat trick in the league.
Retired referee Howard Webb says he is enjoying his video technology introduction experience in the MLS.
He says he is working hard to ensure the smooth running of the system in the North American top flight league. Webb is the Manager of Video Assistant Referee Operations, where he oversees the development, education, assessment and assignment of VARs.
“It’s amazing this journey that football takes you on,” he says.
The man, who started his refereeing experience in Rotherham’s local leagues before growing into one of the most respected officials in the game, says it is still incredible that he is heading the video review project in New York.
Webb says he was approached by the MLS football officials to join the development and implementation of the video review project. The former match official said he was interested in the opportunity to combine his on the field experience with his recent work in television so he accepted. Continue reading “WEBB ENJOYING MLS FOOTBALL VIDEO TECH INITIATIVE”
Major League Soccer sides are hoping to lure Zlatan Ibrahimovic to North America this summer.
While the Red Devils have not ruled out re-signing the 35-year old on a short term basis, the likelihood is very low. Los Angeles sides LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC are reportedly keen on signing the former Barcelona, Milan and PSG striker.
The former Swede international is expected to make a decision on his next career move soon. There is a high chance that he would move to the MLS where he would end his illustrious career. He would have spent more time at Old Trafford but for the cruciate knee ligament injury he sustained against Anderlecht in a Europa League fixture in April. Continue reading “MLS FOOTBALL CLUBS HOPING TO SIGN IBRAHIMOVIC”
Brazilian star Kaka is the highest paid star in MLS football, according to recently released figures.
Second on the list of highest paid MLS football stars is Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco who receives £5.5 million in wages. Toronto offers Michael Bradley £5.1 million per year so he sits third on the list. New York City player David Villa £4.4 milion and Andrea Pirlo £4 million and they both make up the top five on the list.
Giovani dos Santos, Bastian Schweinsteiger and JozyAltidore playing for LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire and Toronto follow in sixth, seventh and eight respectively. Clint Dempsey and Diego Valeri make the top ten highest paid stars in the MLS. Continue reading “KAKA IS HIGHEST PAID IN MLS FOOTBALL”
American soccer star Landon Donovan has joined the group trying to lure the Major League Soccer to San Diego, according to reports.
The group is advocating that San Diego take over the vacant 166-acre Qualcomm stadium as the NFL’s Chargers relocate to the LA area. The group is proposing a 30,000-seat stadium for the MLS team, with the state benefiting from a n active football programme.
The Chargers spent 56 seasons in San Diego but recently announced that this season would be their last ahead of their move. Many opine that with the rate at which the league is expanding, then there would be a premier league and a second-rate league, as common in Europe. Continue reading “DONOVAN TRYING TO LURE MLS TO SAN DIEGO”
New United States national team coach Bruce Arena has indicated that he will be taking full advantage of the talents that play in the Major League Soccer.
Bruce Arena said that he estimates that there are around 10 to 20 players that currently play outside the United States and that might be eligible to play for the national team. As a result, he feels that the majority of the players will be coming from the Major League Soccer.
When asked whether players playing in European leagues are better than the ones in the Major League Soccer he said that it all depends on whether the players are getting enough playing time. He said that you might be in the biggest club in Europe but if you are spending most of the time on the bench then this might not be useful. Continue reading “Arena will make use of MLS players”
During the 2015 campaign of Columbus Crew, they managed to secure the 2nd spot of the Eastern Conference after being able to collect 53 points in 34 matches but it has been a completely different story in the latest season in 2016.
“We had high expectations this season and it’s plain and simple, we didn’t meet those expectations and we’re disappointed. I told the guys it wasn’t about tonight’s game. If we would have had that type of intensity that type of effort all season we would be having a different conversation.”
Columbus Crew even managed to reach the finals of the 2015 MLS Cup where they faced off with Portland Timbers and ultimately lost 1-2 but nonetheless it was still an achievement being able to reach so far and coming so close to win the piece of silverware.
Continue reading “After reaching 2nd place last season, Columbus Crew has disappointed”
It was confirmed by the MLS that Minnesota would get an expansion club by March of 2015, even though this announcement was made by the head officials of the American League, the expansion couldn’t immediately compete in the MLS as they were still working out their plans of building a new stadium.
Minnesota United FC are currently in the process of constructing a 20,000 seat venue and this stadium will become their home ground after it’s finished. The expected total cost of constructing this stadium is expected to be around $150 million.
The MLS board of governors have voiced their desire to expand the American League to up to 28 teams and it’s already expected that by 2020 the league will have 24 teams which is 4 more teams than what are currently competing in the season of 2016-17.
Dr.McGuire is the majority owner of Minnesota United FC and he has recently talked about the stadium which is being constructed and he said: “We have designed what will be a state-of-the-art facility that is ideal for soccer and will optimize the experience for our diverse and passionate fans, as well as that of the players. It complements the Snelling-Midway neighborhood and community, and we are confident that it will drive additional investment and development in the area.” Continue reading “Minnesota’s expansion club will compete in the MLS by 2017”
There has been a lot of talk about the home grown team for MLS which is being spearheaded by Landon Donovan among other notable features.
There are about 20 players to make the team and hence Guillen would be looking at traveling to Chiptole MLS Home grown game which would take part against the Under 21 national team of Mexico. This would be part of the All Stars event that would be held by MLS in San Jose. Continue reading “About Home Grown Team MLS 2016”
Major League Football team, Orlando City FC paid tribute to the 49 people shot dead at a nightclub recently.
The club paid tribute by stopping play in the 49th minute so players and fans could honour the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting with a minute’s silence. The game saw #OrlandoUnited written on the shirts of City aside the rainbow wristbands they wore. The visiting Earthquakes team wore black armbands and Orlando Pride badges to honour the dead.
In the game, Orlando scored first through a Seb Hines goal but it was cancelled out when Chad Barrett netted in the 85th minute. Orlando went back ahead through Julio Baptista in stoppage time but there was still time for Shea Salinas to grab a point in the final minutes.
The game, which was the first since the mass murder incident, witnessed the first responders from the incident join the teams before the kickoff, joining in on the field to the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love.”
Continue reading “ORLANDO CITY PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE SHOT DEAD IN THE SHOOTING”