We're a Selling League Now! MLS 2019

[Hot Pepsi]

That’s an interesting idea.

[jefe]

WNT V New Zealand from Busch Stadium in a few minutes.

David Accam's saga continues-he finishes the year in Columbus for a rental fee (essentially) of $50K in allocation dollars (from the $500K Columbus paid Philly for him), and is traded to Nashville SC for next season for $450K in said dollars. Said FC will play a couple matches at Nissan Stadium this year again.

Barcelona and the NWSL are still talking about an expansion team, but the main hurdle is Barca requiring an out in sponsorship terms-if the league leaves Nike they want/need to stay.

A new Liga MX/MLS mini-cup that I can't remember if I mentioned before is being whipped up, and the first version seems to be Chicago, Houston, RSL, and LAG v. Xolos, Cruz Azul, Tigres, and Club America.

First CPL expansion in the future right now would be to Quebec City and Laval. The CPL would like to have an Ottawa team, but not owned by the Fury's owners.

Toronto took 35 shots on DC last night and didn't score; Bill Hamid with 12 saves.

[jefe]

This just in from San Jose:

Wondo 4
Fire 1

[jefe]

un tournoi, c'est ici; Ligue 1 has decided to discover America with a preseason tournament in DC for the next 3 years. 7/18, Montpellier v St. Etienne and Marseille v Bordeaux, winners and losers play 7/21, and bonus OM v DCU 7/24.

USWNT possibly in DC in November; send off match v Mexico Sunday at RBA.

El Salvador v Haiti 6/2 at RFK.

Run DMB is finally retiring after this season.

Washington Spirit pulled off an olympico in a rather thorough beating of the Portland Thorns on Saturday, 3-1.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Supposedly NYRB's average attendance is almost 17,000. But, based on tonight's game against the Caps 7,000 would be very generous.

[jefe]

USOC 5th round draw a/k/a when the MLS teams come in:



RBNY v New England (June 11, 7:30pm @ Montclair State University Soccer Park/RBNY II home)

NYCFC v North Carolina FC (June 12, 7:00pm @ Belson Stadium (St. John's U) because the Yankees are home to the Mets. Should have played at Citifield.)

DC United v Philadelphia Union, at Audi Field 6/12.

Columbus Crew v Pittsburgh Riverhounds (June 11, 7:00pm @Mapfre Stadium)

Charleston Battery v Atlanta United (June 11, 7:30pm @ MUSC Health Stadium)

Memphis 901 FC v Orlando City

St. Louis FC v Chicago Fire (June 11, 8:30pm @World Wide Technology Soccer Park)

FC Cincinnati v Louisville City

Colorado Rapids v New Mexico United (New Mexico couldn't host due to the Isotopes being at home)

Minnesota United v Sporting Kansas City (June 11, 8:00pm @Allianz Field)

Houston Dynamo v Austin Bold (June 11, 8:00pm @BBVA Compass Stadium)

FC Dallas v OKC Energy FC, at SMU downtown.

RSL v LAFC (June 11, 9:00pm @Rio Tinto Stadium)

LA Galaxy v Orange County FC (last surviving amateur team/gets the $25K bonus after beating Vegas in Vegas 5-3) on the auxiliary field in Carson

SJ Earthquakes v Sacramento Republic (June 11, 10:30pm @Avaya Stadium)

Seattle Sounders v Portland Timbers (in Tacoma at the Defiance/baseball stadium)

Piatti out 2-3 months with strained knee ligaments

[Cal Alamein]

When NM Utd. won last night I looked at the Isotopes schedule and was pissed knowing they'd not get a home draw as the baseball team is playing at home.

Oh well, not too far a drive/flight and perhaps an upset in store.

[HeavyDracula]

So, the Open Cup - is the draw seeded so that it's an MLS team in every game, or is that just weird, stupid fortune?

[ursus arctos]

16 matches, 21 MLS clubs, and regional groups of four (some with three MLS clubs) mean that the chances are high that happens.

[jefe]

Chad Marshall abruptly retires in midseason, and Pipa Higuain out for the rest of the year with knee surgery.

Des Moines Menace want to move up to the 3rd division by 2021 or 22.

[Cal Alamein]

Cardiff City makes their way to the Land of Enchantment for an exhibition match v. NM Utd.

https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news_article/show/1025109

And of course the date happens to fall on a home game for the Isotopes so the match will take place on the UNM soccer complex - 6000 or so capacity.

[jefe]

Cardiff City makes their way to the Land of Enchantment for an exhibition match v. NM Utd.

https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news_article/show/1025109

And of course the date happens to fall on a home game for the Isotopes so the match will take place on the UNM soccer complex - 6000 or so capacity.

And San Antonio FC before NMU, and someone in Canada after.

Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston is going to be no more-sold off to a developer. The Battery are going to move back where they used to play way back when downtown, probably at the Citadel.

[Hot Pepsi]

Chad Marshall abruptly retires in midseason, and Pipa Higuain out for the rest of the year with knee surgery.

Des Moines Menace want to move up to the 3rd division by 2021 or 22.

My nephew played in Des Moines Menace’s youth program for a bit.

[jefe]

During last week's RBNY-RSL game, Shep Messing unveiled a whopping story. That (depending on who you talk to), either up to 3 hours or a half hour before kickoff of USA-Belgium in WC2014, Klinsmann wanted to drop Tim Howard and had to be argued out of it by his assistants.

When Hartford Athletic score at home, Brass Bonanza is played.

LAFC offload Andre Horta back to Portugal.

[jefe]

Charleston v Atlanta in the USOC got postponed to sometime next week now due to weather. Chicago got bounced by St. Louis, and San Jose survived Sacramento 4-3.

[Cal Alamein]

Road Warriors NM United bounce the Rapids 2-2 (4-2 penalties) to get into the last 16. Their next home league match is not until July 31st.

[jefe]

USOC round 4 starts with Houston blowing a 2-0 home lead to the Loons, and Atlanta surviving another Columbus monsoon to win 3-2.

USL to San Diego reported to be announced this week with Landon as GM.

[Cal Alamein]

Woo-hoo! Playing at SMU's field instead of Toyota Park (not wanting to tear up pitch for Gold Cup matches?), NM Utd makes it to the elite eight beating FC Dallas 2-1.

Minnesota Kicks are next - screw Tino Lettieri --- Alan Merrick, West, & Willey will get owned! Living in the past.

[jefe]

Cal, have you seen NMU's offer for the Minnesota game?

Oh God there's another league announced that wants to be D3. Enough vaporware already.

[Cal Alamein]

I am currently unaware of any NMU offer for the Minnesota game - do tell!

Edit: Ah ha - i see there’s a cheap package deal for the game - I can’t make it but would think a number of fans will take advantage of it and be in the twin cities for the match.

[jefe]

Roundtrip airfare, transport from airport to hotel, game ticket and swag for $249. per reddit, the price includes hotel but they're still working that deal out.

[jefe]

San Jose signed a Mexican winger who played for Almeyda before.

Inter Miami/Beckham FC so far have been linked with Luis Suarez, David Silva, and Tyler Boyd.

[jefe]

Atlanta trades Romario Williams to Columbus, and brings home Emerson Hyndman from Bournemouth on loan with buy option.

[jefe]

Curacao's keeper standing on his head at Gold Cup has gotten him a contract with Columbus.

Atlanta and Vancoover are looking into bringing in Bryan Ruiz from Santos. Vancouver also officially bought Ali Adnan and made him a DP.

USL League 1 next year looks now like it will be about 14-16 teams.

NWSL gets 14 games on ESPNNews and ESPN2 for the rest of the season, playoffs and final (10/27) included. Every team features at least once.

Djordje Mihailovic is being chased by a couple German teams, says the rumor mill.

Houston are importing a Chilean CB.

[jefe]

Argentine striker Gustavo Bou from Mexico to New England as a DP.

TFC trades Jordan Hamilton and an international slot to Columbus for Patrick Mullins.

USOC quarters tonight; Philly gives Jim Curtin a contract extension.

The Fire will pay Bridgeview $65.5M to leave.