Audi Pardners! The 2018 MLS Thread

[imp]

Imp - I tried out your van der Wiel suggestion on nearby seatmates last week.

The answer is still no.

Bah. But I appreciate you trying. Next step is maybe a website, backed by a leafleting campaign on match days. If you've got the time.

[Anton Gramscescu]

All right you lot: MLS pride night in CONCACAF. Energy drink vs. Tijuana in New Jersey and Everyone's Favourite Toronto FC vs. Tigres in Monterrey. I say both MLS teams go through and there will be riots in Mexico tonight. Any takers?

[Anton Gramscescu]

While waiting for the game to start, why not spend some time watching the CONCACAF Brand Manifesto? Yes I'm serious.

[jefe]

All right you lot: MLS pride night in CONCACAF. Energy drink vs. Tijuana in New Jersey and Everyone's Favourite Toronto FC vs. Tigres in Monterrey. I say both MLS teams go through and there will be riots in Mexico tonight. Any takers?

You mean you're not eagerly waiting for the Campeones Cup in September when you host a Mexican TBD champion for even more bragging rights?

USL D3 is up to 3 teams confirmed for launch-Greenville, SC. Looking at 12-16 teams for next year's launch.

USOC changes-Winner gets $50K more, up to $300,000; runnerup gets $100K; team going the farthest from each division gets $25K, up from $15,000. There's also been some changes to the allowable drawing of teams in the early rounds to avoid geographic traveling nightmares, and travel reimbursements are both extended and increased, so less gofundme pages, we hope. The only one of the US MLS affiliate sides entering is Reno, and they specifically can't play San Jose til the final.

Kevin Molino of Minnesota did his ACL against Orlando; done for the year.

Shalrie Joseph is Grenada's new head coach.

[Anton Gramscescu]

You mean you're not eagerly waiting for the Campeones Cup in September when you host a Mexican TBD champion for even more bragging rights?

I'm sure that will be the highlight of the year for many TFC II players.

[Anton Gramscescu]

Red Bulls win 3-1 to go through to the semis, against the winner of Seattle-Guadalajara.

Game time in Monterrey and for some reason Vanney is starting Zavaleta ahead of Hagglund and I want to scream.

[Anton Gramscescu]

2-2 with 6 minutes to go and I know we aren't going to give up two goals in six minutes but I am still having kittens.

[Anton Gramscescu]

3-2 on a horseshit handball PK. And it's over.

We're going to fucking Dubai.

[Amor de Cosmos]

BC Government not particularly stoked about hosting World Cup in 2026

[Anton Gramscescu]

Typical Seattle can't get the job done. Still, two MLS teams in the semis not bad, looking forward to a TFC-Energy Drink final.

[Amor de Cosmos]

FIFA's requirements/demands for WC 2026.

Errr... Yeah. I think we'll give this one a pass.

[ursus arctos]

Chicago has reached the same conclusion

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

holy shit. How can any vaguely democratic country ever apply for the world cup again?

UK 2026 anyone?

[Amor de Cosmos]

Yeah. It stops just short of droit du seigneur and sacrificing your first born child. Amazing.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Minneapolis gives the WC the cold shoulder too.

[imp]

Minneapolis gives the WC the cold shoulder too.

Who in their right minds wouldn't?

The only way out of this is to make the World Cup 16 teams again, and to re-instate Sir Stanley Rous. Wibble.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Alberta's Provincial government has said no, which means Edmonton is not on as venue (and Ontario's on the verge of a Provincial election so unlikely to commit at this point I'd guess) it kinda takes Canada out of the running altogether.

[Hot Pepsi]

Alberta's Provincial government has said no, which means Edmonton is not on as venue (and Ontario's on the verge of a Provincial election so unlikely to commit at this point I'd guess) it kinda takes Canada out of the running altogether.

Well, if this is what it requires, then let Morocco have it. Fuck FIFA.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

If the 2026 World Cup is going to involve 3-team groups then it will at least remove the need for two stadia per group for simultaneous final games. However you'd still need to get 16 final group games played in 4 days. With 8 stadia I think this implies 2 groups sharing a stadium - with maybe a match every other day over an 11 day period. You could possibly go fewer stadia if three groups shared one with a match pretty much every day. That could only take place on artificial pitches, couldn't it?

[Anton Gramscescu]

My guess is Ontario will back it. But we'd still need QC as a second site and I can't see using either the Big O or a revamped Saputo as a stadium.

[jefe]

TIL that Tony Pulis's son is the head coach of Saint Louis FC.

[jefe]

TFC v DCU 4/7 is being moved to later in the summer at TFC's request.

The traffic jam derby at Stubhub Center 3/31 is sold out.

Montreal imported a Uruguayan midfielder and are still shopping abroad.

In addition to the MLS streams moving to ESPN's soon to come pay streaming service, USL will also.

USL 2019 D3 team might well be the currently PDL Lakeland Tropics in Florida, which to me is funny as hell because they were spawned from the Florida Tropics indoor team.

[Anton Gramscescu]

TFC v DCU 4/7 is being moved to later in the summer at TFC's

Hm. Not heard anything from the team. I assume that this is because the pitch is utterly knacked. Or is this to further our campaign for CONCACAF glory?

[jefe]

Hm. Not heard anything from the team. I assume that this is because the pitch is utterly knacked. Or is this to further our campaign for CONCACAF glory?

The latter.

[Incandenza]

The LA Times MLS reporter tweeted that Ibrahimovic has signed with the Galaxy.