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edfmx86 · Post #1921 » by **edfmx86** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 12:30 am

****. better sell high on MLS in FUT.

Post #1922 » by **magik9113** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 5:31 am

so Colorado or Chicago, who's worse?

Det the Threat · Post #1923 » by **Det the Threat** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 12:15 pm

It seems like I'll be watching quite a bit MLS this season.

Eurosport Germany has secured the right to MLS till 2018 and they'll broadcast a lot of games on their free tv channel Eurosport 1.

They already broadcasted Galaxy vs Fire and will have three more games this weekend.

Post #1924 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 1:55 pm

magik9113 wrote:so Colorado or Chicago, who's worse?

I think the Fire, they looked pretty bad last night.

Post #1925 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 1:56 pm

Det the Threat wrote:It seems like I'll be watching quite a bit MLS this season.

Eurosport Germany has secured the right to MLS till 2018 and they'll broadcast a lot of games on their free tv channel Eurosport 1.

They already broadcasted Galaxy vs Fire and will have three more games this weekend.

Great to have you on board.

You should pick a team or two to follow all season.

truth18 · Post #1926 » by **truth18** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 10:07 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:
Det the Threat wrote:It seems like I'll be watching quite a bit MLS this season.

Eurosport Germany has secured the right to MLS till 2018 and they'll broadcast a lot of games on their free tv channel Eurosport 1.

They already broadcasted Galaxy vs Fire and will have three more games this weekend.

Great to have you on board.

You should pick a team or two to follow all season.

Pick the Revs

truth18 · Post #1927 » by **truth18** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 10:15 pm

Reckless wrote:To go with opening week there is a MLS tournament on Fifa right now.

OT, but anyone who wants to play some FIFA 15 (for PS4), just private message me and we can get some games in.

Pumped for the Whitecaps game, Ozzy? You guys should take it comfortably imo.

Timbers/RSL should be great. May stay up late and watch it.

Post #1928 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 10:28 pm

I'm beyond pumped, should be a great game.

If you can find a way to watch it, I highly think you should do so.

I also agree that RSL/Timbers should be a good one. Always a battle for both teams.

truth18 · Post #1929 » by **truth18** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 11:11 pm

My fault if this was posted:

All new MLS kits!

http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index ... w_jer.html

TFC's new kits are sexy as hell. I personally really like the Whitecaps home kit as well. Sporting KC's away is also nice

J-Mezzy · Post #1930 » by **J-Mezzy** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 12:32 am

I like what I'm seeing so far. I think this league has the potential to be the top soccer league in our side of the world.

To do that, we have to stop going for old famous players and start competing with the Mexican, Argentine, and Brasilian leagues for those mid level stars from the American continent.

This is a list of Colombian players to have played or play in Argentina or Mexico

Falcao
James
Teo Gutierrez
Jackson Martinez
Cardona
Dorlan Pabon
Juan Pablo Angel
Chara
Mejia

Among many others. This is just one country, If we can get this kind of players from Colombia, Uruguay, U.S, Paraguay, Chile, etc, we would be the top league in the Americas. The top talent will always go to Europe, but all these guys were or are borderline national team players at the time. Those are guts we need

Post #1931 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 1:25 pm

MLS draws a crowd on opening weekend

With MLS on firm footing in Year 20, attendance figures no longer need to be dissected as closely as in the past. There are going to be up weeks and down weeks, but over the course of an eight-month regular season, the numbers will hold steady. MLS has averaged more than 17,800 for four consecutive seasons, with an all-time high of 19,151 last year. The buzz surrounding two expansion clubs will provide a lift, while the death of Chivas USA (7,063) and San Jose’s departure from Buck Shaw Stadium (10,525) will rid the league of two low numbers.

Week 1 announced attendance

1. Orlando 62,510

2. Seattle 39,782

3. Los Angeles 27,000

4. Houston 22,351

5. Portland 21,144

6. Vancouver 21,000

7. Kansas City 19,784

8. Philadelphia 18,022

9. Dallas 15,236

10. D.C. 11,549

Average: 25,838.

The top seven were sellouts.

A late-week snowstorm stunted United’s ticket-selling build-up, but the game-day weather was just fine. And considering how well the club performed last year, the long-term advance sale was disappointing. The crowd count was, by far, the lowest in history for a United regular season home opener. The previous low was last year (13,840), but that followed the worst season in MLS history. United has not drawn 20,000 for a home opener since 2010. It eclipsed 20,000 in 10 of the first 15 seasons.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soc ... 5907192068

Fans in Washington really need to step up. 11 thousand for the opening game is pretty bad.

Dallas had a better crowd, and their attendance is notoriously bad.

J-Mezzy · Post #1932 » by **J-Mezzy** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 3:48 pm

I wonder what attendance will balance out to be in Orlando from now on.

ForeverTFC · Post #1933 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 10:54 pm

J-Mezzy wrote:I wonder what attendance will balance out to be in Orlando from now on.

They've capped their stadium at 20K for all other matches, and they'll likely hover around that mark for the rest of the year.

Post #1934 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:11 am

MLS Goals of the Week: Week 1

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JygcLg-sK00[/youtube]

Det the Threat · Post #1935 » by **Det the Threat** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:29 am

truth18 wrote:
LittleOzzy wrote:
Det the Threat wrote:It seems like I'll be watching quite a bit MLS this season.

Eurosport Germany has secured the right to MLS till 2018 and they'll broadcast a lot of games on their free tv channel Eurosport 1.

They already broadcasted Galaxy vs Fire and will have three more games this weekend.

Great to have you on board.

You should pick a team or two to follow all season.

Pick the Revs

I've been watching MLS since last season but I won't really pick a team. I've got one(Gladbach) that I root for and just watch other leagues.
Though, if I had to pick one it probably would be the Sounders, given that I'm a Sonics fan and really like/appriciate the way the owners treat their fans. Especially after going through the Schulz, Bennett, OKC thing...

J-Mezzy · Post #1936 » by **J-Mezzy** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:16 pm

Season is off to a good start. I think it will be a successful season in terms of attendance and TV ratings.

edfmx86 · Post #1937 » by **edfmx86** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:06 pm

The Friday and Sunday set schedule is the best thing that had happened to mls in a while.

Post #1938 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:35 pm

edfmx86 wrote:The Friday and Sunday set schedule is the best thing that had happened to mls in a while.

I agree.

It's great knowing exactly when games will be on.

J-Mezzy · Post #1939 » by **J-Mezzy** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:25 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:
edfmx86 wrote:The Friday and Sunday set schedule is the best thing that had happened to mls in a while.

I agree.

It's great knowing exactly when games will be on.

What's this weekend's schedule?

edfmx86 · Post #1940 » by **edfmx86** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:04 pm

J-Mezzy wrote:
LittleOzzy wrote:
edfmx86 wrote:The Friday and Sunday set schedule is the best thing that had happened to mls in a while.

I agree.

It's great knowing exactly when games will be on.

What's this weekend's schedule?

I forget exact times, but basically...

Friday Nights on Unimas (also with secondary English feed, this channel is in the most basic cable subscriptions and in some cities, even with a basic antenna)

Sunday Afternoon on ESPN2

Sunday Night on FoxSports1

So far, MLS has gotten pretty good ratings from the games played on these channels. The broadcasts have been decent as well. Unimas needs better English commentators, though.