The North American soccer thread [R]

[Mus]

He's only on 1.5 million a season here too

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

Chivas USA will be renamed and possibly relocated. This is great news...all I want to hear next is that the franchise will be moved to San Diego.

Before this note, I'd heard that Real Salt Lake might want to have a USL team in San Diego...something like Real San Diego.

There is plenty of youth talent in the area...most kids leave to Xolos/Galaxy/Chivas USA but with an MLS team in SD all the talent pool would stay here.

EDIT: The new owners objective is to keep the team in LA. *thumbs down*

 

[Bobby]

Yeah, the USL thing looks like it's happening. Dell Loy Hansen (RSL's owner) keeps a home in San Diego County so it makes sense.

Xolos are looking to extend their footprint further into CA, something about an academy. You get the feeling they want to be *the* team for Southern California and Baja California.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Beckham wants to sign Xavi for his Miami team when he is 36 years old

 

[Mus]

You guys should see what william gallas just managed to conjure up

 

[Bobby]

I saw it. That was something, even by his standards.

 

[Mus]

It wasnt even that long ago he started for Tottenham

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

I didnt even know he was there

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

If anyone wants to see:

 

[Mus]

I didnt even know he was there

Ive gone a few times to see him (including the game he didn't play because it was too hot and the flies were too annoying) and have been disappointed every time - I don't really see the point of spending all that money on a marquee player who plays defense

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

Yeah, the USL thing looks like it's happening. Dell Loy Hansen (RSL's owner) keeps a home in San Diego County so it makes sense.

Xolos are looking to extend their footprint further into CA, something about an academy. You get the feeling they want to be *the* team for Southern California and Baja California.

I though Xolos already had some sort of academy or try-out practices of some sort...a scouting combine if you will. But yeah, I'm sure an official academy is in the works. Their scouting has already paid off with players like Paul Arriola, Alejandro Guido, Esteban Rodriguez, and Joe Corona. Corona is from one of the best academies in the area...Nomads, a powerhouse who have produced the likes of Marcelo Balboa, Paul Caligiuri, Eric Winalda, and Frankie Hejduk to name a few.

Xolos popularity is ever increasing...from all over LA county to down south you'll see Xolos stickers on back of cars everywhere.

Not official, I know but with Miami being the 21st team to join the MLS, NYCFC being #22, and the rumors that Atlanta will be #23, the 24th team seems to be pinned down to these cities : Sacramento, San Diego, San Antonio, and Minneapolis with the latter being the strongest contender. This from an MLS official statement made by Don Garber I found on Big Soccer.

We're in the running.

 

[Bobby]

I've always thought Torero Stadium was a really great soccer venue.

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

It's rather nice...a perfect fit for a USL team.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

MLS starts up next weekend, we got the Red Bulls at home..... excited anyone?

 

[Bobby]

I honestly hadn't thought about it. It kind of gets lost in the shuffle with baseball coming back too.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

I dont give a fuck about baseball. MLS is the only sport in BC where I can afford to go every week. Hockey three games a week at $75+ a ticket, yeah, thanks.

 

[Bobby]

Curling.

 

[Bobby]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...abor-impasse-replacement-officials-called-in/

Referees locked out. Worked out so well when the NFL did it.

 

[Back Door Skip]

That should be fun.

 

[Bobby]

MLS refs are already terrible. Replacements can't be much worse.

The center refs don't worry me as much as the assistant refs, those are going to be some low level guys and I've seen some hilariously bad calls in USL and college games.

I also wonder what this means for the CBA negotiations with the players later this year, the players union won't exactly look upon them locking out another union kindly.