http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_iv...n-to-field.html

"We made an evaluation on the business model and figured for the time being, I would rather put $100 million into our own team and our own brand and our own club than going to spend it somewhere else. We just made a business decision that we think is the right one for the team right now".

"As we did the evaluation of the opportunities available to us right now as we start out, it became clear that starting in the NASL was the right place to start. It will allow us to do things with the team and the brand as a business that perhaps, initially you might not be able to do within the MLS structure".

"I've been in the sports media marketing industry for most of my career, which is approaching 30 years," said O'Brien

AEG is up for sale:
http://www.usldiscussions.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/283533/AEG_is_up_for_sale#Post283533

Less = More
http://www.usldiscussions.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/29351/1

I would rather see promotion/relegation versus a complete merger.

Yes

I do think the MLS should merge with the NASL while they still have the time to do that.

So what would happen if the very rich Saudi owners of the New York Cosmos placed David Beckham on their NASL team? Do you think that would help market and improve the new league's image to all soccer fans?
And how much would a two year contract cost them? 20-30 Million? That is still 70 million less than MLS wants for a second team in New York...


MLS commissioner Don Garber wants the 20th team to be in New York, saying if the league cleared all the stadium hurdles for potential investors a bid could approach $100 million.

“Right now, I felt as owner evaluating the amount of money that was required investing, we were better investing that into our own team and our own franchise,’’ said O’Brien,


" It's important to have your back to the wall ... it makes you think outside the box. "- Phillip Anschutz


“I think Don Garber understands the reason why we’ve started where we’re going to start, I hope to maintain a good open dialogue with Don. Who knows what happens in the future?’’
“(Cristiano) Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi are not going to be playing next year. But there’ll be some names that people will recognize,’’ –Seamus O’Brian


From Pelé and Messing to Chinaglia, Carlos Alberto and Beckenbauer, the Cosmos have always stood for excellence. While we celebrate and embrace our rich heritage, we hope you'll join us as we create new memories. -The New York Cosmos


"I still want to be part of this league. I still want to be an ambassador for this sport in this country," he said. "And that continues." –David Beckham

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/...-report?cc=5901

David Beckham has been offered a golden chance to reunite with his old Manchester United team-mate Eric Cantona as a player and joint-owner of the New York Cosmos, according a report in Irish newspaper the Sunday World.

A senior Cosmos source has confirmed to the Sunday World that discussions are underway with Beckham and his advisers and said: "David has confirmed his interest and we expect an announcement before Christmas."


Just sayin...

One more prediction for the year.

The world will not end on Dec 21, 2012.

Apparently on that Mayan calendar there was a small symbol on the bottom right corner of that large block of stone. Many thought it was just a scratch, It has now been deciphered and it reads:
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Over

So if the MLS decided to merge with the NASL you might ask yourself where would the new 30 team D1 league find all the players it would need to keep the quality of soccer up as high as it has been.

http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/socce...layers-58403393

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11...transfer-rights



Two groups in the Americas might just have a little problem with their third party player contracts...

MLS as a league owns all the rights to all the MLS players but itself does not own any of those teams. Not really sure how all that works but others have called MLS a third party owner of players.

One of the biggest third party owners is Traffic Sports. They have about 90 Brazilian and Argentine players that they might need to find new homes for once their contracts come up on their current teams. Traffic can control where those players go next. Most have contracts that allow Traffic to be a part of decisions making process and they have written in two general locations, Europe and North America. Traffic currently states that they own only three teams: Brazil, Portugal, and Fort Lauderdale... Not sure how Carolina, and Atlanta fit in there?
http://www.traffic.com.br/site/EN/clubes

Maybe these two have a common problem that will need to be solved soon?
Maybe they can work together to create something new for both of them?
973

LA to New York 2,776 miles, flight time 5:45 hrs
New York to London 3,464 miles, flight time 7:15 hrs

A house at the beach in LA
A home in the city of NY for a few years
And a trip back home to London once in a while to see friends.

NY would work will for David.

Don Garber State of the MLS address at 4:00 pm ET. Not expecting much. Some advice from the old wise man of American skiing, Warren MiLler "Do it this year because if you don't you will just be another year older when you do"