I never thought we'd get anything like Thursday night, ... I never thought we would sell that many tickets, I never thought we'd get that kind of crowd. Washington is our best market, by far. It's the most authentic, the most passionate. |
I think we've got some interest and I think we've got some momentum but we've got to be sure we do things right. There's no rush to expand this league, |
I think we've reached a tipping point when we don't have to explain the game to every person who's interested in buying a team. |
In order to ensure that the team will have the appropriate time to prepare for the 2006 season, |
In the immediate and long-term future, today's news will prove to be a historical turning point for the sport, ... These recent developments further solidify soccer's standing and value as a major television property in the United States with even greater future potential. |
In the immediate and long-term future, today's news will prove to be a historical turning point for the sport. These recent developments further solidify soccer's standing and value as a major television property in the United States with even greater future potential. |
It is our intention to bring Major League Soccer back to the Bay Area with a new expansion team as early as 2007. MLS is committed to working with local business leaders and city officials to continue these efforts. |
It is our intention to bring Major League Soccer back to the Bay Area with a new expansion team as early as 2007. MLS is committed to working with local business leaders and city officials to continue these efforts. With the support of the city of San Jose, a local ownership group and a soccer-specific stadium, professional soccer can be very successful in northern California. |
It was good business for the NFL to do that. |
It's not perfect, but each party is working together in a situation that both wish didn't exist, ... I will always be disappointed that we spent 10 years maintaining that building and giving it some profile and then we're forced to be a secondary tenant. But the situation is what it is, and if we end up in all this with a new stadium, it will have been worth the whole process. |
It's very important to note that this is a league that's young, that continues to evolve and we make decisions that we think are in the best long-term interest of the league, ... We have added two new owners into this league both who are going to be in great markets and who at one point are going to be playing in soccer specific stadiums. |
MLS reiterates its belief that the use of performance-enhancing substances compromises the integrity of professional sports, |
Not that our current owners don't, because they certainly do, but he appears to be willing to be much more up front and out front than perhaps our current investors over the last couple of years. I think that's fresh and exciting. |
Obviously, we're disappointed,'' he said, |
Pizza Hut Park is clearly becoming a major destination for marquee soccer events in the United States, and we're pleased to host MLS Cup 2006 at one of America's great soccer facilities. The tremendous support by the entire soccer community in North Texas for MLS Cup 2005 makes Pizza Hut Park - one of the premier soccer complexes in the world - the perfect choice. |