BECK AND CARL Carlo Ancelotti in frame to manage David Beckham’s Inter Miami in debut MLS season

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BECK AND CARL Carlo Ancelotti in frame to manage David Beckham’s Inter Miami in debut MLS season

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CARLO ANCELOTTI is in the frame to take charge of David Beckham’s Inter Miami for their debut MLS season.

Beckham’s new franchise will join the American top-flight for the 2020/21 campaign beginning in March.

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BOSH 'N BECKS David Beckham wants former AC Milan team-mate Gennaro Gattuso to be Inter Miami’s first manager

GOSSIP

FORMER AC Milan coach and hardman Gennaro Gattuso has emerged as favourite to take charge of David Beckham's new Inter Miami side.

The newly-launched MLS club are looking for an experienced coach to become their first manager.

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David Beckham Wants Gennaro Gattuso To Coach Inter Miami

Two-time Champions League winner and ex-AC Mlian hard man Gennaro Gattuso has emerged as a leading candidate to become Inter Miami's first coach, with David Beckham eyeing up a move for his former teammate.

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Report: Inter Miami eye ex-AC Milan manager Gattuso for head coaching role

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https://theathletic.com/1114311/2019/08/05/its-crazy-icc-founder-stephen-ross-stymied-in-soccer-business-effort-doesnt-mince-words-for-us-soccer-mls/

‘It’s crazy’: ICC founder Stephen Ross, stymied in soccer business effort, doesn’t mince words for US Soccer, MLS

Stephen Ross is agitated.

The wealthy real estate industrialist – he’s behind the sprawling $25 billion Hudson Yards development in Manhattan – perhaps is best known as owner of the Miami Dolphins and as the University of Michigan alum who has given his school nearly $400 million.

Ross’ portfolio also includes a soccer business intended to capitalize on the global passion for the sport. His New York City-based Relevent Sports Group LLC has staged the International Champions Cup since 2013, a barnstorming preseason exhibition tournament of mainly European powerhouse teams playing in American stadiums (with a few matches in Europe and Asia).

Relevent’s primary goal is to make money by growing soccer in the United States. That’s where Ross’ irritation comes in. He’s eager to discuss soccer in the U.S., what it could become, but also is blunt about what he perceives as unfair and unwise resistance to his efforts by the American soccer...

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USL power ratings: Aug. 5, 2019 [OC]

Tampa remains No. 1 in the East's projected table, and the huge margin of victory over the weekend brings them back to No. 2 in the all-USL power ratings.

The huge beatdown this weekend was great. Glad to get one on our rivals like that! Especially with a solid group of rowdies fans in attendance.

Man, it was so much fun up there. I went for a while without seeing the Rowdies win on the road...you'd drive a long way and come home disappointed. This is so much sweeter...

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USL power ratings: Aug. 5, 2019

Welcome to the USL power ratings! Don’t forget to follow the site on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for all the content on USL, US Soccer, and Nashville SC.

Table Power

This rating method combines points per game with the quality of opposition played (also measured in points per game). It’s blind to home/away splits as well as scoring margin. The goal is to project a final table based on the games already played.

USL East power rankings:

1. Tampa Bay Rowdies – 71.99 projected points
2. New York Red Bulls II – 66.77 points
3. Indy Eleven – 66.53 points

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Spectrum Sports feature on Pape Diakité

If nothing else, this marriage with the Rays is certainly opening more doors for local news to actually include the Rowdies

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Strictly Come Dancing: How old is Sam Allardyce and where is he from?

What do you know about Sam Allardyce?

Sam Allardyce has been confirmed as one of the celebrity contestants on Strictly Come Dancing 2019.

The football manager will compete against the likes of EastEnders actress Emma Barton, comedian Chris Ramsey and others for the coveted glitterball trophy in the show's 17th series.

Read on to find out more about his marriage, career and life outside football.

Having left Bolton in 1980, Sam went on to play for Sunderland, Millwall, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Coventry City, Huddersfield Town, West Brom, Limerick and Preston North End.

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https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1039285

The 18 – Foxes Producing Second-Season Bounce

VICTORY AGAINST LIGHTS FC SAW FRESNO SURPASS 2018 POINTS TOTAL, REMAIN IN TOUCH WITH PHOENIX, RENO

Tampa Bay's Malik Johnson had a goal and assist as the Rowdies inflicted the Charleston Battery their heaviest home defeat in the Championship on Saturday night. | Photo courtesy Pattie Anderson / Charleston Battery

6. By contrast, the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Rowdies had remarkably little trouble in dismissing the Charleston Battery in a club-record seventh road win of the season after Lucky Mkosana’s two goals in the opening four minutes paved the way to a 5-0 win that kept the side just ahead of the New York Red Bulls II after New York’s 2-0 win against Saint Louis FC on Friday night.

12. As impressive as the Eleven have been in finding ways to win games and stay in touch with the Rowdies and Red Bulls II at the top of the standings, on Saturday night it was the resilience of their defense that really stood out. NCFC piled on 15 shots in the second half, including an unstoppable finish by Dre Fortune that leveled the score midway through, but through it all Indy was resolute and kept itself in with a chance. And, as we’ve seen numerous times this year, it’s becoming awfully good at taking those opportunities when they present themselves.

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https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norwich-city-football-club-renew-visit-tampa-bay-partnership/

Norwich City football club renew Visit Tampa Bay partnership

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https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2019/08/05/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/MLS-Garber.aspx

Don Garber Discusses State Of MLS, Tenure As Commissioner

Garber said his biggest regret so far during his tenure was rushing the formation of Chivas USA in '05 Photo: GETTY IMAGES MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who is entering his third decade leading the league, recently discussed how MLS "found its way off life support and carved out a place fo...

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Clear & Obvious: Should you gamble on MLS?

F L O W C H A R T F L O W A R T

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From Liga MX to indoor soccer and an MLS bid to USL expansion, Landon Donovan can’t escape the game

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Orlando City Hosts Atlanta United in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal

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Reggae Boyz score in MLS and USL

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Louisville City FC announces the name of its new soccer stadium in Butchertown

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Saving NASCAR's Soul, One Race Track At A Time

But, as I think I heard Dick Trickle once say, “Nothing is that easy, son.” There is a far bigger development project on tap for the Fairgrounds, and it is focused on a sport with a much bigger buzz and higher ceiling right now. That sport is soccer.

Nashville SC, an expansion club, will join Major League Soccer next year and plans to play its home games at Nissan Stadium, the stadium of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, until a 30,000-seat soccer stadium is built at the fairgrounds -- right next to the old racetrack.

SMI executives say it is possible to rebuild the racetrack next to the soccer stadium, and condos and stores that go along with it. Just last week, Jerry Caldwell (no relation), the executive vice president of Bristol Motor Speedway, issued this statement:

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Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Juve offer Dybala, Mandzukic, Matuidi for Pogba

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Beckham targets Gattuso for Miami head coach

David Beckham wants former Milan head coach Genarro Gattuso as Inter Miami's first head coach, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Nantes had targeted Gattuso, but the Italian turned them down and are now setting their sites on Walter Zenga.

Meanwhile, Gattuso could link up with his former team-mate Beckham in Miami when the side starts play in 2020.

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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/soccer/fl-sp-inter-miami-draught-party-20190806-sltlcwxrirekxajlztlivz7uuu-story.html

Inter Miami announces Heineken partnership, provides updates on stadium

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It Looks As If The MLS Has A Nashville Problem

Back to court.

Does Major League Soccer have another Miami problem on its hands in Nashville? That is a question that may take a while to answer because the groundbreaking for a Nashville Major League Soccer stadium has been delayed by a lawsuit filed by a group named Save Our Fairgrounds. Flea market vendors don’t want to see a soccer stadium built on the fairgrounds and went to court with a number of points including what the group thinks is a violation of the Nashville City Charter’s prohibition on giving away public land to a private enterprise. Save Our Fairgrounds lost its initial round in court but appealed to the Nashville Board of Appeals which threw the case back to a lower court. Nashville was granted an expansion MLS franchise in 2017 after about a quarter of a billion dollars was found to help build the stadium and the city designated Fairgrounds land to be used to house the venue. The stadium construction was supposed to have begun by June 30,2019. Nashville has not knocked down any buildings where the stadium is scheduled to be located nor has it issued any bonds to pay for stadium construction. The Nashville Soccer Club is scheduled to begin play in 2020 and will use the Tennessee Titans NFL facility until the opening of the stadium at the Fairgrounds.

The MLS has seen expansion pains before in Miami. Major League Soccer granted David Beckham a Miami expansion franchise in 2014 but Beckham’s various ownership groups had difficulty finding a suitable spot for a stadium. It appears Beckham is finally getting a Miami stadium in 2022 and Beckham’s expansion team will finally make its debut in 2020 in Fort Lauderdale spending two seasons in the city north of Miami. The MLS has had trouble with expansion plans and now there is a Nashville problem.

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Promoter intends to drop sanctioning suit against USSF

A promoter intends to drop its lawsuit that asked a court to order the U.S. Soccer Federation to sanction international league matches in the United States.

The USSF in April denied an application by Relevent Sports, a company owned by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, to have Ecuador’s Barcelona and Guayaquil clubs play on May 5 at Miami Gardens, Florida. The USSF cited an Oct. 26 announcement by FIFA that its ruling council “emphasized the sporting principle that official league matches must be played within the territory of the respective member association.”

Relevent sued in New York Supreme Court, and a lawyer for the USSF argued the court should not hear the dispute and it should be sent to arbitration. A decision by Justice W. Franc Perry was pending.

Marc Litt, a lawyer for Relevent, sent a letter to Perry on Monday stating “that our client has decided to discontinue this proceeding.”

Relevent also attempted to stage the first Spanish La Liga match in the U.S., between Barcelona and Girona, at Miami Gardens on Jan. 26. That effort fell through following opposition from the governing body of Spanish soccer, the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol, and the players’ union, the Asociacion de Futbolistas Espanoles.

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Napoli addio, il NYCFC pronto per Mertens a fine stagione?

Secondo fonti della VNY, il futuro del belga sarebbe nella Grande Mela

Secondo fonti de La Voce di New York vicine alla trattativa, il futuro dell’attaccante belga sarebbe nella Grande Mela, in quel NYCFC dove ha concluso la carriera Andrea Pirlo. Mertens, in scadenza di contratto a giugno 2020, sarebbe infatti pronto a firmare con il club del City Football Group già nella finestra di mercato invernale. Alla scelta avrebbe contribuito in maniera decisiva la volontà della moglie dell’ex PSV, contattato anche dall’Inter Miami, il team di David Beckham all’esordio nella prossima stagione di Major League Soccer.

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Wayne Rooney might leave DC United and return to England, per reports

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Cincinnati’s Crew fans feel pull from FC Cincinnati

Patrick Ward, a season-ticket holder for Crew games since the 1996 inaugural season, lives in Cincinnati. When FC Cincinnati came into existence, Ward, 55, felt obligated to stay strictly committed to the Crew, unlike others in the area.

“I’ve been there since the beginning and you get sort of a ‘I really want to see this through’ (feeling),” Ward said.

FC Cincinnati joined the United Soccer League in 2016 and was promoted to Major League Soccer beginning this season, giving the state its second club in the league. Ward is one of an estimated few hundred Crew fans in the Cincinnati area who had a choice to make about their allegiance when it became more convenient to go to FC Cincinnati games.

Some stayed with their original team or left for the shiny new toy, while most who were Crew fans before FC Cincinnati was founded now have dual allegiances. From whichever side these fans view Saturday’s first regular-season meeting of the Hell is Real rivalry, the proximity of another MLS club has had a major impact on the Crew’s ability to attract more fans from one of the state’s largest cities.

Savannah Kuchenmeister, 32, is one of the chief organizers for the Crew supporters’ group based in Cincinnati. She’s remained loyal to her original colors and never considered switching sides or liking both teams because of how much time she has put into her fandom, as well as the relationships she’s built during games at Mapfre Stadium.

Kuchenmeister has seen most people who started as Crew fans become fans of both teams for the convenience of having a team nearby. But she has also seen an increase in the number of people who come to events and watch parties.

“I would love to be able to drive 15 to 20 minutes to watch my team play, but I don’t have that luxury because I’m a Crew fan,” Kuchenmeister said. “Whether I’m for or against (FC Cincinnati), I like the attention for (the rivalry). It can only be positive.”

Mike Hudson, 37, lives about 4 miles from Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium and has been a Crew fan since 2010 and a season-ticket holder since 2016. He has a 10-game plan for the Crew and full-season package for FC Cincinnati this season, but will be full-season ticket holder next year.

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Getting in at the start of the organization with Cincinnati was appealing to him, while also maintaining his connection to history with the league’s first charter member. There’s certainly some pockets of vitriol within the derby, but the taunting often isn’t out of hatred for another club.

Hudson said there’s certainly a contingent that owns tickets to both teams, others who are hard-core FC Cincinnati fans and others who defend their Crew-only fandom because of precedent.

“I guess you can say it’s kind of split among the people that I know,” Hudson said.

Matt Long, 56, had been a Crew fan for five years before jumping ship for FC Cincinnati in 2016. He represents why a lot of fans either completely switch or buy tickets to both clubs. Once there was a team nearby, it just didn’t make sense for him to make the drive to Columbus and miss out on special events like a stadium reveal when he had another club close to home.

There’s also still a point of pride for Long and other FC Cincinnati fans who were vocal supporters of the Save The Crew movement. Former Crew investor/operator Anthony Precourt will have his Austin FC club in the league in 2021.

“I wish the Crew all the best 32 matches a year, and the other two matches I want to see us beat the tar out of them,” he said. “When we play Austin, I want us to destroy Austin because of what Precourt did to Columbus.”

Having a club in Cincinnati doesn’t necessarily mean fans like Ward can’t enjoy both clubs.

“Now that there’s a team near where I live, I can watch and follow that team,” Ward said. “But I get to be a part of a rivalry.”

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Bucks Crowned USL League Two Champs for Record 4th Time

The Flint City Bucks changed their name this year (from the Michigan Bucks), changed their home from Pontiac to Flint and reinstated their former League Two Coach of the Year all with one goal in mind. Winning more championships. On Saturday night before a passionate crowd of 7,198 fans, the Bucks accomplished their goal, defeating Reading United AC (Pennsylvania) 1-0 in an overtime thriller.

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Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Juve offer Dybala, Mandzukic, Matuidi for Pogba

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Rooney consider England return

Wayne Rooney could be set for a shock return to England with Champions side Derby County.

Goal understands the former Manchester United striker is very tempted by a player/coach role at the Rams and could leave DC United to further his coaching ambitions.

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/derby-county/story/3913546/reports-rooneyderby-in-player-coach-talks

Reports: Rooney, Derby in player-coach talks