https://ussoccerplayers.com/2019/12/charlottes-quick-arrival-as-an-mls-expansion-target.html
CHARLOTTE’S QUICK ARRIVAL AS AN MLS EXPANSION TARGET
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https://www.sacmag.com/916/sacramento-for-the-win/
Sacramento for the Win!
When the announcement finally came in late October, Sacramento soccer fans were ready. They packed The Bank food hall to hear Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber break the news that Sacramento had been awarded the 29th MLS expansion team in the nation. Investors and officals on hand included Kevin Nagle, Matt Alvarez, Ron Burkle, Garber, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Sacramento Republic Football Club will begin play in MLS in spring 2022 in a new $252 million, 20,000+-seat soccer stadium that will be developed in the downtown Railyards.
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https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4009627/source-beckhams-inter-miami-in-talks-to-sign-americas-roger-martinez-as-designated-player
Source: Beckham's Inter Miami in talks to sign America's Roger Martinez as Designated Player
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https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/12/09/report-nashville-scs-mls-season-ticket-sales.html
Report: Nashville SC's MLS season ticket sales lagging
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/e8c5xj/unused_substitutes_best_xi_of_the_decade/
Unused Substitutes Best XI of the Decade: Goalkeeper
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http://theunsubs.soccer/unused-substitutes-best-xi-of-the-decade-goalkeeper/
Unused Substitutes Best XI Of The Decade: Goalkeeper
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/e8c7ld/norwich_city_fc_on_twitter_we_were_delighted_to/
[Norwich City FC on Twitter] We were delighted to welcome our friends from @TampaBayRowdies at the weekend! The next stage of our exciting partnership will be announced very soon!
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https://twitter.com/norwichcityfc/status/1204053848664543233
Norwich City FC
@NorwichCityFC
We were delighted to welcome our friends from
@TampaBayRowdies
at the weekend! 👊
The next stage of our exciting partnership will be announced very 🔜!
10:03 AM · Dec 9, 2019·TweetDeck
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN7p4cN2umI
Back for 2020: Macklin Robinson
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2019/12/09/go-inside-weworks-first-tampa-bay-location-now.html
Go inside WeWork's first Tampa Bay location, now open in downtown Tampa (Photos)
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https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2019/12/09/tampa-lands-on-list-of-best-college-cities.html
Tampa lands on list of best college cities
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/12/09/whitman-joining-fc-cincinnati-ownership-group-future-very-bright-here
Whitman on joining FC Cincinnati ownership group: "The future is very bright here"
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https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/fun/2019/12/09/top-things-to-do-in-tampa-bay-dec-9-15/
Top things to do in Tampa Bay: Dec. 9-15
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra makes a local stop, as do John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John for Meet 'n' Grease. Plus, more boat and holiday parades are planned.
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform during their 2019 tour, which will return to Amalie Arena in Tampa on Dec. 15. [Courtesy of Jason McEachern]
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The long-running rock symphony experience brings two shows to celebrate its 20th anniversary tour. $55.75 and up. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside...
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https://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/openings-closings/article/21105086/barriehaus-opens-this-week-in-ybor-king-of-the-coop-is-expanding-to-wesley-chapel-and-more-local-foodie-news
BarrieHaus opening in Ybor, King of the Coop expands to Wesley Chapel and more local foodie news
Oh, and we say goodbye to Le Boudoir Restaurant in Tampa.
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https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/food/2019/12/09/lager-forward-brewery-barriehaus-revives-a-family-tradition-in-ybor-city/
Lager-forward brewery BarrieHaus revives a family tradition in Ybor City
Its grand opening is Dec. 14 and 15.
From left: Owners Junbae Lee, Jim Barrie and Brittney Barrie are behind BarrieHaus Beer Co. in Ybor City. [MEAGHAN HABUDA | Times]
TAMPA — Jim Barrie knew of his family’s connection to beer before he began making his own at home as a University of Florida student 11 years ago. But until recently, the longtime homebrewer and...
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https://insiderfinancial.net/chinese-expansion-like-lightning-in-a-bottle-says-barber.html
Chinese Expansion Like ‘Lightning In A Bottle‘, Says Barber
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) – China‘s soccer splurge on big-name foreign players is reminiscent of the 1970s North American boom that ultimately fizzled out in failure, former Vancouver Whitecaps chief executive Paul Barber said on Tuesday.
Barber, now chief executive of Premier League promotion hopefuls Brighton and Hove Albion and an influential figure in English soccer, warned that the Super League could go the same way.
“The first two or three seasons it‘s a bit like lightning in a bottle. It‘s bright, it‘s exciting and it‘s very contained,” he told a Sport Industry breakfast meeting.
“It‘s great to have a top division with ageing superstars, and in China‘s case not so ageing, but how long and how sustainable is that?”
With the backing of soccer fan President Xi Jinping, China has been on a spending spree on players, clubs and overseas assets over the last two years.
Shanghai Shenhua bought Argentina striker Carlos Tevez from Boca Juniors last December for a reported $88.56 million dollars, making the 32-year-old the sport‘s highest paid player with a reported salary of $753,000 per week.
Shanghai SIPG spent around 63 million dollars to lure Brazilian Oscar from Chelsea and are paying the midfielder a reported $490,000 a week.
Barber compared China to the example of America in the late 1970s with top players such as triple World Cup winner Pele, at the New York Cosmos, Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff and George Best were lured across with big money deals.
“It was very much like the Chinese scene now…they had some of the best players in the world playing for couple of years, attracting huge audiences, huge money and then within three years it was dead.
“Because there was nothing behind it to sustain it. At the moment it looks very much like that to me,” added Barber, who is on the board of the English Football League and represents that body on the FA Council and Professional Game Board.
“But who knows. China is China.”
Barber recognised that Chinese clubs had financial clout and government backing but said the best leagues had learned that they were not sustainable without a grassroots structure nurturing home-grown players.
The North American Soccer League (NASL) operated from 1968 to 1984, with popularity peaking in the 1970s when World Cup-winning captains Carlos Alberto of Brazil and West Germany‘s Franz Beckenbauer also joined the party.
It went into rapid decline in the early 1980s, with loss-making clubs spending an unsustainable amount on foreign players.
Major League Soccer (MLS), founded in 1993, operates profitably with shared revenues and a salary cap.
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https://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/2019/12/09/new-england-revolution-training-facility-images
A look inside the Revolution’s new $35 million training facility
Robert Kraft also referenced the team's ongoing desire to build a stadium of its own.
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https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/new-england-revolution-new-practice-facility-gillette-stadium-foxborough-massachusetts-mls-major-league-soccer/
New England Revolution Unveil New Practice Facility
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https://sportsfinding.com/concacaf-says-there-is-no-dialogue-for-mexicos-return-to-copa-libertadores/2735/
FOOTBALL
Concacaf says there is no dialogue for Mexico's return to Copa Libertadores
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https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/fc-cincinnati-feels-like-right-fit-says-new-investor-meg-whitman/
FC Cincinnati feels like ‘right fit,’ says new investor Meg Whitman
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/12/07/ranking-liga-mx-s-four-clubs-2020-concacaf-champions-league-draw-cesar-hernandez
Ranking Liga MX’s four clubs in the 2020 Concacaf Champions League draw | Cesar Hernandez
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/12/06/armchair-analyst-which-mls-team-most-ready-ccl-run
Armchair Analyst: Which MLS team is most ready for a CCL run?
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/12/09/mls-teams-learn-opponents-2020-concacaf-champions-league
MLS teams learn their opponents for the 2020 Concacaf Champions League
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