SOUNDERS BEATING ODDS IN DOWN MLS SEASON

06/29/2009 10:57 AM - Despite attendance being down in Major League Soccer this season across the board, the Seattle Sounders -- who break every MLS dicta by playing in a football stadium and using an NFL sales squad -- are easily the best-drawing team in American pro soccer.

MACFARLANE SELLS STAKE IN DC UNITED

05/26/2009 12:15 PM - Victor MacFarlane, the public face of DC United and the team's quest for a new stadium, has sold his stake in the team to Will Chang.

SAPUTO BACK IN THE HUNT FOR MLS FRANCHISE

05/17/2009 5:38 AM - Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo says he's once again interested in moving up to MLS.

PHILADELPHIA UNION UNVEILS NAME, LOGO, COLORS

05/12/2009 5:35 AM - The newest club in MLS: The Philadelphia Freedom. Team, league and city officials unveiled the club's name, logo and colors at a public ceremony yesterday.

LUCK: MAY IS MAKE-OR-BREAK MONTH FOR NEW DYNAMO STADIUM

05/04/2009 6:31 AM - Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck says May is the make-or-break month for a new stadium, as the team and government bodies finalize a financing plan.

Today's Video: The Opening of the Bird's Nest

 

Columbus, Ohio is a soccer hotbed; though the Columbus Crew may be the second-most-popular "football" team in the city, the Crew does all right in a 22,000-seat stadium where the focus is on the game, not the entertainment. Dave Wright tells about his visit to Crew Stadium, one of the first soccer-only facilities built for Major League Soccer -- and a place that's served as a template for subsequent MLS facilities. Read Dave's full review here.

WELCOME TO SOCCER STADIUM DIGEST!

02/20/2008 9:45 AM - Welcome to the newly launched Soccer Stadium Digest! We're glad to see you. This site covers international football/soccer stadiums around the world.

SEATTLE READY FOR MLS SOCCER

01/02/2008 9:20 AM - It would seem that Seattle is bucking the venue guidelines set forth by Major League Soccer by placing a team at Qwest Field -- a football facility. But a closer look reveals that Qwest Field should be a great home for pro soccer, according to community activist Fred Mendoza.
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