http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/are-big-exhibition-matches-really-good-for-us-soccer.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/are-big-exhibition-matches-really-good-for-us-soccer.html/comment-page-1#comment-347 Karl Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:15:23 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/are-big-exhibition-matches-really-good-for-us-soccer.html#comment-347 Well, the games might not turn people on to MLS as much as one might like, but they certainly won't turn people off if MLS teams get respectable results. Plus it's made MLS one of the few sports where the all-star game is actually interesting to watch. Well, the games might not turn people on to MLS as much as one might like, but they certainly won’t turn people off if MLS teams get respectable results. Plus it’s made MLS one of the few sports where the all-star game is actually interesting to watch.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/are-big-exhibition-matches-really-good-for-us-soccer.html/comment-page-1#comment-109 Alan Jacobson Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:10:08 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/are-big-exhibition-matches-really-good-for-us-soccer.html#comment-109 I agree that people will be attracted to the superior European teams. However the way that it will positively affect the US soccer market is to reinforce that there IS a US soccer market. The big sports money increasing being solicited to build 25,000 seat soccer arenas here and there need to know that, even though they could give a fig about soccer, there is money to be made and that they should keep writing the checks. I agree that people will be attracted to the superior European teams. However the way that it will positively affect the US soccer market is to reinforce that there IS a US soccer market. The big sports money increasing being solicited to build 25,000 seat soccer arenas here and there need to know that, even though they could give a fig about soccer, there is money to be made and that they should keep writing the checks.

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