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It’s Midnight, my team is losing and not looking like they’ll do anything except give up a couple more goals in the second half so rather than be a zombie the next day at work, I decide to go to bed. I guess I missed a good second half. Or at least a valiant effort. My Twitter on the right gives a taste of my thought process at the time.
What did we do before YouTube? Heck, a co-worker of mine came to my office to …
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I’ve been hearing rumors to the effect that Lalas and Yallop aren’t exactly BFFs. It seems a lot of the recent trades (many of which I still don’t understand) are all the work of the ginger one. Now I’m finally hearing about it from a reliable source.
If you want my opinion–well, your reading my blog so your gonna get it–dump Lalas before he does much more damage to the team. My problem isn’t what he’s been saying to the British press–I actually enjoy the way he winds …
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Yeah, I know there’s more to post about than Beckham. Things like DC’s promising win in Honduras or Houston’s tired legs in Costa Rica. But this Beckham deal just keeps looking better all the time.
So, LA are rumored to be signing a shirt sponsorship deal worth around $10 million/year. And we’d already come to believe that Beckham’s playing contract was worth about that same amount. Now that the real numbers are coming out.
David Beckham’s playing contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy is worth about $27.5 million …
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This whole Beckham thing is really getting crazy. Now the rumor is that he (along with Glazer) will become part owners of the Galaxy and change the name to Manchester United USA. Of course, the fact that the rumor was started by La Opinion leads me to believe it’s more tabloid fiction. However, I could see AEG negotiating with the Spiced One a deal which would give him a partial ownership in the team in lieu of a massive salary. That’s more the kind of deal …
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Ok, this has to stop. All this Beckham to LA stuff is getting out of hand. Yeah, I’ve no doubt that a big part of the reason MLS investors allowed this new rule was to get someone like Beckham and it’s true, Beckham does have business ties in LA. However, I just stumbled across this Business Journal piece about Glazer buying LA and adding Becks to the roster.
The piece is quoting a Fanzine!!! For those of you who don’t know what a fanzine is, it’s a …
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I’ve no idea how much AEG paid when they bought DC United. However, selling the team for $26 Million must have created a nice return for Anchutz. If I remember correctly, franchises were bought for $5 Million back in 1996. While owners have lost money over the years, it seems the value of the franchises has gone up a lot over the last 10 years.
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As if playing Chelsea tonight in a friendly isn’t enough….the even Empire (AEG) is announcing the sale of the team to local investors.
Now, anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knowns I’m not the biggest fan of AEG–or at least the way they do things in LA–so I can only see this move as a positive for the fans in DC. Looks like they’ll be getting a new stadium as well, though I’m not holding my breath until it’s official. Hope it’s a good match tonight and congrats …
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AEG seems to be on the verge of letting everyone know what’s going to happen to the Quakes. Of course, there have been lots of stories in the local paper lately.
Quakes COO Scott Blackmun isn’t giving much away except that an announcement should be coming in the next 30 days. He wouldn’t say if the team would be sold or not…or moving or not. Sounds to me like they are moving. However, he did say the team wouldn’t be sold to Club America. Perhaps the teams owner, Televisa, is the …
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Nick Green at the Daily Breeze seems to be slightly influenced by Star Wars in an article today. To be honest, I’m glad he did. The situation at the HDC right now isn’t that fun to read about for Galaxy fans. LA hasn’t won a game on the road this season. The players Sampson brought in haven’t done a thing…expect possibly Landon Donovan who was a gift. Things aren’t looking great for the team and he even suggests that Sampson (and Hamilton) should be getting their resumes ready.
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I’d started this long winded Ramble about the Galaxy’s two games this last weekend but it just kept getting longer and really had no direction. Guess I’ve still got a lot to learn when it comes to writing. Thankfully, Nick Green at the Daily Breeze bailed me out with this piece. Fact is, while MLS has come a long way in the last 10 years, the league as a whole still has a lot more climbing to do. They (the league and teams) are so caught up on what’s going …
