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In Montreal, Soccer outdraws the Expos. Last night the Montreal Impact became first-ever A-League team to outdraw a Major League Baseball team in the same market on the same night. 6,354 fans watched the Impact draw 0-0 with Rochester at Claude Robillard Stadium in comparison to the 4,147 who watched the Montreal Expos' at Olympic Stadium.
posted on September 13, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
The new Seattle Seahawks Stadium saw its first competitive game this weekend but it wasn't football (at least not the US kind!). Soccer, in the form of, first the Vancouver Breakers and Seattle Sounders Select Women, and then the corresponding A-League men's teams the Whitecaps and the Sounders.
posted on July 30, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
In Montreal, Soccer outdraws the Expos. Last night the Montreal Impact became first-ever A-League team to outdraw a Major League Baseball team in the same market on the same night. 6,354 fans watched the Impact draw 0-0 with Rochester at Claude Robillard Stadium in comparison to the 4,147 who watched the Montreal Expos’ at Olympic Stadium.
posted by timberlog at 10:57 AM on September 13
In Montreal, Soccer outdraws the Expos. Last night the Montreal Impact became first-ever A-League team to outdraw a Major League Baseball team in the same market on the same night. 6,354 fans watched the Impact draw 0-0 with Rochester at Claude Robillard Stadium in comparison to the 4,147 who watched the Montreal Expos’ at Olympic Stadium.
posted by timberlog at 10:57 AM on September 13
The Impact have been doing something right this season...on the field and off. Attendances have been steadily increasing all year and the team has made the A-League playoffs. Although it's not really comparing apples with apples since, with the greater number of baseball games in a season, the Expos total attendance is much higher (and therefore so is the all important revenue!) it's still an interesting story. Also an article on the players reaction to the large crowds.
posted at 11:02 AM on September 13
The new Seattle Seahawks Stadium saw its first competitive game this weekend …but it wasn't football (at least not the US kind!). Soccer, in the form of, first the Vancouver Breakers and Seattle Sounders Select Women, and then the corresponding A-League men’s teams the Whitecaps and the Sounders.
posted by timberlog at 11:30 AM on July 30
The Sounders are having a great season as well...(W-D-L 18-0-2) and have out-scored everyone else in the A-League. Pity they have to play the rest of their games in Memorial Stadium though.
posted at 12:23 PM on July 30
The new Seattle Seahawks Stadium saw its first competitive game this weekend …but it wasn't football (at least not the US kind!). Soccer, in the form of, first the Vancouver Breakers and Seattle Sounders Select Women, and then the corresponding A-League men’s teams the Whitecaps and the Sounders.
posted by timberlog at 11:30 AM on July 30
As a side note, the attendance (25,515) was a record for an A-League game.
posted at 11:37 AM on July 30
Round three of the US Open Cup kicked off yesterday with the MetroStars defeating the A-League's Hampton Roads Mariners. There will be seven A-league/MLS matchups today. The US Open Cup goes back to 1914 . The tournament has a history of upsets such as the D3 San Francisco Bay Seals making it to the semi-finals in 1997, and the Rochester Rhinos defeating three MLS teams in 1999 to win it all.
posted by eckeric at 06:48 PM on July 18
Hmmm somehow lost those!! www.geocities.com seattlepitch.tripod.com
posted at 12:11 PM on July 18
Round three of the US Open Cup kicked off yesterday with the MetroStars defeating the A-League's Hampton Roads Mariners. There will be seven A-league/MLS matchups today. The US Open Cup goes back to 1914 . The tournament has a history of upsets such as the D3 San Francisco Bay Seals making it to the semi-finals in 1997, and the Rochester Rhinos defeating three MLS teams in 1999 to win it all.
posted by eckeric at 06:48 PM on July 18
Liverpool lose to Bayer Leverkusen...4-2. 4-3 on aggregate. A minute after Gerard Houllier substituted Didi Hamann form Vladimir Smicer, Bayer Leverkusen scored. What was the reason for this?! And why didn't Michael Owen finish any of his 3 chances?! A disappointing match. Exciting as hell, but my team is now out of the Champion's League.
posted by StarFucker at 11:11 AM on April 11
For those who watch Fox Sports World, you might be interested in the schedule for A-League (part of the USL-United Soccer Leagues) games this season. www.uslsoccer.com The quality of soccer can be pretty good (some would argue close to MLS for some of the teams) and you can see the odd ex- or pre- MLS player, recently signed college players and even some non-US international players. Dave
posted at 11:25 AM on April 11
Liverpool lose to Bayer Leverkusen...4-2. 4-3 on aggregate. A minute after Gerard Houllier substituted Didi Hamann form Vladimir Smicer, Bayer Leverkusen scored. What was the reason for this?! And why didn't Michael Owen finish any of his 3 chances?! A disappointing match. Exciting as hell, but my team is now out of the Champion's League.
posted by StarFucker at 11:11 AM on April 10
Of course Samsonov14 is right that soccer is largely ignored in the States, but some hardy souls DO go out each week (and in some cases week in-week out) to watch the game. Average MLS home attendance was just under 15,000 last year and this year (with 10 sides, contracted from 12) the numbers will probably be slightly higher...although the poor people of Florida have to do without! A-League (also a pro league) averaged just under the 3,000 mark with 21 teams in 2001. Add in D3, the WUSA , the MISL (indoor) and other local leagues and the numbers watching and playing soccer each week could be surprising to some I expect. Dave
posted at 05:25 PM on April 10
Timeouts In Soccer!?!? I don't like this a bit. I don't even like that they are considering it. One of the greatest things about soccer is the fact that there ARE no timeouts. Its non-stop action. There is no commercial every 3 minutes of playtime. Corporations will stop at nothing to get airtime. Some of the proponents of this idea say it has nothing to do with advertising....whatever. Thats exactly what its about. Soccer has been played this way for over 100 years. Don't tell me that athletes these days need more water breaks than they did years ago.
posted by StarFucker at 08:35 AM on March 06
Actually the news is pretty good for soccer on TV in the US. The agreement between SUM (Soccer United Marketing) and ABC/ESPN stretches through 2006 and includes the FIFA Men's World Cup for 2002 and 2006, the 2002-2006 MLS Seasons and the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. Also for those interested in more US soccer, Fox Sports World recently announced that they would be showing 25 USL (21 A-league games, and finals from the D3, PDL, W, and Super-Y leagues). Exciting news for those of us interested in soccer here in the US.
posted at 09:47 PM on March 06
Timeouts In Soccer!?!? I don't like this a bit. I don't even like that they are considering it. One of the greatest things about soccer is the fact that there ARE no timeouts. Its non-stop action. There is no commercial every 3 minutes of playtime. Corporations will stop at nothing to get airtime. Some of the proponents of this idea say it has nothing to do with advertising....whatever. Thats exactly what its about. Soccer has been played this way for over 100 years. Don't tell me that athletes these days need more water breaks than they did years ago.
posted by StarFucker at 08:35 AM on March 06
There was a deal announced back in Jan stating that all the games will be shown live on cable. Just means getting up early or staying up late! Most games are on ESPN2, some on ESPN and the final on ABC. Only a handfull (10 or so I think) are being replayed.
posted at 05:41 PM on March 06
Of course that opens up another can of worms entirely...how sports teams announce their attendance. Personally I have no problem with the "paid tickets + comp tickets=attendance" method, but i'd like to also see the actual number through the turnstile, sitting in seats, watching the game quoted too.