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...tied, 0-0) and Panama (5-0). Today, Akpan is still considered an outside shot for the final roster of this summer’s U-20 World Cup in Canada. Thriving there would be a critical component of any courtship by professional teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) or Europe...
...couple, gives Major League Soccer its first crossover celebrity, whose very presence in America is likely to give a significant bump to interest in and attendance at its games. Nor will Beckham be alone among waning stars in crossing the Atlantic: His deal was made possible by change in MLS rules to allow each team to sign one player outside of the limits of an existing salary cap that prevented Americans teams from offering rewards that would tempt many European stars...
...best in the history of the Harvard men’s soccer team, which continues to reap the dividends of an Ivy League championship season. On Thursday, captain and two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Charles Altchek went to Florida for the Adidas Major League Soccer (MLS) Player Combine. During the holiday break, Ivy League Rookie of the Year André Akpan stayed on as one of 21 players training for the U.S. Under-20 National Team, from which one more player will be cut before the Jan. 17-21 CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Panama City, Panama. Akpan...
...soccer's profile continues to rise. Perhaps more than the bigger sports leagues, MLS has also been helped by the digital age. Today an American who is a fan of the Columbus Crew as well as England's champion, Chelsea, can watch both teams on any of three soccer-only channels plus ESPN/ABC or catch highlights on any of a dozen websites. The global exposure has whetted the U.S. appetite. Demographically, migration from Mexico and other Hispanic countries gives soccer (and baseball) a boost...
...scoring in the boardroom, though, MLS still has some problems on the pitch. Although the level of play has risen dramatically, it's no match for élite European leagues--and Americans clearly expect the best. The way the league is managed, each MLS team has a $2 million salary cap. You can't buy a star with that kind of money. So the league is planning to allow each team to sign one marquee player, a designated star, who won't count against the salary cap. "Our long-term goal is to be one of the world's best...