Major League Soccer (MLS)

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) has reduced its Major League Soccer (MLS) ownership interest to a single franchise after a group led by Mexican-American businessman Gabriel Brener acquired its interests in Houston Dynamo.

North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) has outlined plans to expand the number of teams in the competition to 28, while officials have welcomed an announcement from David Beckham’s business group regarding the securing of a stadium site in Miami for its proposed expansion franchise.

The North American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has unveiled a new expansion franchise in Orlando, while a bid from football superstar David Beckham to launch a Major League Soccer (MLS) team in Miami has been given a major boost with Tim Leiweke reportedly being added to his management team.

North America’s Major League Soccer has announced it will begin trialling the use of video referees.

I’ve been working on a football chant based on the fact that the club I support has a better wages-as-a-proportion-of-turnover ratio to that of all of our main rivals. It’s not quite there yet, so I can’t unveil it, but if it catches on there will be more to follow. Themes include match-day income, global media-rights revenue, and profit before player trading and amortisation in the most recent accounting period.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox and a number of major sports leagues have become the latest investors to plough money into DraftKings as the daily fantasy sports provider confirmed it has raised $300m (€270.3m) in additional funding to support international expansion plans.

David Beckham’s business group has opted for a site next to Marlins Park, home of MLB baseball team the Miami Marlins, as its preferred location for a stadium that will house a new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise.

The Major League Soccer Players Union, the organisation that represents players in North America’s MLS, has voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement it struck with the league earlier this year.

Here are two sobering thoughts for football federation officials and sports marketing executives around the world. 

Frank Dunne asks Riccardo Silva, sports media rights entrepreneur and co-founder of new NASL (North American Soccer League) franchise Miami FC, about his fight to take on Brand Beckham.

CSM Sport & Entertainment is looking to invest in Major League Soccer (MLS) franchises through its newly-launched CSM Soccer subsidiary. Kevin Roberts spoke to the brains behind the operation.

Plans have been unveiled for a $250m (€224.4m) stadium complex that will house Major League Soccer’s new Los Angeles franchise, with the team now set to make its debut one year later than originally anticipated.

Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber has said further expansion plans for the North American competition will be developed within the next six months, although promotion and relegation will not feature.

Major League Soccer (MLS) unveiled its latest expansion franchise today (Wednesday) with Minnesota United of the North American Soccer League (NASL) set to commence play in the 2018 season.

Major League Soccer (MLS) has confirmed that it is in “advanced discussions” over adding Minnesota United FC to the North American football competition as an expansion franchise.

North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) has struck a new collective bargaining agreement with its players to avert a work stoppage just two days before the start of the new season.