First of all, I get it Philly Union. I do. And on the surface, actually getting Bimbo to sponsor your jersey is a coup. It’s probably a pretty lucrative deal and the Bimbo brand carries weight…some places. However, Bimbo as a sponsor of important clubs does not extend into the conscience of most fans in [...]
Archive for the ‘The Business of Soccer’ Category
30 Nov
The (Self-Indulgent) BBC Report on FIFA
Have a view of this BBC documentary and ponder a few direct and indirect questions, including: • Precisely what has the United States needed to do, promise and deliver to navigate their way to their current bid position? • Is it okay to bring World Cup 2022 to the United States in a Machiavellian way [...]
30 Aug
A Coup And A Smart Hedge: MLS, adidas
Say what you will about MLS’s laissez-faire attitude towards CONCACAF refs because the MLS front office just hit some paydirt. Announced this morning, a new deal with adidas, at $200M per for 8 years. That’s $25M per year and it represents–adjusted for inflation–a shade more than a 33% percent premium on the old deal. Bonanza. [...]
17 Aug
Media Biz of Soccer: SB Nation, Softball, More…
Some minor happenings in the media business of soccer: • Just throwing this one out there: Men’s Softball. I’m trying to work “soccer” into that comment, but really can’t. Add another sport that will compete with MLS for viewership and production support. Softball. The MLS…A (that’s MLSA) just announced their formation in June of this year in [...]
5 Aug
Hanging Up The Boots
Brett Favre is going through his annual “Will I? Won’t I?” retire charade. Frankly, it’s a joke and I’ve given up trying to figure out what he’s getting out of this media circus The actual impetus for this article, though, was not Favre, but last week’s dual moves of Real Madrid legends Guti and Raul [...]
26 Jul
Spurs Going Beyond Yankee 2000′s Blueprint
I’m finishing this piece as Portsmouth has taken the field against D.C. United Saturday wearing long-sleeve borrowed kits from their MLS competitors in searing East Coast summer heat. Going to make my point a tad easier. Our first “The Business of Soccer” column in a while and sadly, for some, it’s been overrun by the [...]
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