- The Footiebusiness blog highlights MLS franchises' use of social media mass coupon services like Groupon. While it provides an interesting marketing opportunity for a growing league like MLS, coupons always indicate a product that can't be sold at its original asking price. Personally, it's great to support a club that doesn't need such gimmicks to fill its stadium.
- Soccer By the Numbers takes on the thorny question of player behavior relative to their contract and either demanding or sabotaging a transfer.
- Two Footed Tackle notes that English fans may find an unlikely ally in their quest to reform of the English game: the Conservative Party.
- In Bed With Maradona examines the effects of the commoditization of English soccer.
- Twohundredpercent looks at a secret back room deal that was on the table if England had won the right to host the 2018 World Cup. If you not from England, and especially if you're from the US, this post provides an interesting cultural comparison between television broadcast rights and who should be able to own them.
- Major League Soccer Talk takes note of the troubles in the second tier of US soccer, both on a league and a club basis. Contrary to popular thought, I would contend that a proper promotion/relegation regime would actually provide greater stability and increase soccer-specific stadium use in the country. A good interplay of quality teams between the two tiers, along with increased opportunity for teams to have a shot at MLS's membership without paying the $30M to $40M franchise fee, would help grow genuine, and not Americanized, soccer in this country.
PS - C'mon you Gunners! Beat Huddersfield!
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