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Today, Dec. 9, Portland will hold its first meeting of the Major League Taskforce at City Hall from 4:00 to 5:30. In attendance will be Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS, Mark Abbot, president of MLS, and Merritt Paulson, the owner of the Portland Timber and the Beavers. Image via SoccerCityUSA

Uncertainty around the $40-million franchise fee appears to be growing as the St. Louis bid group is reportedly okay with the fee as long as credit markets improve. The Miami bid group indicated it would pay $40 million as long as no one else pays less. More after jump.... (more...)

The day after the Philly MLS Stadium groundbreaking, local writer Karen Heller lobs a grenade at the effort.

Major League Soccer executives apparently still need some convincing that Miami will support an MLS team despite its reputation as a fickle sports town. .More after the jump... (more...)

This article snuck in under the radar a couple weeks ago... (more...)

Montreal Impact President Joey Saputo has given a very interesting interview with Goal.com about the claims that Montreal withdrew their Expansion bid over the MLS Cup weekend. (more...)

I am writing from the Hyatt Regency Century City in Los Angeles, where I will be through Monday to attend league meetings for Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and everything related to MLS Cup, which will be played Sunday at Home Depot Center between Columbus and New York. While I am always firm in my stance that St. Louis is the soccer capital of ...

Representatives for all seven groups seeking two MLS expansion clubs, including several FC Barcelona officials supporting the Miami bid, are in Los Angeles for MLS Cup events and four apparently will make presentations to the league's board of governors Friday. They are believed to be Miami, Portland, Vancouver and Ottawa. Courtesy Goff