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The Atlanta Silverbacks announced today that the Atlanta Silverbacks Men's professional team will take the 2009 season off. Due to the state of the economy and the potential of an MLS team coming to town, the men's pro team has decided to sit the year out while the Silverbacks assess the landscape. Image via UrbanHonking

It's been kept under warps for several months, but the word is now out: St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is one of the investors in Jeff Cooper's bid to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to St. Louis. Pujols, the National League Most Valuable Player, dropped the news Monday - the same day he was named MVP. Image via JSOnline

At 37, Billionaire Marcelo Claure has succeeded in almost everything he's tried. Now he hopes to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami. Those who know him best say the 37-year-old Bolivian native and South Beach resident has an uncanny knack for pouncing on opportunities at just the right time and the ingenuity to carry out his ideas. While ...

The man behind the Portland Timbers push to enter the MLS Expansion race is placing himself directly in the center of public debate as the conversations about how much Public Funding would be needed in renovating PGE Park into a 23,000 seat Soccer Specific Stadium begin. With Owner Merritt Paulson and Portland City Commish Randy Leonard meeting with ...

Portland Sports Reporter Dwight Jaymes is reporting that Portland City Commisioner Randy Leonard met with Timbers owner Merritt Paulson and MLS Commissioner Don Garber last week in NYC regarding the expansion bid. Portland's bid will depend on the feasibility of improvements to PGE Park. Jaymes has a tantalizing quote attributed to Portland City ...

An underdog supporters group inspired by "The Sons of Ben" in Philadelphia springs up in Detroit with the goal of getting an MLS team. Crazy? Maybe. A long shot? Certainly. But is the Sons of Ben story and the new Philadelphia team something that could happen again, this time in the Midwest? Are these the "Sons" of the "Sons of ...

New Miami website here... Image via Miamifcb

Spanish soccer power FC Barcelona has signed CAA Sports to represent it in the U.S. in several areas, including extending the club’s slogan — “More Than a Club” — and advising it during the MLS expansion process. The partnership, which began in February, could expand further if FC Barcelona is awarded an MLS expansion team in Miami. Should ...