Some Soccer News for Aug 2, 2017
du Nord, August 2, 2017
It's Day 214 of 2017. My new column at 1500ESPN: The Biggest Test Of The Year Lies Ahead for the USA Men's National Soccer Team. Plus Minnesota United's latest and MLS's use of the Video Assisted Referee. dN Adidas + MLS have signed a new 6 year extension of their apparel deal. y Eben Novy-Williams for Bloomberg. This report says the deal is worth $700M in total. By Chris Smith for Forbes. The new deal is worth approx $5M per team each season. The original deal in 2004 was for 10 years at $15 Million per season. Renegotiated after 6 years in 2010 for 8 years at $25 Million per season. Renegotiated again now (1 year early) for 6 more years at $117 Million per season. dN US Open Cup The last 2 non-MLS teams play for a spot in the Semi-finals next week. Quarterfinals schedule: -Wed Aug 2 Miami v Cincinnati dN MINNESOTA UNITED How bad is the hamstring injury for Christian Ramirez? By Megan Ryan for the Star Tribune. I bet he doesn't play this weekend against Seattle. What are the player options for Saturday? By