MLS isn't there yet, no. On the other hand, Microsoft signed a $20 million, 5 year contract for field naming rights at the Seattle Sounders events, becoming the XBox Pitch at QWest field. I think they are also the official video game console of the MLS as part of that deal. Not NFL terms yet, but not chump change either. I believe that the naming rights for the new Philly stadium went for $20 million as well. Not sure how long the deal is for though. MLS is getting there.
Judah On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not sure I would put MLS in the same league (pun intended) as the > NFL, MLB, NHL or NBA quite yet. ;) > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 5:32 PM, morgan l <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That's why they sell the naming rights for $20 - $30 mil. And beg cities for >> tax breaks, and threaten to leave/move if they don't get them, just like >> every other major sporting league. >> >> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Seems like a costly requirement. Even a small 18,000 seat stadium has >>> got to be pretty ass-pensive to build. >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > All new MLS teams are required to have soccer specific stadiums as >>> > part of the franchise process and existing teams have all been >>> > upgrading. One of the things they found as costly mistakes in the >>> > early years was that stadiums not designed for soccer just kind of >>> > produced a lousy experience. They weren't the right shape, they had >>> > too many or too few seats, it just wasn't conducive to enjoying a >>> > match and consequently, the teams suffered. When teams started >>> > building stadiums that we designed for the sport, they found that fans >>> > enjoyed it and showed up. A bright light went off over organizers >>> > heads and that became a big point for the MLS. I think that Columbus >>> > might have been the first MLS soccer-specific stadium, but I don't >>> > recall for sure. >>> > >>> > In the case of Portland, we're renovating and redesigning an existing >>> > facility (PGE Park) and evicting the AAA baseball team. There were >>> > plans for the AAA team to play elsewhere in town but that has been >>> > caught with some hangups, so their future is uncertain at the moment. >>> > The park is pretty old but the upside to that is that it is centrally >>> > located, right downtown, so it's got great lightrail service right to >>> > the stadium. They are planning on reworking the field layout and add >>> > in something like 6,000 more seats. Last I recall, I think they had >>> > decided on a regular capacity of about 18,000 and a special game >>> > capacity of about 22,000. >>> > >>> > Judah >>> > >>> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I'm pretty sure BMO field is used exclusively for TFC games. >>> >> >>> >> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:28 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I guess that Portland is just really a soccer city. We average almost >>> >>> > 10,000 per game for our USL team. The Timbers are moving up to the >>> MLS >>> >>> > next year and I suspect that they'll be able to sell out the 20,000 >>> >>> > seats on a regular basis. >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> Kansas City is building a soccer-only stadium to house our MLS KC >>> Wizards. >>> >>> It's my understanding that they will be the only MLS team to have their >>> own >>> >>> facility...I think....??? (Unless Portland's arena is soccer-only). >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't really know if KC is a soccer city or not, but we support the >>> >>> Wizards pretty well, and on any given summer evening, our parks are >>> >>> littered >>> >>> with organized pick-up soccer games. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322165 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
