Comments on: Is Major League Soccer Breaking the Law?

By: ElJefe

ElJefe — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:33:50 +0000

Not that I don’t enjoy a good blogosphere rant about the big, bad Major League Soccer, LLC as much as the next guy, but has anyone stopped and considered the possibility that MLS might indeed hold the rights for video coverage of games where one of its teams is the home team?

I know, I know. It’s a crazy thought, born of someone who watches college football on Saturdays in the fall and gets to see how non-conference games are covered by different networks, depending on which conference has the home games. It’s a crazy thought, born of someone who’s noted that USLlive has only covered US Open Cup games where the USL team is the home team and that MLSlive has only covered US Open Cup games where the MLS team is the home team.

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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:36:32 +0000

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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:10:40 +0000

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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:09:37 +0000

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Is Major League Soccer Sending False DMCA Takedown Notices? - BuzzYA! — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:09:06 +0000

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By: Are MLS and the Fans Overreacting Over Cuauhtemoc Blanco’s ‘Pitch Rage?’ | Sports & Outdoors

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:24:42 +0000

[...] video footage of the recent incident went missing from Youtube. Some fans argued that the MLS had no right to take the footage down, as the U.S. Cup was a non-MLS game. Some conspiracy theories surrounding the MLS surfaced, ranging [...]

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Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:01:37 +0000

By: a different Dave

a different Dave — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:56:50 +0000

To be fair, the USFA/USSFA/USSF have spent nearly a century burying the US Open Cup on their own without any help from MLS.

By: The Blanco Video: When the Censorship Becomes the Story | The Offside

The Blanco Video: When the Censorship Becomes the Story | The Offside — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:10:21 +0000

[...] down by MLS due to copyright violations.”) Here’s the thing, though. As Dave over at Dave’s Football Blog pointed out, this was not an MLS event. This was a US Open Cup [...]

By: ChrisB

ChrisB — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:56:15 +0000

Paul:

Until fairly recently, different bodies regulated the competitions in England. The F.A. has always run the F.A. Cup (obviously), and Premier League is run by…the Premier League. Until the formation of the PL in 1992, league football in England was run by the Football League This body still runs the division outside of the Prem (Championship, League 1, League 2) as well as England’s third trophy, the League Cup (the name of which changes as the sponsor does; it’s been the Carling Cup recently)

The original point of the F.A. was to decide on the rules for the game of football, and now it looks after the England national team(s) as well as the F.A. Cup and other competitions (generally open to smaller teams)

I think the main reason behind MLS’ reluctance to welcome the US Open cup is borne out of a fear that the USL will be shown to be superior. The owner of the MLS franchises have invested fortunes in their teams and the discovery that that ‘lesser’ league actually has a better product would be very damaging to them; you just know that if relegation were ever to become a reality (not gonna happen, because of the aforementioned franchisees), there would be a net influx of USL teams.

By: Every Scar Tells a Story - The Run of Play

Every Scar Tells a Story - The Run of Play — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:09:58 +0000

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Major League Soccer (MLS) Thread - Page 59 - Electronic Arts UK Community — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:02:44 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:16:01 +0000

Paul: MLS and USSF are practically in bed together, so this is not a jealously thing. They’ve just been pissing on the Open Cup for years.

As for the MLS Cup, when the league expands 16 in 2010, an 8-team playoff would make slightly more sense. If MLS moved to a single-table format, then it would be just like the AFL. That’s just the first problem to fix with MLS, though.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:08:17 +0000

MLS probably wants us to ignore the Open Cup because it too closely resembles its stupid playoff system, which (as Dave correctly points out) ridiculously devalues the regular season. Tightening up playoff eligibility — I think they should be limited to three teams per conference, with the conference winners getting a first-round bye to make conference championships actually mean something — would make regylar season matches mean more. In other countries, do different entities oversee League and Cup competitions? Rivalry and jealousy between MLS and US Soccer could explain the current situation.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:18:09 +0000

wow…and i thought the premier league was bad…

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Cuau Ultimate Fighter en Sobredosis Futbolera - Otro Blog de WordPress — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:29:46 +0000

[...] hay interés en que no se sepa nada del asunto, algo así como si nadie lo vio, nunca pasó, como comentan en este blog y en esto otro. Tuve la oportunidad de ver el video antes que fuera borrado de youtube y si fue un [...]

By: Avocado

Avocado — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:10:50 +0000

Great article. I love the fact that there is a professional league in the US, and I love when that league succeeds internationally. I just wish it was managed better.

By: Daily Dose, 07.09.08 | The Offside

Daily Dose, 07.09.08 | The Offside — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:31:04 +0000

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