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BRISBANE KEEN ON ROBBIE KEANE

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Brisbane Roar is quite keen on bringing MLS player, Robbie Keane to the A-League.


This however could put a squeeze to things as the team also hopes to retain their star striker, Jamie Maclaren.

Roar recently confirmed their interest in the Irish Veteran and have high hopes of bringing him to the A League. This has thus brought the hopes of re-signing Maclaren for another season at the end of the 2016-17 MLS Football season to an impasse.

Paddy Dominguez, the agent for the 23-year old had said the recent multiyear offer made by the club to the player was way below expectations. Dominguez, in an interview with News Corp Australia said,

“It’s a disgusting offer. He’d be the lowest paid of any of the top strikers in the MLS Football A-League.”

Keane had previously won three MLS Cup titles in Unites States after having left LA Galaxy. Brisbane would be making an effort and putting forward a proposal with the hopes of luring the striker into their folds.

Mark Kingsman, Roar’s managing director had told Fairfax Media while speaking with them about the player,
“When you’ve got somebody of Robbie Keane’s calibre and pedigree, I’m sure every A-League club would be interested. But we haven’t made an approach yet.We will make the call.”

Keane, 36, will be looking to continue his playing career. The prolific striker had scored 80 goals in the English Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and a total of 101 goals for the Galaxy in all competitions.

For Jamie Maclaren, he has had quite an impressive season, one which has seen him emerge as the A-League’s best Australian striker, having score 20 goals last season. He earned his second Socceroos cap earlier this month and falls a little short of Bruno Fornaroli, who took home the golden boot.

LA Galaxy’s Steven Gerrard is injured for an unknown period of time

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Steven Gerrard is a regular starter in the squad of Bruce Arena in LA Galaxy but the veteran player might not be able to perform in the final few matches of his club due to a hamstring injury that he has recently picked up and the experienced has already been confirmed to miss out from LA Galaxy’s upcoming match against Houston Dynamo which is scheduled to take place on October 16.


The head coach of LA Galaxy, Bruce Arena confirmed that Steven Gerrard will not be able to perform against Houston Dynamo and the manager himself does not know when Gerrard is going to be able to return to the pitch and he might even miss out from the remainder of the season which only has 2 league matches remaining.

“Steven had a re-occurrence of his hamstring injury. He’s obviously out for a bit. He could do at home what he could do here as well. It was OK for him to depart for a week or two.” LA Galaxy’s Bruce Arena said.
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Buying a MLS franchise club has become significantly more costly

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For the past few months, there has been news emerging with more and more franchise clubs appearing which will be competing in the MLS. Franchises from Atlanta, Minnesota and Los Angeles have been the latest ones.

Both Atlanta and Los Angeles are expected to be competing in the MLS starting from the season of 2018-19 while Minnesota United is scheduled to be sooner as it’s debut season is predicted to be at the season of 2017-18.

David Beckham’s Miami franchise club is also underway as the MLS continues to be getting bigger as each year rolls by, however, buying a franchise club from now on will be more expensive as this was announced by the MLS Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott.

The MLS is generally considered to be a not so expensive option for aspiring sports team owners as they could get a MLS franchise team without spending so much money in comparison to other sports and businesses. Continue reading “Buying a MLS franchise club has become significantly more costly” →

FRANK LAMPARD ADDS ANOTHER GOAL TO HIS MLS TALLY

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Former Chelsea play maker, Frank Lampard added another goal to his MLS tally as he scored in the game again in the match against Seattle Sounders.


The goal was however contended as Sounders players claim the ball was controlled using his arm rather than his chest.

The 38-year old, who has struggled with injuries since finally resuming in the MLS despite the sale from Chelsea two years back, scored a goal in the previous game alongside Pirlo and Villa. The distinguished players are legends in their own right but have faced little problems since joining the MLS. The three scored in the 3-2 victory over Philadelphia Union, successfully ending their eight match unbeaten.

Lampard, who retired from international football for England after the 2014 World Cup, got his second goal as he was among the goal scorers as New York City thrash Seattle Sounders. Seattle were surprised by the shock 2-0 victory at home. The head coach Sigi Schmid kept on insisting that the ball was a handball, even after the game.

Lampard scored the goal in the first half in the 38th minute. Andrea Pirlo took the corner kick and the opposition cleared it but not out of the 18 yard box. R.J. Allen sent the ball back to the danger zone where Lampard chested the ball before scoring. Seattle goal keeper Stefan Frei Frei and defender Tyrone Mears immediately pushed for the goal to be ruled out on the handball basis but the referee didn’t agree.

After the game, Lampard was asked to comment on the goal. He said:
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COPA AMERICA COULD HELP PHOENIX GET INTO MLS FOOTBALL

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With the large influx of fans into the Phoenix-area to see the Copa America soccer tournament at University of Phoenix stadium, there are now rising speculations if the buzz could lead to a Major League Soccer team in Phoenix anytime soon.


Phoenix is one of the ten venues around the country that is hosting the tournament in America. Two games have already been played in Glendale and the third-place match is already set to be hosted in the city on Saturday. Of the ten cities hosting, the Phoenix-area is the only one that does not have its own Major League Soccer team. This is the reason why the speculations have been flying around.

The editor of Arizona soccer website AZKicksIt.com says the football league does market studies, and that if the Phoenix-area continues to host international games and fans continue to show up, then better things could be in stock for the city. However, He added that the fans would need to show up for more than just Copa America or international soccer games to increase the likelihood of that happening. He went on to mention that Philadelphia got their team based on fan support, so Phoenix can do it as well. The editor said the fans just needs to continue to support the soccer programs and the teams that take place in the city.
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