mlsOS updating from 22.11.5 to 23.0 - C.R.E.A.M.

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Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Congratulations to Los Angeles FC, this year's winner of MLS Cup and Supporters Shield. Despite their accomplishments, I would still put the '17 Reds ahead of them as the best club in Major League Soccer history. 3 trophies > 2 trophies, that's just math. They qualify for the Champions League, along with Austin FC, Philadelphia Union, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and *rl*nd* C*ty SC. Now, we've got a World Cup to focus on in a national only MARGINALLY more popular than the 2018 host as the front office people figure out how if they're getting a 4th DP slot or not. With $2.5 billion guaranteed from Apple over the next ten years, we'll see how the league improves both on the field and off very soon - the 2023 season kicks off 16 weeks from now!

Offseason schedule

November 7-9 - Trade window is open (noon to noon ET), Concacaf Champions League draw

November 11 - Expansion draft for St. Louis City SC

November 14 - Club deadlines for bona fide offers and to exercise options

November 16 - Free agency begins

November 17 - Re-Entry Process, Stage 1, End-of-Year Waivers

November 22 - Re-Entry Process, Stage 2

(The FIFA World Cup happens here)

December 21 - SuperDraft

February 25 - MLS season probably begins

# ¿ Nov 6, 2022 01:21

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# ¿ May 19, 2024 21:59

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e: the draw for the CCL was here, but now it's not

The chat is mostly in Spanish, with a notable exception of a Whitecaps fan.

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Nov 8, 2022

# ¿ Nov 8, 2022 00:56

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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My supporters group was excited to go to a foreign nation for our CCL date, so naturally we drew the Haitian club and everyone backed out of an away trip.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2022 06:13

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MLS Cup ratings are in, and they are big. As in, biggest since 1997.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2022 18:43

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Could it be?!?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n38DOG4NikY&t=1563s

# ¿ Nov 15, 2022 22:05

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Beggars can't be choosers, and the Pigeons are pretty much beggars in New York real estate.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2022 22:41

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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karmicknight posted:

I think more MLS teams should have lovely converted pitches with like pitchers mounds and poo poo still there.

We can�t live in the �10s forever, I�m afraid.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2022 05:00

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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I have season tickets, so I'm getting it all for free. That's good at least.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2022 20:33

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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I mean, technically, MSG Network costs money vis-a-vis cable or satellite?

# ¿ Nov 16, 2022 22:43

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Two notable names got moved in the Re-Entry Draft: Bobby Wood to New England, and Victor Vazquez back to Toronto.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2022 21:24

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Rumors

say the 2023 schedule will drop on December 15th, and I'd expect any potential non-Apple broadcasters will be announced around that time as well. As you may know, the El Traffico that kicks off both clubs' seasons is outside the 7:30PM local start time, so I would assume they've got someone lined up.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2022 06:50

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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More rumors :siren:

indicate that MLS will have Fox Sports as their primary linear broadcaster in the United States. Whether this means that Fox Sports will use their own announcers and whatnot remains unknown.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2022 06:03

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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With MLS' out-of-market package leaving ESPN+, I could see some harsh feelings from ESPN in the form of a low bid, and Fox Corporation, in its current form, doesn't give a poo poo about exclusivity. These two things were probably factors in this reported decision. It doesn't effect the Apple deal either way, anyway.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2022 06:50

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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As the steady drip of broadcast information continues, Univision is out as a broadcaster.

Julio Cortez, Philadelphia Inquirer posted:

Univision will not carry Major League Soccer regular-season and playoff games in the new era of broadcast rights that starts next year, a source with knowledge of the matter told The Inquirer on Monday.

When Apple takes over as MLS�s primary rightsholder next year, its streaming platform will have every game in the regular season, the playoffs, and the new Leagues Cup tournament pitting MLS teams against opponents from Mexico�s Liga MX. And they will all be available in English and Spanish, plus French broadcasts for Canadian teams� games.

Univision will have linear TV rights to a package of Leagues Cup games for its channels, including over-the-air Univision and cable�s UniM�s (which is also over the air in some cities) and TUDN. The highest-profile game in the deal will be the final, for which Univision will have exclusive linear TV rights.

But that will be it for a network that has carried MLS games since 2007, and was the league�s first Spanish-language TV home from 1996-99.

The news came a few hours after the New York Post reported that ESPN is also out of televising MLS games, ending the only broadcast relationship that has run for the league�s entire 27-season history.

Multiple sources confirmed this to The Inquirer. One source said there was a disagreement over Apple putting some ESPN games outside of the streaming platform�s paywall, which would disincentivize fans from watching on TV.

An ESPN spokesperson contacted by The Inquirer said the network had no comment.

With ESPN and Univision out, Fox will be the exclusive home of TV broadcasts of MLS games. What that will look like � specifically, how many games will air on Fox�s broadcast network versus cable channel FS1 � is still to be confirmed. But it�s no secret that Fox is the only major U.S. network that doesn�t have a major live sports streaming platform separate from its TV channels.

ESPN and ABC have ESPN+; Univision has Vix+; CBS has Paramount+; Comcast�s NBC and Telemundo have Peacock; and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has HBO Max.

The last of those will be the new English-language home of U.S. national team rights starting next year, through 2030. Every game that the U.S. Soccer Federation controls rights for � in essence, home and away friendlies � will be live-streamed on HBO Max, with some games also televised on TNT.

HBO Max also has the rights to the U.S. Open Cup, the national tournament involving teams from every level of the sport � from MLS down to amateur leagues.

This means ESPN�s only remaining American soccer property is the lower leagues run by the USL. The next opportunity to change that will be in 2024, the first year of the National Women�s Soccer League�s next broadcast deal. ESPN would have to beat incumbent CBS to win the rights; CBS has indicated it�s interested in keeping them.

There�s also news about the future of MLS broadcast rights in Canada. Incumbent TSN has kept the English-language rights, and French rights will return to TSN�s sibling RDS after six years with rival TVA Sports.

The likely return of MLS rights to RDS was first reported by Montreal-based IMFC Radio in August. The deal seems to have been completed in recent weeks.

In June, Apple and MLS announced that the tech giant would pay at least $250 million a year for 10 years of rights. Games will be available on Apple�s platforms with no local blackouts, but there will also be no traditional local TV broadcasts.

The subscription price was announced last month: $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year, with discounts for existing Apple TV subscribers. Season ticket-holders of MLS teams also get a subscription for free.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 06:48

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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We got deets from the mothership!

-Four year deal (priming the pump for the 2026 World Cup)
-15 regular season matches on Fox proper
-19 regular season matches on FS1
-8 playoff matches on Fox/FS1, including the MLS Cup Final
-Fox/FS1 will also have sixteen total Leagues Cup matches - ten Group Stage matches, four Round of 32 matches, and two Round of 16 matches
-The TelevisaUnivision family of networks Leagues Cup breakdown - 12 group stage matches, eight knockout round matches, and the Leagues Cup Final

# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 20:07

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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I know there�s a monthly plan as well ($15), and every match opening weekend is free for everyone.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2022 02:05

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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The schedule is out!

e: here's the breakdown of clubs Fox Sports wanted:

Atlanta United, LAFC, LA Galaxy, Portland, Seattle: 6
Austin, Nashville: 4
Minnesota United, Orlando City, Philadelphia, Sporting Kansas City, St. Louis City: 3
Columbus, Dallas: 2
Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Colorado, D.C. United, Inter Miami, New England, NYCFC, RBNY, Real Salt Lake, San Jose: 1

That leaves the Canadian clubs and, surprisingly, Houston with none.

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Dec 20, 2022

# ¿ Dec 20, 2022 20:56

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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G-Hawk posted:

the SUPERDRAFT is tonight

hopefully there are some delightfully mlsy trades

Orlando City has just traded up to the #2 pick!

e: D.C. United got Ruan for the pick :dafuq:

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Dec 21, 2022

# ¿ Dec 21, 2022 22:35

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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G-Hawk posted:

and st louis just sent the #1 pick to charlotte for the #20 pick and a bucket of garber bucks

[citation needed]

e: Tom Bogert said it, I guess it's real. MLS!

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Dec 21, 2022

# ¿ Dec 21, 2022 22:53

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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G-Hawk posted:

the first pick is hamady diop, which mls soccer dot com's mock draft had going #13, but matt doyle says he would pick

alrighty

edit: all 6 of the first picks in the draft have been traded now, mostly for GAM

Make that 7!

# ¿ Dec 21, 2022 23:54

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Tortilla Maker posted:

Is this a college draft?

The SuperDraft is a hybrid college/semi-pro draft.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2022 00:02

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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G-Hawk posted:

yeah, its drafting college players. its pretty weird and archaic and you can see from the fact that every pick is being traded its become a weird sort of system where teams just use fake mls money to buy the draft rights to a player that in a normal system they'd just sign

A few of these guys also played in League One, it should be pointed out.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2022 00:12

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Tortilla Maker posted:

Any Mexican players?

Probably not - mostly American and Canadian players.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2022 00:48

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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a neat cape posted:

Fake maybe?

https://twitter.com/LucaBendoni/status/1606329714783789056?t=OreqZ7fG699MpU3INpM_tw&s=19

Probably fake - the rumored San Diego MLS club would be owned by a rich Egyptian.

e: Union-Tribune article: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.co...pdragon-stadium

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Dec 23, 2022

# ¿ Dec 23, 2022 23:09

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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I don�t know who any of the booth announcers are.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2023 19:45

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Houston's stadium is now Shell Energy Stadium, while LAFC will now play at BMO Stadium.

Also, today I learned that a nickname Shell Energy Stadium has been 'the Orange Box' for some time now, which makes me smile.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2023 23:23

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Leagues Cup Groups announced. Philadelphia gets the best draw possible among MLS clubs, drawing Tijuana and Quer�taro.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2023 20:05

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Double-post, but :siren:

Allocation Order and Process is gone effective immediately :siren:

# ¿ Jan 20, 2023 21:40

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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A story, in several Tweets:

https://twitter.com/Mr_Abyy/status/1616997782526611456?s=20&t=5hl8wB33F1By3G8ZkVjtaQ

https://twitter.com/IMCFTraveller/status/1616975347978993666

https://twitter.com/francopanizo/status/1616977657454907393?s=46&t=nCz1JD79A-AMMOuZ237INg

https://twitter.com/imcftraveller/status/1616978780559478784

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Jan 24, 2023

# ¿ Jan 24, 2023 22:32

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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Claudio Reyna just resigned as sporting director of Austin.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 22:58

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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MLS Season Pass is live, and there's kind of a shocking amount of Austin stuff in the forefront.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2023 08:48

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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The schedule page on the Mothership now lists which matches are free, which is handy. Still no detail on potential matches included with Apple TV+.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2023 22:15

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whypick1 posted:

Pretty sure "Free" means "Free with AppleTV+"

I doubt this is the case, given previous reports of ~40% of matches not being behind a paywall.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2023 22:22

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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New kits day!

# ¿ Feb 15, 2023 17:47

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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PerniciousKnid posted:

I thought they were already boycotting.

You're thinking of Galaxy fans.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2023 05:43

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
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The Whitney Houston estate is making bank on the RBC ad getting played a ton.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2023 04:41

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New playoff format

Thanks! I hate it.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2023 21:23

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# ¿ May 19, 2024 21:59

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https://twitter.com/lizzy_becherano/status/1628422131200454662

San Diego and Las Vegas are favorites for #30, with Phoenix, Sacramento, Detroit, and Tampa also potential cities.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2023 21:04

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