The city of Austin is experiencing a period of tremendous growth. People, jobs, and overall economic prosperity are thriving in this eccentric city. Austin has so much to offer from being a hotbed for technological start-ups, to having an array of cultural and musical festivals like South by Southwest, and being home to The University of Texas, a world-class research university. With everything that Austin has to display, I still believe that we can continue to build upon the solid base that has been constructed over the last couple of decades. As a resident of this marvelous city, avid sports fan, and interested investor, I fully believe that bringing a Major League Soccer franchise to Austin will continue the process of establishing Austin as a major city in the United States. I write to you Mayor Leffingwell in hopes of getting you on board to support the campaign for an MLS team. The MLS’ recent surge in popularity, the potential profits to be made from having a soccer team, and the success that other cities have had by bringing in an MLS team are all reasons why the city of Austin should want to be the next city to receive an expansion team. With your status and influence as the Mayor of Austin, we will get the people of this city and other potential investors to back this brilliant idea.
In recent years, the popularity of the MLS has risen to levels that the young sports league has never seen. The MLS’ average attendances to stadiums per games have surpassed both the National Basketball Association’s and the National Hockey League’s. This relatively young soccer league is now starting to compete with leagues that make up a significant portion of the American sports market. In the latest ESPN Sports Poll Annual Report, both ...
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...r indeed has a home in Austin. The Austin Aztex play in the Premier Developmental League. They recently won the leagues championship in 2013, and there championship game drew in their largest recorded crowd of 4,253 people. This may not seem like a significant amount of fans but the Aztex play in a small multi-sport complex, which limits the amount of attendees. The success of the Aztex can be attributed to the support that they have gathered from Austinites. The fact that a semi-professional soccer team sparked interest and support from Austin locals shows that soccer is an appealing sport for the people of Austin to come together and support.
The potential benefits of bringing a Major League Soccer franchise to Austin are endless Mayor Leffingwell. Many cities around the country have profited off of the recent increase in popularity of this young soccer league.
...e McMahon will spend millions of dollars in a campaign to draw fan interest and support and very little return on investment will occur. Yes, the first season may be successful with the “all-access” view of football and little outside sporting competition. However, America will soon recognize that the XFL games have poor quality talent and that it is just Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol trying to make a few extra bucks at the expense of the American public. I believe that this league will fold after its second season. As an accountant and an economist, I wish Vince and Dick the best of luck in marketing this gem. I hope they are able to make the XFL profitable and possibly change the face of competitive sports with the flare the WWF provides. However, they will have to do so without one avid football and professional wrestling fan supporting their endeavor, ME!
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First of all, the league will succeed because it has been geared towards the fans from the beginning. In contrast, the NFL only seems to care about its premadonna, million dollar superstars. Chuck Miller, a columnist for Football Digest, points out the perfect timing for the league. It starts up right after the Super Bowl and ends right before the basketball and hockey postseasons (58). The XFL has implemented many new rules to increase the excitement of the game. No fair catches, no kicking for PATs, and no “safety” rules to protect the quarterback are just a few of the rules changed in hopes of creating a faster more competitive game. Secondly, there are cameras and microphones everywhere, including on the benches, in the huddles, and all over the field. This will give the fans a new and different perspective than the average NFL game. The locker rooms at half time, a referee’s huddle, and even a player’s brutal taunts to the opposing team which are usually off limits to the average fan add to the thrill and emotion of an XFL game. Also, the price of an average XFL ticket is around a reasonable twenty-five dollars. These cheap tickets to a new and certainly exciting professional football league have many people believing this is truly fan-based entertainment.
Prior to the current stadium, the Cowboys’ home was one of the most recognizable professional sports stadiums of its time. According to Stadiums of Pro Football, “Texas Stadium, seated nearly 66,000 fans and was known for its partial roof where weather conditions could play a factor in each game,” (Page 1). Stated in the official Irving, Texas fact sheet pertaining to Texas Stadium “the stadium was constructed at a cost of 35 million and lasted from its opening date in 1971 until it was closed in December of 2008,” (Page 2). The new stadium built to replace Texas Stadium in 2009 named Cowboys Stadium, is luxurious to say the least, not to mention it is practically brand new. Altough 4 years later reported by Star Telegram, “Cowboys Stadium would now be known as AT&T Stadium under a multimillion-dollar naming-rights deal between the iconic football team and the Dallas-based ...
When one talks about a major-league soccer (MLS) team like the LA Galaxy, it is unlikely that the term marketing will come up. LA Galaxy was one of ten teams that formed the Western Conference of the MLS in 1996. The LA Galaxy has been the most successful franchise in the MLS and has several conference and championship wins to their credit. Part of their continued success is the ability to recruit and sign some of the biggest soccer players from the United States, Brazil, Ireland, Italy and Panama. The LA Galaxy teams draws about 23,000 fans to each of their games. It may be hard to believe, but MLS attendance has surpassed both the NBA and NHL (Smith, 2013).
In the last decade, almost all the big cities in the United States, and a few small cities as well, have battled with each other for the right to host big league franchises. Cities spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build new stadiums and offer enticements to private franchise owners. Politicians often push for stadiums and other favors to teams despite not having support from neighborhoods and general opposition across the whole city, especially where these high dollar stadiums would be built.
In my final thought, yes, I do believe that there are other states that could become the new Texas capital, but I strongly believe that Austin was the right choice at the time of becoming the capital of Texas. This decision has brought benefits for all the Austinites.
Dallas cowboys are among the top ranking professional American football sports franchise in the world. They play in the eastern Division of National Football League (NFL). The owner of the Dallas Cowboys is Jerry Jones. They have a great fan following not only for their performance but for their pregame, in game and post game activities as well. They have many large fan communities. One of them is “blogging the boys”. They have their fan communities in every city and country of the world. They provide best entertainment before and after the game to their fans. They have the largest domed stadium facility complete with a retractable roof.
The second group of people that the league is trying to attract is the avid football fan who is looking to extend the NFL season beyond the Superbowl. They are hoping that these people will also be receptive to the changes that the XFL has made to the game but they also realize that it may turn off some of the older viewers.
Baseball is a part of the past, present and future. Unfortunately for two unlucky teams, the future is as bleak as the cold January mornings in State College. Ever since the “Strike of 1993,” baseball has been financially hurting. What fan wants to go and watch a bunch of greedy, overpaid, crybaby million dollar athletes after they decided not to play as a demonstration of their demands for even more money? However, baseball was soon on the proverbial road to recovery as the...
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Soccer (Football) is said to be the world’s most popular sport in the world, USA are one the few countries where soccer isn't the main sport. The beautiful game is a game of passion; fans coming together to form a ‘religion’ but all this fun and excitement come down to money. The football business is one that generates a great deal of revenue from betting to tickets, TV and shirts sponsorship and transfer deals. You can argue it’s the richest sport in the world. Here in America we are late boomers to the soccer craze, which is why our league isn't as strong as other like the Barclays Premier League, LA LIGA, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A etc. In the year 1996, MLS was founded and the association was not favorably disposed to by the general public. As time went by, more Americans accepted and grew interest in sport. The Major League Soccer and United States Soccer Association (USSA) have since had hard time attracting revenue due to numerous problems.
Major league Soccer. I am not sure what league structure the PQL has decided to use, but since it is a new league the single entity structure might be best suited for the PQL. The MLS currently uses the single entity structure and it is important to learn from them how to use the structure properly. The MLS is responsible for signing all players and determining each players wage and what team that player will play on. In this particular case the plaintiffs argued that the MLS and its investors were acting as a single entity and were thereby lessening the value of its players’ services and thus, trying to monopolize the Division 1 soccer player market. The MLS argued that its investors were acting together so it’s impossible to conspire against each other. The case went to the district court and ruled in favor of the MLS. Since soccer is played around the world and there are many different leagues it was determined that the MLS was not a monopoly, that every player has the opportunity to shop their talents to other teams around the
When soccer first started in the United States, it was primarily an upper-class game, and usually only played by the colleges. One of the first official soccer clubs in the United states tha...
A lot of Latinos love soccer. I spoke to a workers there her name was Angelica Ramirez. She was the second generation Latina. Her father was an immigrant from Mexico. I asked her how it felt to be a second generation Latina. She said she has been in America her whole life. She knows her parents struggled but that why they came over here to make their lives better. She said he father open up the San Jose outdoor league and that just bloomed for him. They had so many people join to play in the league. They have had the San Jose since she can remember. At least 15 years now. Not to long ago her dad open up the indoor facility and it's done well too. Ramirez said she is proud to be Latina but with social media talking down on Hispanics it can get hard to hear. Just because she knows her father and family worked hard to get where they are. The facility is affordable for Latinos to do. It just $2 dollars to enter the indoor place and if you want to join a team it is $20 dollars but that lasts all season. They also sell food for the fans to enjoy while they watch the family member place. In one of the booths they sale socks, jerseys, and soccer shoes that people can buy. Behind another booth they sale drinks, Mexican bread & coffee. They also sold candy and my favorite corn in the cup! They had a good variety of