Austin MLS Franchise
opinion Essay
1120 words
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.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that bringing a major league soccer franchise to austin will continue the process of establishing austin as an american major city.
- Analyzes how the mls and mlb claim 18 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds as avid fans of their sport. teens are losing interest in america's national pastime.
- Explains that the mls is a respected sports league in america and they have received bad raps internationally. the english premier league and spain’s bbva league dominate the international soccer market.
- Explains that the mls is going through a period of tremendous economic expansion and there is no sign that this will slow down in the future.
- Opines that having a sports team would also benefit the people of austin. construction workers will be needed to build the stadium, and businesses will see an increase in economic activity with an mls team.
- Compares the portland timbers to austin, a city with similar populations, demographics, and cultural ideologies.
- Opines that austin's semi-pro soccer team, the austin aztex, is proving that soccer has a home in austin.
- Describes the benefits of bringing a major league soccer franchise to austin. many cities around the country have profited off of the recent increase in popularity of this young soccer league.
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- Abstract: The Stadium construction boom continues, and taxpayers are being forced to pay for new high tech stadiums they don’t want. These new stadiums create only part-time jobs. Stadiums bring money in exclusively for professional leagues and not the communities. The teams are turning public money into private profit. Professional leagues are becoming extremely wealthy at the taxpayers expense. The publicly-funded stadium obsession must be put to a stop before athletes and coaches become even greedier. New stadiums being built hurt public schools, and send a message to children that leisure activities are more important than basic education. Public money needs to be used to for more important services that would benefit the local economy. Stadiums do not help the economy or save struggling towns. There are no net benefits from single purpose stadiums, and therefore the stadium obsessions must be put to a stop.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the stadium construction boom continues, and taxpayers are being forced to pay for new high tech stadiums they don't want.
- Opines that taxpayers are asked to pay for new stadiums, which benefit a single corporation. they argue that the public-funded stadium obsession must be stopped before the teams get greedier.
- Explains that sports stadiums are subsidized by construction and operating grants paid to private owners or developers, construction by governing agencies, a state or local tax, or by federal tax-exempt bonds.
- Explains that taxpayers have been forced to pay for new stadiums in various ways, such as in cincinnati, wisconsin, and san francisco.
- Explains that sports industry jobs are only a small fraction of the world's workforce.
- Explains that sports stadiums don't bring more money into the economy, and suggests taxing fans or having fund raisers to earn volunteer money from fans.
- Analyzes how local money is being spent on stadiums, not schools, to send a negative message to children that luxuries and sports are more important than education.
- Opines that professional athletes should be less greedy and selfish and help the next generation of students by paying for their own stadiums and donating personally to poor schools.
- Argues that the 49ers' slogan "build the stadium-create the jobs" is naive to think that one structure could solve major economic problems in principal cities.
- Explains that athletes are overpaid due to the fact that it can never be predictable how long they will be physically able to play a game. the majority of professional athletes have amazing homes, fancy cars and wealthy lifestyles.
- Opines that taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize sports stadiums, since they do not help the local economy.
- Analyzes cagan, joanna, and demause's "why baseball needs new york to just say no." the nation.
- Describes mermal's positions against public funding of professional sports stadiums.
- Opines that sports, jobs, and taxes: the economic impact of sports teams and stadiums.
- Explains rust, m., "public welfare for billionaires." insight on the news.
- Argues that new stadiums are rarely used for multi-purposes. they are unfair to taxpayers, old facilities are torn down, and subsidies unjust to businesses.
- Opines that public money should not be spent to benefit a private business, and that teams should be willing to pay for their own stadiums.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that a similar contract for nbc sports network for $250,000,000 will leave out the fox channels and espn for games. the mls is lacking prestigious players to reach this number of fans.
- Compares the performances of the us and spain's national teams.
- Explains that soccer is becoming more popular in america, but is far from having the popularity similar to overseas.
- Explains that the tournaments and cups vary from the fifa world cup to the uefa champions league.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the dallas cowboys are one of the most well-known professional football franchises in the sport's history. they are home to 19 renowned individuals who have been inducted into the nfl hall of fame.
- Explains that the cowboys' home was one of the most recognizable professional sports stadiums of its time.
- Explains that at&t stadium hosted the cowboys' home games, as well as other sporting and entertainment events. the ncaa basketball final four will be held at the stadium.
- Explains that the stadium's construction cost was $1.15 billion, making it one of the most expensive sports venues ever built. the city of arlington provided over $325 million in bonds as funding, and jones covered any cost overruns.
- Explains that teammarketing.com reported four average tickets priced at $110.20 which rounds to $441, two beers priced around $8.50 and two drinks for each kid at $5 which reaches $27.
- Cites badenhausen, k. (2012, february 1). manchester united tops the world's 50 most valuable sports teams.
- Opines that the final four at at&t stadium may break college basketball attendance records but not the bank.
- Cites espn.com's article on the cowboys' new $1 billion stadium to keep hole in roof.
- Analyzes how magary, d. (2009, august 1). want a pizza at cowboys stadium? that'll be a handful of twenties.
- Explains that the cowboys have a history of excellence and winning which is hard to hold and be consistent with in the nfl.
- Compares dallas's food and beverage prices to other nfl stadiums. the official fanfare score is 4.4, which is above average.
- Opines that the dallas cowboys are one of the most successful franchises in nfl history, and that jerry jones is hurting the team from a managerial point of view.
- Cites team marketing's report on the renaming of at&t stadium by the dallas cowboys.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that sports have become more popular in our society, but how do these professional sports affect our economy?
- Explains that 46 major league stadiums and arenas were built and renovated for baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. they added jobs and increased revenue but not without spending money first.
- Explains that a new minor league stadium under construction can have an impact of up to $5,812,756 in regional sales. construction brings the opportunity for an employment boom.
- Explains that operating a new stadium would bring new jobs and more revenue. stadium revenue would consist of ticket sales, concessions, and merchandise.
- Explains that a loss to value added occurs when two professional sports teams are within driving distance of each other. new teams in their market area are substitutes that will reduce attendance at the incumbent team.
- Opines that although competition is normally a great thing, it can create problems such as; neither team will make much profit, which could lead to unemployment for the workers at the stadium and economically it would not be sound for either team in the area.
- Explains that colorado rockies are located over 600 miles away from another major league team and add to their value because they have a larger fan base.
- Opines that professional sports leagues, franchises and civic boosters have used the promise of sports franchise, new stadiums or arenas as an incentive for host cities to construct new venues at considerable public expense.
- Describes the positive and negative aspects of professional baseball from an economic standpoint. there are times where building a new stadium would bring great profit to the economy and also build new jobs adding value.
- Explains that selling the game: estimating the economic impact of professional sports through taxable sales.
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- Explains that the basics of soccer were formed in ancient china before stadiums were packed with fans and jumbotrons emitted beaming special effects.
- Explains the story of the new york cosmos, an upstart semi-professional club that got its start in 1970, documented by the film, once in a lifetime.
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- Explains that the nasl was struggling to recruit high-caliber players without any backup for when these players retired. hope wasn't restored until the 1994 world cup, when the mls attempted to build off the hype.
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- Explains that beckham was seen as the second coming of pele who brought the interest levels of international superstars to new heights.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how professional baseball has become more than one of america's favorite pastimes. it is a business of trading and deals.
- Explains that baseball is a "national pastime," as referred to by jules tygiel.
- Explains that baseball resonated so regularly and intensely in american life that it offered its partisans a steady diet of entertainment, drama, and controversy.
- Analyzes how the new york yankees and los angeles dodgers are known for having enough money to buy their talent.
- Explains that buying talent does not always work because some business theories do not work for all teams. in 2010, the marlins tried reconstructing their team by building a new stadium and buying many talented players.
- Explains that some trades can offend the fans because the team can no longer afford this player or they want to save money for better players.
- Explains that going to the world series can boost a baseball team's franchise. the worst teams get the first pick in the upcoming draft to gain better talent for more success.
- Explains that major league baseball teams will get sponsorships in order to make more money. they will sign sponsors and advertise the company or organizations in commercials or on advertisements around their ballpark.
- Analyzes how players are becoming greedy about their contracts. all-star players think they deserve a better contract than players coming up from the minors.
- Analyzes how players may try to be the best by cheating in different ways. rick burton's statement agrees with the fact that the mlb has business in mind.
- Explains that there was no free agency in 1919. baseball's reserve clause, which said that a player must accept whatever he is offered or find another line of work, was in effect.
- Analyzes how scandalous gambling shows that the money behind the game means more to those involved than playing a fair game. those involved in gambling have the risk of being banned, like pete rose, who still denies gambling on baseball.
- Explains that since the mid 1900’s, major league baseball teams have incorporated many different ethnicities other than caucasian americans. the first non-white major league ballplayer was jackie robinson with the los angeles dodgers.
- Explains that major league baseball teams are more than just a team with players; they are now cups, clothing, bedspreads, and sofas that feature your favorite baseball team.
- Analyzes how corporate instincts bleed us of the strangeness that attracted us in the first place. if you market too much, marketing becomes your culture.
- Explains that major league baseball has become business-centered with business deals, trades, franchising, sponsorships and buying talent, which ruins the natural fun aspect of watching the game.
- Cites barry, justin m., and ralph f. shawhan. "baseball gets 'em too young." saturday evening post.
- Explains gutman's baseball babylon: from the black sox to pete rose, the real stories behind the scandals that rocked the game.
- Explains paige, sean, "professional athletes as role models." professional sports. ed. james d. torr farmington hills, mi: greenhaven, 2003.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that major league baseball's stadiums can affect the game dramatically by the size, dirt, and weather. major league baseball is a prominent organization in our daily life.
- Explains that major league baseball stadiums are important assets to the game. they are also very old ones that are still used today.
- Explains that baseball is divided into two divisions: the national and the american league. they pick the pittsburgh pirates, chicago cubs and toronto blue jays.
- Explains that the project relates to real life because people would like to know these things to help them learn about baseball.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that canada hosted the u20 men's fifa world cup in 2007 and argues that it was an important year for soccer in canada.
- Explains that canada now has three professional teams including toronto f.c. (tfc), the vancouver whitecaps and most recently the montreal impacts.
- Compares the attendance of the montreal impacts and the l.a. galaxy to nhl teams. the university of calgary dinos soccer coach hints at the impact of mls in the north american market.
- Opines that david beckham's impact on the mls is incalculable — he broke through like no other athlete in north american soccer. tfc acquired three players in the transfer period for $100 million dollars.
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- Argues that nfl stadiums bring in some form of economic value, but it isn't always as beneficial as they claim.
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- Argues that stadium sharing is retaining the same, if not more revenue, and cutting out as much public funding as possible.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. they will explore soccer's place in american history and how it has been growing in america.
- Explains that the american indians played a game similar to modern soccer called pasuckuakohowog, which was played in the 17th century.
- Explains how the first standardized soccer rules were published in 1867, and how oneida football club became the world's first organized soccer club in the 1800s.
- Explains that the first football game in america was contested between rutgers and princeton in 1869. the game resembled modern soccer and rugby.
- Explains that the american soccer league gained thousands of fans in the early 20th century. the asl was so popular that it challenged other soccer leagues in europe and the struggling nfl.
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