Don Garber
Don Garber
Don Garberhas served as the Commissioner of Major League Soccer since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation board of directors. He has been nicknamed "The Don" or "The Soccer Don" by his colleagues and the media...
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These are the guys from our first generation, who deserve the honor. They were American soccer pioneers. They came home and they helped sell it.
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It was good business for the NFL to do that.
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You've got lots of Hispanics in this market. You've got lots of people playing soccer here who are not Hispanic. It's a market that we think has a very, very high potential for soccer in this country. They've had great success here over the years.
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As we've been building these stadiums ... it's really changed the economics for Major League Soccer. Because now we're able to capture far more of the revenue.
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This is more than just a stadium. It will make this region one of the hubs for this great sport.
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It is our intention to bring Major League Soccer back to the Bay Area with a new expansion team as early as 2007. MLS is committed to working with local business leaders and city officials to continue these efforts. With the support of the city of San Jose, a local ownership group and a soccer-specific stadium, professional soccer can be very successful in northern California.
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A 'one-size-fits-all' policy could lead to a variety of unintended consequences.
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Pizza Hut Park is clearly becoming a major destination for marquee soccer events in the United States, and we're pleased to host MLS Cup 2006 at one of America's great soccer facilities. The tremendous support by the entire soccer community in North Texas for MLS Cup 2005 makes Pizza Hut Park - one of the premier soccer complexes in the world - the perfect choice.
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It's very important to note that this is a league that's young, that continues to evolve and we make decisions that we think are in the best long-term interest of the league, ... We have added two new owners into this league both who are going to be in great markets and who at one point are going to be playing in soccer specific stadiums.
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In order to ensure that the team will have the appropriate time to prepare for the 2006 season,
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Freddy is someone who needs to be carefully developed physically and competitively, ... He's playing with grown men, guys who are not going to care that Freddy's perceived as the great hope for the sport in this country. They're going to do everything they can to make sure he has a rough time.
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There is simply no room for cheaters in sports.
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While we recognize that much work needs to be done, this is an encouraging first step in the process toward bringing first-class professional soccer to the area.
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We need to carefully manage Freddy's exposure and the expectation that he will take the sport to unrealistic levels, ... We have said all along that no one player will 'save soccer in America.' ... That is not on Freddy's shoulders.