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		<title>Soccer and the Falcons stadium proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2010/05/20/soccer-and-the-falcons-stadium-proposal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 18:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arthur Blank&#8217;s stated preference for a downtown outdoor stadium for the Atlanta Falcons &#8212; without a retractable roof that he says is too costly &#8212; is catching some flak for more than just that reason, and not just from the folks at the Georgia Dome who risk losing their primary tenant.
As my former AJC colleague Tony [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS set to expand to Montreal</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2010/05/06/mls-set-to-expand-to-montreal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 23:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Soccer isn&#8217;t giving any specifics, but there&#8217;s a press conference slated for Friday (we hear it&#8217;s in Montreal) for a &#8220;major announcement&#8221; (we hear it&#8217;s about expanding into Montreal for the 2012 season).
This is not unexpected news, nor is it a surprise that MLS commissioner Don Garber keeps saying Atlanta is on his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A long view of American soccer</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2010/05/05/a-long-view-of-american-soccer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Longtime American soccer executive Peter Wilt (formerly Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars and now with the indoor Milwaukee Wave) projects the near-term landscape of the sport in the United States, and what it may look like in 2020.
My favorite (albeit tongue-in-cheek) scenario Wilt saves for last:
&#8220;American newspapers will all have soccer beat reporters writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta&#8217;s three amigos at MLS Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/11/22/atlantas-three-amigos-at-mls-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/11/22/atlantas-three-amigos-at-mls-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three people I know are luxuriating right now in the all-soccer waters in Seattle, site of Sunday&#8217;s MLS Cup between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, thanks to an all-expenses-paid promotion courtesy of various league sponsors.
Jason Longshore of Soccer in the Streets and Colin and Chris Martz, former colleagues at the Atlanta J-C [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta . . . a nice city, but for MLS soccer?</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/08/04/atlanta-a-nice-city-but-for-soccer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When someone starts a blog post batting eyelashes and rattling off flattering and familiar things about your city, you know there&#8217;s a &#8220;but&#8221; coming.
And this &#8220;but,&#8221; posted recently on the Olé Olé blog, is about the prospects, however fleeting, of Major League Soccer in these parts. But &#8212; and here&#8217;s my &#8220;but&#8221; &#8212; the blogger&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate to trash your soccer summer, but . . .</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/08/03/hate-to-trash-your-soccer-summer-but/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the recent euphoria from soccer&#8217;s boosters, bloggers, executives and others, how much progress has the sport really made in the public imagination in this ballyhooed &#8220;Summer of Soccer?&#8221;
Not much, according to Jonathan Zopf of the Gainesville Times, who speaks to soccer aficionadoes local and beyond in painting a gloomier picture than what&#8217;s been touted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans wanting MLS in Atlanta keep the faith</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/07/29/fans-wanting-mls-in-atlanta-keep-the-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They’ve got the makings of a Web site and a Facebook page that’s up and running, with nearly 200 fellow travelers having signed up thus far. If you want to pledge allegiance to their cause, you can even buy a T-shirt (right, below) that leaves little doubt as to what you want. And by all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If they expand MLS, who will be watching?</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/07/21/if-they-expand-mls-who-will-be-watching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kartik Krishnayir at Major League Soccer Talk is doubtful that more Major League Soccer expansion will help the league&#8217;s ailing television numbers, unless it includes a second franchise in the New York City area.
But that&#8217;s not happening, at least for now, as Mets owner Fred Wilpon, who&#8217;s been interested in bringing MLS to Queens, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some MLS fans to Atlanta: Go away, please</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/07/20/some-mls-fans-to-atlanta-go-away-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLS Rumors asks readers for their thoughts about commissioner Don Garber&#8217;s statement last week regarding future expansion possibilities that include Atlanta.
As noted on Atlanta Soccer News on Friday, Garber specifically mentioned Atlanta as one of five potential markets for what appear to be two expansion slots, perhaps as early as 2012. The others: Montreal, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta mentioned in MLS expansion plans</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/07/17/atlanta-mentioned-in-mls-expansion-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlanta is one of several markets in the mix for the next round of Major League Soccer expansion, the Sports Business Daily reported Friday.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank submitted an expansion bid for the 2011 season but withdrew it earlier this year. The Falcons were involved in marketing and promotional efforts for last month&#8217;s friendly [...]]]></description>
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