Major League Soccer

Market Analysis Mission Statement: Our new team, the Seattle Supersonics will be using a similar mission statement that is relevant to several current NBA teams such as, the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies. The mission of the Seattle Supersonics is “To provide the city of Seattle with a sports entertainment organization that is dedicated to serving the community, the fanbase, employees, and the players.” Through this mission statement, the Supersonics will be able to show the city that…

beneficial to the city of Birmingham, Alabama. A professional sports team could boost the city’s tourism substantially and possibly grow its population. The team would need to be from one of the country’s 5 biggest sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, or Hockey. There are reasons why Birmingham never had a professional sports team. The State of Alabama has always been dominated by the two college sports programs, Alabama and Auburn. These two college’s sports programs alone have…

its conception, the beautiful game of soccer has been a sport played all over the world, played by many ages and admired by all. In Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa, soccer is as big of a deal, if not more, than American football is in the United States. While soccer has not been in the United States for that long, the American people do not elevate it to the same status as they do baseball, basketball, or football. In the rest of the world, soccer is considered to be their pastime and…

Throughout history there has been numerous accounts of cultures being oppressed by another. There is one that stands out above all: oppression of African-Americans. However, we do not refer to this era as oppression but rather segregation. Segregation is defined as “a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group,” in this case from Caucasians (“The Definition of Segregation”). From the day the first slaves arrived in America until 1964 when President…

reality, he was so much more than that. Despite having his most accomplishments in American Football, he helped shape 4 lasting, popular american sports leagues. He has ties to the National Football League (NFL), The National Basketball Association (NBA), The North American Soccer League (NASL), which would later become part of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the World Tennis Championships (WTC). His contributions are what make him one of the most influential men in american sports. In fact in…

I found it somewhat difficult to decide on what type of business I wanted to start. My major is supply chain, so I tossed around a few ideas related to logistics and warehousing. I could not decide, so I finally thought about what I really loved. I have been passionate about sports for a long time. I have played baseball or softball for 19 years. I have played indoor and outdoor baseball in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. I have also played in South Korea. This led me to the idea…

Christian School, which is coached by Scott Hilinski. The two swap roles after the high school season. Davidson has coached in the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) the past seven seasons, including the past five as a head coach. He became the first coach in the history of the Altamonte Springs Boom, in 2015, after winning back-to-back league championships, with the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs. According to the FCSL, Davidson has posted a 133-80-2 (.623) overall record, including a 25-14-1…

Diego Maradona was a professional soccer player most known for his International achievements. It was said that he failed a couple of drug tests and that he was on cocaine. Many people lost respect for him when they heard this. He denied doing drugs at first, but he then admitted to it. Professional athletes should be banned from their sport for doing drugs because young people look up to them and they are putting a bad example. Doping in sports is not allowed in any sport, and should not be…

Soccer, also known as Futbol, is a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent 's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms (Merriam-Webster.com). It has become a very popular sport played in many countries around the world. This sport is a way that many countries can interact with others through competition. In the last 30 years, soccer has begun to grow in popularity in the…

of the reasons why holidaymakers from all over the world decide to stop by the beautiful island. Take a look at these eight little known facts about the Dominican Republic! Number Eight: Dominicans Love Baseball Despite being a Hispanic nation, soccer is not the most widely practiced sport among Dominicans—baseball is. It was their neighboring…