25 Stories That Made MLS

It's a set piece, it's a header, it's a goal, It's Chad Marshall.  The Brothers talk about the unassuming defender that played exclusively in MLS and finished with the best career for a defender in MLS history, including the most Defender of the Year awards by a player ever.

Sources: 

Extratime Bobby Warshaw on the Chad Marshall Theorem

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/07/wiebe-must-win-seattle-sans-chad-marshall-four-reasons-be-worried

Productivity, Longevity and Nudity by Sam Staejkal

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/10/27/stejskal-chad-marshall-dishes-his-productivity-longevity-and-nudity

Berhalter trades Marshall Financially motivated

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2013/12/13/columbus-crew-head-coach-gregg-berhalter-says-chad-marshall-trade-was-financially

Tom Bogert and the transition of Seattle & Marshall:  https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/08/inside-how-seattle-sounders-transitioned-through-chad-marshalls-retirement

The third entry to the brother's MLS Hall of Fame is Dwayne De Rosario. An MLS legend and Canadian legend that didn't make it to MLS until 23 and didn't become a starter until 26 but put together an all time career including a record six MLS Best XIs.

Also hear about the most interesting year of any MLS player, his 2011 MVP season.

Sources:
 Highs and Lows of Dero by Kristan Henaege for the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/23/dwayne-de-rosario-dc-united-vegan

Dero has the eye for the dynamic

https://www.therecord.com/sports/2015/05/12/dwayne-de-rosario-always-had-an-eye-for-the-dramatic.html

Dero Racism - for Midland Today:  https://www.midlandtoday.ca/national-sports/bent-de-rosario-recall-racism-in-germany-early-in-their-pro-careers-2442147

The DC United talisman, Jaime Moreno, is the second person in our first class of MLS Hall of Fame. The first person into the 100/100 club, learn about how Moreno grew up in the same academy as Marco Etcheverry, became the first Bolivian in the EPL before landing in MLS. He would have almost two careers across two eras filled with stats and trophies.

Donate to Jaime Moreno's GoFundMe to help with his medical bills: https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-our-all-time-legend-jaime-moreno

Watch Neetols favorite MLS moment here: https://youtu.be/pvyNRVAI7MM

United nearing a deal to trade Moreno by Steven Goff

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/12/05/united-is-nearing-a-deal-to-trade-moreno-to-metrostars/3802196d-9b68-4769-97ad-88461e998d8d/

Moreno finds peace by Rachel Alexander https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-11/11/075r-111199-idx.html

Charles Boehm interview for MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/06/03/mls-legends-jaime-moreno-discusses-his-successes-and-regrets-d-c-s-greatest-player

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-middlesbroughs-moreno-comes-in-from-the-cold-1142440.html

The brothers kick of season 2 with our series of the first 25 players that should enter the MLS Hall of Fame (as soon as it's made). The first name leading the way in our MLS Hall of Fame? Who else but the greatest American player of all time, Landon Donovan.

Learn about his merit, honors and his story on getting to MLS and Neetol's favorite Landon goal in MLS.

Sources
Bio: http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Donovan_Landon/Donovan_bio.html
Video on SJ comeback:. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBLlNUNJ7iM
Video of all LD Goals: https://youtu.be/o-Hda6Kyx_s

Tutul and Neetol come out of their hibernation to announce season 2, which will have two seperate series:

25 Stories That Made Women's Soccer in the US
25 Stories Of Should Be MLS Hall of Famers.

That's right 50 episodes coming your way.

Also they chat about the MLS is Back Tournament.

How passionate fans of the Columbus Crew organized, protested and eventually saved the Crew and what it means to be a fan moving forward.

Sources:  

Shout out to Keith Naas @Knass who helped proofread the outline

How Columbus #SavedTheCrew by Arlo Moore-Bloom

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/11/08/columbus-crew-mls-save-the-crew

Precourt takes thoughtful approach in Remaking the Crew

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/07/27/Franchises/Anthony-Precourt.aspx

Columbus Crew Angling Toward Relocation in 2019 by Grant Wahl

https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/10/17/columbus-crew-austin-texas-anthony-precourt-stadium

Save The Crew:  A Timeline of Columbus’ Efforts To Save The Soccer Team

https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20181228/save-crew-timeline-of-columbus-efforts-to-save-its-soccer-team

Crew Fans Gather At City Hall To Protest by Chelsea Wiley

https://www.columbusnavigator.com/crew-sc-fans-gather-at-city-hall-to-protest/

Austin Texas Gets A Major League Soccer Deal as Columbus Ohio Gets Stiffed by Jason Notte

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnotte/2018/08/22/austin-texas-gets-a-major-league-soccer-deal-while-columbus-ohio-gets-stiffed/#4a0be03b780c

How a bond between a player and a coach resulted in an unbelievable but for an MLS Expansion team, the largest sale in MLS history and an opening of an unprecedented pipeline of Latin American talent.

Sources: 

Lanús acordó la incorporación del volante Miguel Almirón

https://www.espn.com.ar/noticias/nota/_/id/2435943/lanus-acordo-la-incorporacion-del-volante-miguel-almiron

http://sportwitness.co.uk/exclusive-agent-confirms-arsenal-approach-player-delighted-sign/

Atlanta United signs Miguel Almirón, hopefully sparking a trend of ambitious MLS signings by Kim McCauley

https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2016/12/5/13829982/miguel-almiron-atlanta-united-transfer-fee-salary

Atlanta, Tata and Me by Miguel Almiron

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/miguel-almiron-atlanta-united

Newcastle Must Up Offer For Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/09/newcastle-must-up-offer-for-atlanta-uniteds-miguel-almiron

How a Canadian phenom who's parents escaped a Liberian Civil War to settle in Edmonton eventually became MLS' greatest export and glimpse to the future it may hold.

Sources:

Sources:

The War in Liberia by Sarah Left

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/aug/04/westafrica.qanda

Becoming Canadian - The Alphonso Davies Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqt5u1jtvGw

Why Bayern Munich, the two paths of Alphonso Davies

https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/8/29/20836276/bayern-munich-youth-prospects-transfers-alphonso-davies-liam-morrison-celtic-hasan-salihamidzic

Next Generation 2017 - 60 Best Talents In Football

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2017/oct/04/next-generation-2017-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football

How two new clubs, Atlanta United and LAFC, in MLS embraced the 3.0 model and became the giants in the league from spending, relevance and marketing.

Sources:

Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank for the Entreprenuer

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197614

Home Depot Founder To Buy Falcons by the AP

https://www.wired.com/2001/12/home-depot-founder-to-buy-falcons/

Falcons Owner Puts In Bid For MLS Franchise

https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2008-10-14-4126789750_x.htm

Atlanta Might Be Considered By Potential MLS Owner by Doug Roberson

https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-may-considered-potential-mls-owner/7QkbejYIxLzKZUkht0palI/

Garber Reaffirms Miami, Atlanta Reaffirms As Expansion Favorites

https://sbisoccer.com/2013/12/indicates-expansion-favorites

Tycoons 10 Year Crusade to Get a Big Mac In Vietnam

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-consumers/tycoons-10-year-crusade-to-get-a-big-mac-in-vietnam-idUSBRE9730BD20130804

Expansion LA soccer team plans new stadium on Sports Arena site by Kevin Baxter

https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-la-soccer-stadium-20150518-story.html

How a report from a consultant group led to a new salary mechanism which propelled player spending in MLS to new heights.

Sources:

Inside the Confidential 2016 Study That Provided The Blueprint From MLS Modern Era by Paul Tenorio & Pablo Maurer

https://theathletic.co.uk/1362372/2019/11/08/inside-the-confidential-2016-study-that-provided-the-blueprint-for-mlss-modern-era/

https://www.mlssoccer.com/glossary/targeted-allocation-money

MLS HQ Denials of TAM Contracts Frustrating Front Offices by Paul Tenorio

https://theathletic.com/381254/2018/06/05/mls-hq-denials-of-some-tam-contracts-frustrating-front-offices/?redirected=1

MLS Rejected TAM Offers To Joevan Jones and Stefan Frei by Jeremiah Oshan for Sounders At Heart

https://www.sounderatheart.com/2018/6/5/17430732/joevin-jones-stefan-frei-denied-tam-contracts