A Little of This and That

Starter Fun

• Special 1 TV: Just Like That

MLS

• Sounder at Heart: A Case for the Supporters Shield
• Philadelphia: The Other Supporters Groups - Beyond the Sons of Ben
• On Football: The Missing Revenue Stream for MLS
• 3rd Degree: So after reading the CONCACAF Club Ratings for 2001-2010 and the reference to MLS dynasties, I thought I put together a simple table to assuage my curiosity and this is what I found. Note that my table runs for 11 years, since the end of the shoot-out era. I also don't take into account who won Supporters' Shields, MLS Cups, etc, just who earned the highest percentage of points available.

Points Earned Percentage 2000-2010
	Pts	Pts Avail	Pts %	Seasons
Miami	94	174	54.02%	2
Seattle	95	180	52.78%	2
SJ/HOU	502	990	50.71%	11
Chicago	496	993	49.95%	11
Los Angeles	485	990	48.99%	11
Columbus	472	990	47.68%	11
New England	462	993	46.53%	11
Kansas City	457	993	46.02%	11
Metrostars/RedBull	453	990	45.76%	11
Dallas	452	990	45.66%	11
Colorado	435	990	43.94%	11
D.C. United	432	990	43.64%	11
Chivas USA	230	552	41.67%	6
San Jose	109	270	40.37%	3
Real Salt Lake	222	552	40.22%	6
Tampa Bay	66	177	37.29%	2
Toronto FC	134	360	37.22%	4
Philadelphia	31	90	34.44%	1

The Business of Soccer

• Paul Wilson: January Madness is Making Football Sleazier
• Seth Vertelney: On Illegal Soccer Streams, Legal Alternatives, And Market Inefficiencies 
• Guardian: A Good Agent is the Stuff Dreams are Made Of 
  

More Interesting Stuff

• CONCACAF: Trinidad Football’s Anonymous Victims - Behind the Iron Curtain of Warner’s World
• In Person: I'm a romantic, says Xavi, heartbeat of Barcelona and Spain

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