I went on a tour of Croke Park a year or two ago, and it was amazing. The tour guide was SO passionate about everything Gaelic. We did a tour of the locker rooms where there is a bar that the players drink at after the games. We did a tour on the rooftop walkway. It was unforgettable, and the whole time he was…

Arlington is just the worst. I have season tickets to quite a few sports (TCU football, TCU basketball, and Dallas Cowboys). I also go to about 10 mavs games a year. Baseball is probably my favorite (or second favorite sport) and the Rangers are my team, but I NEVER go to Rangers games. I hate driving to Arlington…

One other thing, that you have to look at is the overall market for soccer players. If USMNT players did not earn as much as they did for the national team, some of them might not even play as it wouldn’t be worth getting hurt. The money they men can make on the free market from international clubs and MLS is so much…

I agree that it is pretty damn good chance, but seems pretty risky that nearly 50% of the projected revenue for the USWNT comes from the victory tour. Maybe there can be some sort of compromise between the union and US Soccer... USWNT plays the Olympics at current rate per match, but if a victory tour does in fact…

The FY 2017 USMNT budget does not include the Copa America as it is included as an extraordinary items. The budget from the minutes state:

Crazy to think that the US Soccer Budget assumes that the USWNT will win the Olympics. Of the $17.5M in projected revenue for FY 2017, over $8M of that is coming from ten stops of the “Olympic Victory Tour”. Seems pretty bold to assume victory in a budget, but what do I know...