REPORT: SUM-mer of Soccer Continues as SUM, US Soccer, and MLS Relationship Examined

Our good friend Kartik Krishnayer at MLSR partner MajorLeagueSoccerTalk.com continues his series examining the "Summer of Soccer" with a critical eye. We love this stuff and though you would too so we present this article to you in its entirety. Be sure to read Part 1 of this series here.Summer of Soccer Continues The 14 matches that were played during the first week of the ‘Summer of Soccer’ drew 168,687. All games were part of entities owned or marketed by Soccer United Marketing(SUM). The Gold Cup kicked off this week. By Sunday, three of the nine doubleheaders that constitute the group phase were played. The other 6 will be contested this week. Here’s how this week’s events fared … Summer of Soccer Attendances Opponents Venue Date Event Att Panama v Guadeloupe Oakland-Alameda Cty Col.Oakland, CA Sun, Jul 05 Gold Cup 32,500 Nicaragua v Mexico Honduras v Haiti Qwest Field, Seattle, WA Sat, Jul 04 Gold Cup 15,387 USA v Grenada Jamaica v Canada Home ...