The 11’s Top 11 stories of 2012 24 Dec 2012 So we went under the website’s hood and looked at the analytics. And, we were able to rank our 11 most-read stories of the year. Now, we present them in order.
Fath: Important that new NASL commissioner understands North American sports culture 27 Nov 2012 Fifteen candidates were screened by the NASL’s search team — but the choice was made to make former AEG executive and NFL Europe president Bill Peterson the league’s new commissioner.
Minnesota gets NASL stay of execution, while Virginia readies expansion announcement 30 Oct 2012 The eight other current NASL teams are taking a wait-and-see attitude with the Minnesota Stars.
NASL Commissioner David Downs announces he is stepping down 4 Oct 2012 NASL announced Thursday on its website that Downs will be retiring at the end of the 2012 season, and the search for a new commissioner is underway.
NASL Commissioner talks Edmonton stadium, new expansion team, Minnesota situation 21 Sep 2012 A new soccer stadium for Edmonton. The fate of the Minnesota Stars. More expansion teams. These were all hot topics as NASL Commissioner David Downs sat down with The 11 in Edmonton Thursday afternoon.
NASL Commissioner David Downs in Edmonton to meet with Mayor Stephen Mandel 19 Sep 2012 NASL Commissioner David Downs will arrive in Edmonton Wednesday night, ahead of a Thursday meeting with city officials, including Mayor Stephen Mandel and City Manager Simon Farbrother.
NASL pushes its brand during Canada-Panama match 12 Sep 2012 The signs were placed strategically alongside the pitch at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City. And the advertising buy was approved by NASL Commissioner David Downs.
NASL makes massive changes for 2013: Split season, only two teams advance to postseason 5 Sep 2012 The first half of the season will end July 4. The league will take a month off an reconvene at the end of the July for the second half, which will run until early November. The NASL announced that the Board of Governors unanimously approved the switch.
Despite NY Cosmos move, NASL has no vision of going toe-to-toe with MLS 12 Jul 2012 “No, we aren’t comfortable with financing a Division-1 league,” said Leip. “Our owners are not interested in moving up a league. We have a lot of respect for the the kind of financial commitment MLS owners have made to create Division 1, and we certainly don’t want to tread on their territory. And, certainly the Cosmos only came to us after every road to MLS had been exhausted.”
Pugh: Ottawa will kick off in NASL in 2014, not 2013 1 May 2012 “Really, there isn’t a stadium in the city that is suitable (to be a temporary home to NASL),” said Pugh. “I know it’s hard to believe that in the Capital City, there is no other stadium, but that is the case. So, we considered our options and thought the way to go is to begin play in what will be our permanent home.”
