International Business News - MLS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is adding his star power to a group working to bring an MLS expansion team to the area. The announcement on Tuesday comes a day after Pujols won his second NL MVP award. Pujols' reputation, plus a significant financial investment that was not disclosed, is expected to boost St. Louis Soccer United's chances of winning a franchise in 2011. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177970-nl-mvp-baseball.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/pujols-joins-mls-expansion-effort.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/pujols-joins-mls-expansion-effort.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:24:04 EST Major League Soccer is increasingly using more international players and employing more women in its corporate offices, improving its grades in an annual diversity study released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/mls-gaining-international-players-study-finds.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:45:51 EDT The public campaign to lure a Major League Soccer franchise to Portland was launched, with plans that call for a new baseball stadium and renovations to downtown's PGE Park. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/portland-launches-campaign-to-lure-pro-soccer-team.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:11:26 EDT The new home of the New York Red Bulls has been renamed Red Bull Arena. The owners of the MLS team said Tuesday that that they changed the name of the soccer-specific facility from Red Bull Park to keep in line with other Red Bull properties worldwide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/red-bulls-rename-new-stadium-red-bulls-arena.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:57:31 EDT Major League Soccer intends to add two expansion teams in time for the 2011 season, boosting membership to 18. The announcement was made Thursday following a meeting of the MLS board of governors, and hours before the MLS All-Stars faced English Premier League team West Ham United at Toronto's BMO Field. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/major-league-soccer-to-add-2-more-teams-by-2011.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:53:18 EDT While the quality of play in the MLS is better than people think, David Beckham said Friday that he believes the it will take time for the U.S.-based league to catch up to some of the world's better leagues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/david-beckham-says-mls-is-better-than-people-think.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:02:17 EDT Among the initial public offerings stories for Tuesday, May 13, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Portfolio management software provider Open Link Financial Inc. plans an initial public offering of its common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/ipo-roundup-open-link-patriot-risk-management.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 10:43:28 EDT Milestone AV Technologies Inc., which makes mounting equipment for audiovisual products, has canceled its plans for an initial public offering of 12 million shares, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/milestone-av-technologies-cancels-ipo.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 08:55:00 EDT