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      <![CDATA[Now I see your point, Jarrett. It's amazing to me that the U.S. second division has players working on what amounts to a semipro basis.
        
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      <![CDATA[David, I agree there is precedent for split seasons, but what sets NASL apart from the Mexican Primera is that there aren't any "pay for play" or $500 a game type contracts in the big Latin American divisions. I would only see this as an issue for leagues such as D2/D3 in USA that have a number of players that are already on year-to-year contracts...now they will be on half-season to half-season.
        
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      <![CDATA[Neil: Since we all want to be at the beach in July anyway, maybe there could be a "Carolina Cup" involving any Southern teams in top four divisions that want to participate. Games could be held over two or three weeks in Wilmington, NC and Charleston, SC.
        
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      <![CDATA[Here's what they should do with the month-long break, if big friendlies aren't financial feasible: regional cup competitions involving D2/D3 at a set site. Of course, it would help if D3 either took off the month also or at least a couple of weeks.
        
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      <![CDATA[Jarrett, I would imagine that as far as FIFA's oversight is concerned, there's plenty of precedent for handling contracts with split seasons... not only in Latin America, but Northern Europe, where the winter breaks can last three months (in the case of Russia, Ukraine, Denmark, etc).<br>
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If the players aren't going to be paid for the July break, I wonder if they would nonetheless have more time to work the summer camps. (Although, as a practical matter, it seems like the players would get no more than two weeks respite from training.)<br>
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Sean, I'm curious about your objections to the new schedule.
        
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      <![CDATA[Another thought on this...will team's be able to sign players to "half-year" contracts (will FIFA allow this?). I hope this doesn't have a negative impact on the employment status of soccer players in this country.
        
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      <![CDATA[If the NASL is dead within the next few years, we can blame this silly schedule designed to cut costs. <br>
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It makes no sense.
        
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      <![CDATA[I also believe it's a good step in the right direction, Jarrett. However, I think the "Soccer Bowl" will always need to be held at the home ground of one of the participants.
        
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      <![CDATA[This is terribly exciting. Personally would love to see a 2 month summer break but understand the need to keep the start/end dates more conservative for northern teams.
        
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      <![CDATA[Greg3946:<br>
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Your point speaks to what I think is an unresolved tension in North American soccer. Nowhere else in the world (other than Australia) is there a continental league.
        
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      <![CDATA["One additional benefit for Southeast U.S. soccer fans will be avoiding competitive matches during the bulk of July, when erratic weather changes forced delays during several matches in Carolina and elsewhere this year."<br>
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A benefit which is offset for northern U.S. and Canadian soccer fans who will have to endure colder, wetter, snowier weather when erratic weather changes will force delays during several matches in MN, Edmonton and elsewhere this year.
        
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      <![CDATA[Chris this is a less american way of doing it if anything. This is very similar to the way its done in latin america as Neil mentioned.
        
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      <![CDATA[Good lord please no....this goes along the lines of the old league doing penalties starting at the 20 with timed shots. Stop trying to make soccer fit into an american perspective and allow it to develop naturally.
        
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