The Sol's Mother's Day Incentive
Attend the Los Angeles Sol's May 10 home game against the Boston Breakers at Home Depot Center and if the team wins you'll get a free ticket to the club's June 3 home game against the Chicago Red Stars.
Sol General Manager Charlie Naimo explains:
"We are certainly not guaranteeing a victory on May 10," he said. "Instead, we are potentially rewarding those who have decided to share their Mother's Day with us."
As bets go, this is a pretty good one: the undefeated Sol are 3-0-1, atop the WPS standings and have yet to concede a goal.
You can get four tickets to the game plus a picture on the field with a Sol player for $49. Call 1-877-4-SOL-TIX (476-5849).
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
Nick, this is like the Galaxy giving away free tickets to season-ticket holders. It's designed to make HDC look full (or, at least, respectfully populated) and avoid public embarassment. Yes, the economy has a lot to do with such a promotion. Nevertheless, I wonder about the long-term viability of WPS.
If WPS fails (which I hope it doesn't), then Tonya Antonucci should take over as MLS commissioner. At least she knows business, has a brain, is tough and won't kowtow to AEG, unlike some other commissioners we know.
Nick replies: Well, AEG couldn't afford to make this offer for a Galaxy game, could they?