Talk:North American Soccer League

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Contents 1 NASL Map 2 MLS Part 3 Other Discussions 4 FA on it.wiki 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Nasl.png

[edit] NASL Map

The map needs to be fixed. Among other things, Denver is nowhere near where it should be. If it isn't fixed in a reasonable time, I will remove it. KitHutch 13:57, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

The map hasn't been fixed so I am a removing it. KitHutch (talk) 15:01, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MLS Part

I don't think that belongs here. Regardless of what happened to the league NASL, it shouldn't be here in it's entirety. It belongs in the MLS article itself. It should say something like, "MLS, now the Division One league of the United States, has taken precautions against such circumstances." And then LINK to the other article. But don't, for goodness sake, just slap the whole thing in there! It LOOKS and SOUNDS stupid and unproffessional, and while I do as well, it's more important that the article does than I do. I'm changing it. T.z0n3 00:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other Discussions

That map is terrible. It shows Denver as being in central Wyoming and Washington D.C. bordering West Virginia, among many other errors.

What about the Detroit Express? They featured Trevor Francis. Why don't you check out or add to the Detroit Express article? They are listed on the team section under the Washington Diplomats because that is where they moved to. KitHutch 01:47, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I noticed that the teams in the USA all had foreign clubs listed next to them. In clicking some of the USA links, I saw that each team was actually a foreign club under an American euphemism. I added a note to that effect at the top of the USA section, just to clarify the article a bit. --Coryma 02:50, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Can someone please do something with the logo.

What does it mean when it says 'points'? I'm assuming it means number of goals scored, but it's also listed on the individual teams' pages. Does that mean total goals scored by a team? What relation does that have to their record, if any? It also doesn't say anything about the number of games or schedules or league alignment. If someone could add this information, it would be wonderful. PolarisSLBM 13:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

The NASL used a points system to determine its scoring champion. Each player received 2 points for each goal they scored and 1 point for each assist. The player with the most points at the end of the season was the scoring champion. It is the same system that MLS used until 2005. See MLS Scoring Champion Award KitHutch 00:03, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FA on it.wiki

Am glad to announce that the North American Soccer League has just been voted as "featured article" on it.wiki. As I used also material published in the English article, wish to thank all the users who have contributed to this item. Blackcat it 14:16, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Nasl.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)