Lol you're right.
Same with UFC. Then be like "they don't want brothers to get in there" not knowing that brothers are champs in it lol
**Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread**
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Lol you're right.
Same with UFC. Then be like "they don't want brothers to get in there" not knowing that brothers are champs in it lol
Oh absolutely. Usually when the World Cup comes around, many who wholeheartedly delve into it, end up watching games locally because that's what we've got. They'll also get into the weekend action with La Liga, Premier League etc, but many people want to go experience the action live and in person, so MLS as an outlet is extremely helpful.
To think about how far it's come along in just under 20 years...
When Seattle are doing things like this...
The beauty of the whole process. I get countless parents who tell me about how their kids are football nuts. About how it's the only thing on their minds, and they can't get em away from the tv, so on and so forth.
The next two generation cycles in this country are going to be super interesting.
The US pyramid has been upside down for a very long time. I truly believe there WAS a systematic effort in place to harness the growth of the sport in this country.
The whole, "it's not American jibe..." was stuffed down people's throats, access was very limited, and development was at a stand still for a long time. A recipe for delaying the inevitable... which would be having a nation of footballing supporters.
Only until very very recently have things changed because as someone mentioned earlier, the money is there to be made.
No longer can the heads that run shit ignore the footballing wealth their is in this country. MLS is a fantastic outlet now for the very talented brotha's who love the game from jump. No need to switch to other sports now, cause for real, if you can't make it here, you can go anywhere in the world and have a shot.
Works out great because for the 1st time in a sport America has the low level league and they're going to do everything in their power to change that.
I think we touched on this a bit over there, and I meant to get back to you on it...
The state of football in the country is still very young, so I don't know if condensing it and keeping it in a bubble is what we need right now. We still don't know where the ceiling of this is yet, so why sell ourselves short.
We've done that plenty in the past.
I've touched on promotion/relegation before, but that may be a bit too much, too fast for the mass American public right now, but I think expanding it to cities and markets, like Atlanta for example, are great for the game.
There are so many hotbeds, markets, & communities that all appreciate the game. So long as there are people willing to spend money, and keep interest, they've got to service that need I feel.
I could be wrong, but we're only what, 18 years in with MLS?
A quintessential baby in the footballing world, but a league to where former stars are coming and finishing their careers, in less than 2 decades, that's not bad at all.
"Data released this morning from Sporting Intelligence revealed that Major League Soccer has been ranked as the seventh best soccer league in the world. The study brings into account attendances, finances, goals, competitiveness, caliber of players and managers, stadiums and success in continental competitions."
http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/...ague-globally-can-it-break-into-the-top-five/
Those are broad numbers and not accurate to date, but you guys get my point.
I have two of my former players playing in lower leagues as we speak.
One went straight from University of MD to the USL, and the other was actually drafted last season by Real Salt Lake in MLS before he was sent down to the NASL for more first team time.
I keep in touch with both of them regularly and they're more than ecstatic to be living their dreams out.
It's really there for anyone who wants it now.
I think we touched on this a bit over there, and I meant to get back to you on it...
The state of football in the country is still very young, so I don't know if condensing it and keeping it in a bubble is what we need right now. We still don't know where the ceiling of this is yet, so why sell ourselves short.
We've done that plenty in the past.
I've touched on promotion/relegation before, but that may be a bit too much, too fast for the mass American public right now, but I think expanding it to cities and markets, like Atlanta for example, are great for the game.
There are so many hotbeds, markets, & communities that all appreciate the game. So long as there are people willing to spend money, and keep interest, they've got to service that need I feel.
I could be wrong, but we're only what, 18 years in with MLS?
A quintessential baby in the footballing world, but a league to where former stars are coming and finishing their careers, in less than 2 decades, that's not bad at all.
"Data released this morning from Sporting Intelligence revealed that Major League Soccer has been ranked as the seventh best soccer league in the world. The study brings into account attendances, finances, goals, competitiveness, caliber of players and managers, stadiums and success in continental competitions."
http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/...ague-globally-can-it-break-into-the-top-five/
Those are broad numbers and not accurate to date, but you guys get my point.
Try to touch on this quick, might have to come back when I'm not trying to get off, but anyway...
I'm not trying to condense it to keep it in a bubble but to strengthen the competitiveness. There's what, 20 teams now.....and say 5 more added in 5 yrs time. I think if they dropped it down to say 15, each team can field a quality side (not to say they aren't right now). But can create less of a need to get the Euro players that tend to be nearing the end of their careers.
I'll admit the game, and league, has come a long way in this country but is still a little wet behind the ears. I see with less teams, it sort of becomes like the NFL in that you won't know who claims the top every yr. Less teams means that the best of the best will be chosen, leading to the parity, which will create excitement, and more viewers, etc., etc.
Ride that for a number of years and then slowly start adding teams. If great parity prevails them maybe the Bundesliga or Serie A or whatever look less attractive to these internationals in their teens or 20s.
As for the chart. I can't say too much about that because I don't know how they took all those factors and quantified them together. Plus to me the best league factors more on the play than all that other stuff.
I have two of my former players playing in lower leagues as we speak.
One went straight from University of MD to the USL, and the other was actually drafted last season by Real Salt Lake in MLS before he was sent down to the NASL for more first team time.
I keep in touch with both of them regularly and they're more than ecstatic to be living their dreams out.
It's really there for anyone who wants it now.
Props to them
Just hope you didn't fill their heads with that United nonsense you spew
Its gotta happen eventually, leagues are much more exciting when there's a risk of a team going down to a lower division and some lowly team claws their way to the top
I'm straight up envious of footballers now. When I was growing up only non-athletic, suburban white kids played so me and my patnas figured it had to be a wack sport. I definitely would have played if someone put me on. Oh well, I'll certainly expose my children to the sport if I ever have any
Lets go CostaRica!!! time to shut down these CAC's!!!!
Props to them
Just hope you didn't fill their heads with that United nonsense you spew
But if it's Catalan it's all good right...
good...they took him out.. he wasn't doing shit
BYE ITALY!!!
edit - Godin scored the goal that gave Atletico the La Liga title, and now the winning goal against Italy. Not bad.
edit - Godin scored the goal that gave Atletico the La Liga title, and now the winning goal against Italy. Not bad.
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