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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you just put up the names of 2 dead people?[/quote]

It provides a historic prospective, especially with the influence one of them had on the league.  All ownership interests stay with the family when the owner dies unless the will provides otherwise.  So what's your point? [/quote]

But then two of those (the Hunts) overlap.

So that's ... six owners. (Plus Garber, who is a lonnnng way removed from his NFL days by now.)

Actually, make that five. Berding *works* for FC Cincinnati. He's not the owner.

Let's examine ...

- Kraft, New England. Pretty well reviled, but it's worth noting that he, Anschutz and Hunt came up with the big money to save MLS in early 2002.

- Hunt, Dallas. See above. Also, FC Dallas has a terrific youth academy and is now the host of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Lamar Hunt also was a unicorn -- a carryover from the NASL to MLS.

- Allen, Seattle. The Sounders started with a strong affiliation with the Seahawks, but they've gone off on their own since. The majority owner is Adrian Hanauer, who ran the Sounders in the lower divisions before moving to MLS.

- Kroenke, Colorado. Owns so many teams now in so many sports that he's probably forgotten he owns the Rapids.

That leaves Arthur Blank, who built Mercedes-Benz Stadium with soccer in mind as well as football. He also hired sharp guys like Tata Martino. And the club built a $60 million training facility.

So, yeah, the "NFL controls MLS" trope doesn't hold much water.

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These are very rich and powerful individuals.  Don't underestimate them or their influence.   MLS is mediocre by design.  The mediocrity cannot be attributed solely to the lack of American talent.  In 2017, only 43 percent of MLS players were born in the US so almost 60 percent are players from other countries.  MLS is a buying league, but they just buy mostly garbage level "talent."[/quote]

Rich and powerful individuals? You don’t say. They’re billionaire sports franchise owners, duh. Are there many middle-class pro sports owners out there?[/quote]

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