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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh stop. As my PP outlined there are about 4 limitations that our legal and league structures have built in that currently prevent isn’t from adopting a more European model.

Beyond that, Soccer just culturally is not relevant enough in America. MLS just awarded their champion and nobody cared. THAT is your biggest problem. [/quote]

NOBODY watched the MLS championship because MLS soccer sucks.  We were watching DVR Champions League games at that time.  We did switch over briefly.  My young children have been raised on FIFA and been to many International games abroad.  They won't watch MLS.  People would offer us free DC United tickets and after the one time they went they never wanted to go back.  Even a 9 and 12-year old can recognize the lack of speed, touch and soccer intelligence compared to International soccer.

My biggest beef is the coaching/training and scouting in this country.  It is abysmal.  We have coaches that can't recognize the right attributes.  They are still evaluating on the wrong metrics and they sure as hell are training the wrong way as well.

There is a pretty big soccer culture in this country currently.  And most American youths play soccer.

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Someday your young children would do well if they ever "suck" enough to play in MLS championship.  MLS playing level and pay scale is quickly rising.  With recently introduced salary budget mechanisms, the typical MLS starter will soon be making $500,000+ with top players making $1MM+.  There are national team players around the region who play in MLS (or hope to be able to play in MLS).  My guess is soccer / football fans in Central America and Caribbean are more appreciative of MLS than many U.S. soccer fans such as yourself.

You know why talent / playing level is so much higher in the Champions League games you are watching?  The big dollars that come from big television contracts and ticket and merchandise sales.  The dollars that come from 70-80 thousand fans paying $100 per ticket to go to things like International BS Cup at FedEx this past August.  The more U.S. Soccer fans follow MLS and stop sending all the dollars overseas, the quicker the MLS level will rise.  Mexicans avidly support Liga MX, too bad too many American fans would rather say American soccer sucks.[/quote]

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