I don't understand but whatever.
Also I think MLS should just do what NASL did and blow the roof off with big signings of players in their prime.
Not official as far as I can tell but pretty close! Does this move the needle for Soccer in the US?
Lionel Messi Agrees To Join Inter Miami: Reports
Lionel Messi has agreed to join Inter Miami in the MLS this summer according to sources in his homeland Argentina and Europe.www.forbes.com
MLS has done a good job of presenting themselves as the face of American soccer to the non-fan. It's a pathetic league that really doesn't understand futbol.It’s silly. Soccer is plenty popular here. MLS is not.
The question is whether it moves the needle for MLS here.
I agree fully that in order to become a true, major soccer league the MLS needs to behave like a true, major soccer league and until promotion/relegation and tiered levels of leagues are part if it MLS will be major in name only.Retirement league.
I wish we could blow up the MLS structure. Get rid of single entity (which is modeled after powder puff football leagues and roller derby).
In order for the league to get any mainstream popularity and a national following it needs a compelling story.
It needs superclubs and promotion and relegation. Nobody else here has Pro/Rel.
This has been talked about for a long time. The advantage for Messi is that lifting his profile in America will be very lucrative and establish him as a true global icon. Smart move. He will be much more popular than the MLS. Just as Beckhum was. But bigger I suspect.
I agree fully that in order to become a true, major soccer league the MLS needs to behave like a true, major soccer league and until promotion/relegation and tiered levels of leagues are part if it MLS will be major in name only.
The thing is the league uses franchise fees as a revenue source (has since pretty much day one). They can't charge these ridiculous fees with the potential buyers knowing their new club most likely will be facing relegation out of the gate.
This article is still relevant, imo.It’s essentially a pyramid scheme. I’m fully aware of the barriers to pro/rel but it’s not like they can expand to 50.
At some point the bubble is going to pop.
This has been talked about for a long time. The advantage for Messi is that lifting his profile in America will be very lucrative and establish him as a true global icon. Smart move. He will be much more popular than the MLS. Just as Beckhum was. But bigger I suspect.
Soccer tickets are already super expensive in some markets. It's really a big investment to go see Toronto FC for one afternoon.It was inevitable for Messi to play in the USA and in either, NYC, LA or Miami. It will increase ticket costs which is not a good thing.
Now on to other soccer news and play please.
This has been talked about for a long time. The advantage for Messi is that lifting his profile in America will be very lucrative and establish him as a true global icon. Smart move. He will be much more popular than the MLS. Just as Beckhum was. But bigger I suspect.
You think playing in the MLS is what’s going to make one of the most famous athletes in the history of planet earth a global icon?
Messi has never given a crap about the USA before. I respect that about him. This is just about maximizing revenues without having to live in the desert.