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Originally Posted by Shifty Prophet
If Brazil and Argentina can't sustain leagues as important to the world as the ones in the UEFA, then what makes the USA think it can?
The people in this country are extremely patriotic and also feel that we can set the precedent for anything. Maybe this attitude is the driving force behind MLS.
I just feel the US football team would be better and more respected had MLS been kept to minor league and the players opted for European transfers.
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The Brazilian and Argentine leagues may not have the entire world watching, or the hype machine banging its drum for their major matches and competitions, but by no means are these leagues not quality. And they are still very important to people within those countries. To a lesser degree the same can be said for MLS.
And I would also argue that having a well run domestic league is extremely important to the development of more quality players, and wider exposure to the game. Americans are not going to get behind a club team from England or Germany just because they have a few players from the States that play for them. There has to be something local and worthwhile too. Which is to say, we've got to have a domestic league, with good domestic players.
Plus, we love sports here, and we love winners even more, wider exposure for MLS and more competitive play from our national side will lead us to the promise land.