what do people overseas think about the mls?

Question

dont just say that it sucks. explain yourself go into detail..

Answer 1

Money can't buy everything; certainly NOT the priority of budding and established players in Europe-Latin America whose love and passion for the game is "numero uno" in their hearts and minds. To them playing for a Manchester United, or a Barcelona is beyond any price.

The US do not have a football culture, the professional clubs are virtually unknown entities outside America; and the football climate is generally lethargic at soccer games.

MLS is only for fading stars of the soccer world to glimmer occasionally and yet earn megabucks. This has always been the think.

Answer 2

I heard a commentary somewhere (I can't remember where, but maybe during the World Cup this summer or the MLS Cup) that said one of the big problems with the MLS and soccer in the USA in general is the age and experience of the players when they finally do become professionals.

First of all, soccer isn't played everywhere and every American kid doesn't grow up playing it as children do in most parts of the world. Therefore, you have a smaller pool of athletes to begin with. Then, when you look at South America and Europe (I'm assuming Asia, to some extent, as well), the most promising players are immediately put into a youth system or academy that is often times run by the professional teams so that there is intensive training beginning at age 8 or 10. Nothing of that magnitude exists in America. Then, the best of the youth league players around the world become reserves and finally senior team members so that from the age of 14 or 15 they are training and competing against some of the best professional players in the world. In the US, those kids are playing against one another in Jr. High and High school, with very few exceptions on All-Star or National Development teams. Still, the American kids are only playing against each other, for the most part. Then, at age 18 or 19, the international players are breaking into the top professional clubs and making senior team National debuts. The American kids are playing in the NCAA, really the only large-scale developmental system for the MLS. Then, finally, at the age of 23 or 24 the American players break into the professional ranks and National teams and they are 5 years older and several levels of experience below the other players in the world.

Without a comparable development system that allows younger players to compete on the level that young players around the world are getting, there is no way that the MLS can breed players of the same quality as other leagues in the world. The league will have to buy aging stars, but that still won't bring it up to the level of Serie A, La Liga, or EPL because those players coming in are no longer at the top of their games in the eyes of the European and World footballing community.

Answer 3

Honestly, the best players in the world are not interested in playing in MLS. I'm sure the euros think about MLS the same way Americans feel about NFL Europe.

Answer 4

It's not an anticipated league even in the country, so there's no real urge to fight from the players. And the players there don't play with class like they do in Europe or with sass like they do in South America. But with Becks transfer, its surely going to have more attention and that will hopefully lead to more excitement by each team too.

Answer 5

Not very competitive. Boring football, I fell asleep watching Dynamo Houston - New England Revolution last year MLS Cup Final or whatever it was.

Answer 6

MLS is only for fading stars of the soccer world to glimmer occasionally and yet earn megabucks. This has always been the think.

Answer 7

Except Beckham.

Answer 8

its kinda boring due to the lack of quality but i do like DC united

Answer 9

Its cool really. whats your opinion dude?