MLS proposal

[Bruce]

There should be many local soccer leagues. There should be 52 state soccer federations, one for each 50 state, plus two for California and Texas. Some states would run in summer (like MLS) and some in winter. There would be as many as 24 teams (with 46 games) in largest leagues. There would be promotion and relegation between all levels and leagues. It would be a tradition to play in Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.

So we'd copy the Brazil model, which is currently the source of many complaints about player fatigue due to an insane number of games per season? And with the roster depth that MLS doesn't have? You're off your rocker.

While pro/rel is still not on the table for anyone with financial sense, playing on certain holidays already happens. MLS regularly schedules Independence Day games (with the Rapids hosting their fireworks-after-game thing) and just moved El Trafico at the Rose Bowl to that day after having to postpone it from Saturday. There was also a Black Friday match in the playoffs that drew huge TV ratings (in part because it was on Fox proper), so that's also an option for a good MLS Cup or Conference Final.

[Scott5114]

every town, village and suburb should have own soccer club.

Do you think 90-year-old Elsie Eiler of Monowi, Nebraska, is up for running an entire soccer team by herself?


(Her husband, the other guy on this sign, is ineligible to play on account of being dead.)

[zachary_amaryllis]

every town, village and suburb should have own soccer club.

Do you think 90-year-old Elsie Eiler of Monowi, Nebraska, is up for running an entire soccer team by herself?
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(Her husband, the other guy on this sign, is ineligible to play on account of being dead.)

You know my sister?

[Poiponen13]

There should be many local soccer leagues. There should be 52 state soccer federations, one for each 50 state, plus two for California and Texas. Some states would run in summer (like MLS) and some in winter. There would be as many as 24 teams (with 46 games) in largest leagues. There would be promotion and relegation between all levels and leagues. It would be a tradition to play in Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.

So we'd copy the Brazil model, which is currently the source of many complaints about player fatigue due to an insane number of games per season? And with the roster depth that MLS doesn't have? You're off your rocker.

While pro/rel is still not on the table for anyone with financial sense, playing on certain holidays already happens. MLS regularly schedules Independence Day games (with the Rapids hosting their fireworks-after-game thing) and just moved El Trafico at the Rose Bowl to that day after having to postpone it from Saturday. There was also a Black Friday match in the playoffs that drew huge TV ratings (in part because it was on Fox proper), so that's also an option for a good MLS Cup or Conference Final.

The 46 games is good, English Championship plays so many games. And There should be promotion tournament to ULS League Two.