And may your Atlanta MLS team, like RSL and TFC and NY1, someday also have a natural grass field in their home venue.
A college football coach once said 90% of any football team is interchangeable. Most players know they be replaced easily thru the draft with a younger body. This is why they have little leverage with owners. Many players didn't start playing till HS and in some cases even college. Can you imagine that in any other major sport. Except perhaps a basketball center in rare occasions.
Welcome to MLS ,congratulations I hope everything work out the right way... MLS expects Atlanta to be 'epicenter for soccer in the ... USA TODAY
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The NFL has the biggest budgets on average, but it gets split up 53 ways, which keeps the per player average much lower. Also, baseball players have the highest average per player because it is the least "team" sport of our team sports. One player can make a bigger difference with individual play than any other sport, because outside of turning a double play, hitting the cutoff man, and the hit-and-run, there's hardly any cooperative teamwork to speak of.
Good article from Sports Illustrated With Atlanta on board, MLS shows there's no one-size-fits-all expansion criteria