I would happily argue that being the best regular season team in the conference that does not produce a Shield winner isn't, y'know, winning...
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Right, I get where you're coming from, it just doesn't make sense to me. If there could be a lower division team in the Bay Area (an area, I'll...
The UK is some special exception to the rule, and there's no better way to get your national federation banned than suing FIFA in an ordinary court.
Y'know what a "false shortage" is? Y'know what system really makes it so that, in order to have a first division team some other place elsewhere...
Hey, I noticed you were being a dick. Try not to do that anymore, okay?
How many minutes do you think draft picks will get in MLS this season? My money is on "a plurality, when compared to the other mechanisms by which...
Are there problems with playoffs? Sure thing. Do they make the winner of a playoff tournament any less 'best?' Who knows!? Because 'best' is a...
This is where your argument runs off the rails. The Champion is truly the best team, if and only if 'best' is defined as 'getting the most points...
If you're system treats the plane ride from Boston to Oregon the same way you treat a cab ride from the Bronx to New Jersey, you have a bad...
I've long held that En-Why-Sea-Eff-See will be the official shortener for the team that plays in the Bronx.
Remember that the Wizards play their games in Kansas City, Kansas... They missed the ball on Kansas City, Kansas City FC
Can't wait to see their rivalry trophy with the Dallas Burn
This. 10,000x this. You can't build tradition if you change things every five years.
Ring of Revolution. Don't overthink it
The league doesn't earn money based on how easy it's structure is to understand. The World Cup and Premier League are popular? #HotSoccerTake...
Okay, yeah. But those are still economic decisions. You can be a rational economic actor and realize that getting a $3k a year raise, but you need...
In what way are those people 'important'? A leg up that they would have, regardless of whether they competed in Continental competitions or if...
There are about 200 countries on the planet. We have about 4.4% of the world's population. There are some nations so impoverished, war torn, and...
CCL Competitiveness - No one cares about the CCL. There's no money or value to being competitive in the CCL. Length of Season - Yeah, no. Do you...
Providence is actually closer to the Revs than Boston is.
The fact that the original post is not simply "The Franchise System" demonstrates that it's not a good alternate to pro/rel. The fact that there...
For instance, the US Open Cup involves downhill skiing! One skill set for three competitions. And at the end, there are three clubs with...
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So, the Cosmos just lost to the New England f'king Revolution, far from an elite MLS team... I don't know who's winning this strange 3-way...