What MLS team should I support?

Where do you live?

 

Based on the name, I'd suspect the Bay Area (Enjoyed the 0-10, suck it Warriors...Kings Fan here!) but he rightly knows supporting the Quakes is a bridge too far.

 

Not SJ.

They are a disaster. And their owner is John Fisher, same dude who ran the A’s into the ground as is moving them out of Oakland.

Don’t trust anyone who supports SJ.

Might as well pick the new team, San Diego. Ride with them from the start. They’ll have a residency program too.

 

For me, being a supporter of a team (in any sport) is a very personal decision and I only become a fan organically based on emotional, if not physical, proximity. This is why I'm a Timbers fan (lived in Portland for almost a decade, a USMNT fan, a UK basketball fan, and that's pretty much it. I used to support UNAM when I lived in Mexico City, but I'm so far removed at this point.

But, it seems you have a different criteria. So, what made you a Burnley fan? A Partizan fan? A Lazio fan (gross)?

 

Look, Bild once called the Metrostars the worst club in the world, so I think the choice is obvious.

 

If you enjoy 89 minutes of defending broken up by an occasional very high energy counter then Nashville is for you.

 

All South Americans are Miami fans at some level.

 

NYCFC II for the rest of the Open Cup.

 

Philadelphia Union -- well coached, consistent playoff appearances, and plenty of heartbreak at the end of the season.

 

Not FC Cincinnati?

 

Lots to do in Nashville when you visit for a game….if you like music. The stadium is great and the team has some likable characters. That’s all I’ve got.

 

Hands down, St. Louis because of their long history of soccer culture. Nashville does not have much at all.

St. Louis were the lone beacon of American soccer in your region for a long time and provided the core of the 1950 World Cup team that famously beat England 1-0. St. Louis is still important for the US National Team and MLS. Current players, Tim Ream and Josh Sargent, are from there. So is well known ex-player and TV Analyst Taylor Twellman. Besides 2005 MVP Twellman, a lot of important MLS figures are from St. Louis: Steve Ralston (#2 in career assists), Brad Davis (#5 in career assists), Chris Klein and Pat Noonan (current FC Cincinnati coach).

Nashville does not have notable history. The one notable Tennessee player - Jack McInerney - was born in Chattanooga and moved early to the soccer hotbed of Georgia.

Edit: Richard Mulrooney from Memphis was a notable MLS player.

 

You can get some St. Louis vibes in Nashville via Jack Maher.

 

I'm from St. Louis so I don't want to argue against more fans of St. Louis City. However, if you do have a home team, I'd really say just follow them, even if it is painful at times. I mean, whichever team you pick, you're going to have ups and downs, good seasons and bad, especially in a league like MLS that is so focused on parity. The whole fun of a domestic league is being able to go to see the team in person and follow your home town club, which will be easier since your local media is likely to give them a lot more attention than teams across the country. You may even run into a player from time to time. So, if no team is near you, absolutely pick St. Louis. The more the merrier. But if you have local team, support your hometown club, go see the games in person and have a good time being a part of a larger whole in your community.

 

I'd do St. Louis City out of those two. Neither is going to be a big spender, but I feel like St. Louis has a better plan. Nashville is probably more fun as a town, tho.

You should also look into Louisville City in USL. They are one of the best, maybe the best run team in USL.

 

I offer for your consideration the Dayton Dutch Lions.

 

St. Louis is the newest and it's cool to be in near the beginning. Proximity aside, allow me to put in a word for my Galaxy. We have great history and we're poised for a fun season with lots of goals (for both teams) and the players are the kind you want to root for.

 

Who better than the team from your Nation’s Capital?

Edit: Don’t answer that …

 

Sorry your music career didn't work out like you hoped,

--- TN soccer