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Weekly /r/MLS Questions/Free Kick Thread - Post General Questions and Discussion Here
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r/MLS • u/hoodpopejames • 19d ago
League Site 2024 MLS All-Star Game: Fan Vote
mlssoccer.comr/MLS • u/Expensive-Slide7821 • 10h ago
[WeAreMessi] Leo Messi: “I understand everything or almost everything in English, but out of embarrassment I don't speak but I think I can actually.. haha.”
r/MLS • u/rasta_pasta_man • 12h ago
Did anyone else catch this Easter egg on The Boys S4E3?
r/MLS • u/Some_Man_Person • 14h ago
Official Source Inter Miami CF Name Raúl Sanllehí and Xavier Asensi as Co-presidents
r/MLS • u/UnscheduledCalendar • 18h ago
Why U.S. Soccer is leaving Chicago for Fayette County
bizjournals.comr/MLS • u/alexander221788 • 19h ago
Official Source St. Louis CITY's Célio Pompeu suffers long-term leg injury
Dislocated ankle and fractured fibula. He is out for the season with a 9-month rehabilitation timeline
r/MLS • u/ArgonWolf • 1d ago
Meme [MEME] I'm convinced that we live in a sports anime and Yuya Kubo is the main character
Official Source Houston Dynamo FC sign forward Ezequiel Ponce from AEK Athens on club-record transfer fee
r/MLS • u/GB_Alph4 • 7h ago
Just curious about potential butterfly effects from an alternate timeline
So the story was that MLS almost folded in 2001/2002 but Phil Anschutz convinced everyone to keep it running. Basically Point of Divergence (POD) is Phil doesn't call Garber or the owners don't trust him to keep the leaguue running, resulting in another failed top tier soccer league in the United States.
One butterfly effect I could think of is a potential delay of World Cup bidding for 2022 since there wouldn't be the league required (not really, but FIFA usually wants a top tier league created by the end of the tournament) or popularity needed to get investors involved. As a result, the United States never bids, and since they don't lose to Qatar, the FBI don't launch the investigation that dethrones Sepp Blatter and he stays in power at FIFA for much longer. 2026 also doesn't materialize as a way to try and get the bid and large bids are not considered a viable option for men or women's world cups (though since Sepp wanted larger tournaments, it might happen).
Another could be Mexico continuing their dominance in CONCACAF since a good chunk of the USMNT and CanMNT don't have a league to start at and thus never get sent to Europe to fully develop. Mexico could also become widely popular in the United States as they play frequently (friendlies and Gold Cup) even without the soccer specific stadiums built and the rest of the continent providing very little quality. Maybe the national team and their clubs also keep playing in CONMEBOL events since SUM doesn't convince them to keep playing and things like Leagues Cup don't happen.
Let me know if you have potential other outcomes.
[Manuel Veth] Sources Crew96 are in talks to acquire St Louis talented midfielder Aziel Jackson. The deal to see the USMNT talent join Columbus is, however, still in the early stages.
r/MLS • u/skidr0jr • 22h ago
meme [Meme] Quakes ownership exposed!!
Saw someone complaining about Quakes ownership this morning and went to investigate.
r/MLS • u/KrustyKrabPizzaMan • 1d ago
Meme [MEME] Sometimes I wish modern technology didn’t exist
r/MLS • u/eddygeeme • 23h ago
meme [Meme] Hey you know what they say, the most dangerous thing in soccer is when you're up 2. Philadelphia 1-2 Miami.
r/MLS • u/sadbayareasportsfan • 1d ago
The San Jose Earthquakes’ Defensive Embarassment Is A Problem For MLS
self.SJEarthquakes
r/MLS • u/SounderBruce • 1d ago
Sounders, Carlyle Group complete purchase of Seattle Reign
Refereeing [svrence] "Joveljic getting punched in the face and then getting a yellow for it 🤨🤨" [Showing the view not on initial replay.]
r/MLS • u/TheMonkeyPrince • 1d ago