I've always loved football, but just this year I've started following the MLS. I feel like even though it will always be relegated as a secondary (or third) sport around here, it still has a great amount of potential for grow.
I'm a Seattle Sounders fan and look at this shit:
That's fucking gorgeous. That's something that clubs from more prestigious leagues in Europe or Latin America would be mad jealous of. The atmosphere in this stadium (Century Link Field) is amazing. From the crowds, the tifos, the before-the-game shows, it's all world-class. Looking at that you'd think that people not caring about soccer in America is a myth. Hell, I remember going to a Sounders game when they were at the bottom of the table and had not won a game in like 6 games, and it still managed to pull a crowd of over 40000 people.
But that's the thing. This team is an outlier. You will only see a stadium in North America packed like that for a Sounders game. From the games I've watched, Vancouver and Portland seem to attract big crowds too, although nothing comparable. And that sucks.
The other week I watched a game with the leader of the western conference, and that shit was kinda depressing. They might have had maybe 12000 people there, and the pitch was marked with ugly American football marks. One would expect way more attendance for a game like that.
Anyway, I feel like the sport in general has an amazing amount of potential, and has grown tremendously recently. There's great football to enjoy here, with amazing players that come from other leagues and some that will probably leave to join top teams around the world.
How do people feel about the MLS in general?
I'm a Seattle Sounders fan and look at this shit:
That's fucking gorgeous. That's something that clubs from more prestigious leagues in Europe or Latin America would be mad jealous of. The atmosphere in this stadium (Century Link Field) is amazing. From the crowds, the tifos, the before-the-game shows, it's all world-class. Looking at that you'd think that people not caring about soccer in America is a myth. Hell, I remember going to a Sounders game when they were at the bottom of the table and had not won a game in like 6 games, and it still managed to pull a crowd of over 40000 people.
But that's the thing. This team is an outlier. You will only see a stadium in North America packed like that for a Sounders game. From the games I've watched, Vancouver and Portland seem to attract big crowds too, although nothing comparable. And that sucks.
The other week I watched a game with the leader of the western conference, and that shit was kinda depressing. They might have had maybe 12000 people there, and the pitch was marked with ugly American football marks. One would expect way more attendance for a game like that.
Anyway, I feel like the sport in general has an amazing amount of potential, and has grown tremendously recently. There's great football to enjoy here, with amazing players that come from other leagues and some that will probably leave to join top teams around the world.
How do people feel about the MLS in general?
