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Originally Posted by Clogston29
I think that most americans don't appreciate good soccer because they don't see it. I'm sorry but the MLS is a joke compared to the elite leagues of the world. We will never be competative on the world stage unless more US players start playing their club soccer overseas, which will in tern have a negative effect on the MLS and a negative effect on the sport in this country - a no win situation. I love soccer and wouldn't go to or even watch an MLS game on TV if you paid me.
I'm an England fan (big fan of the EPL so I know about the players and Ihave some English blood in me) and they've looked terrible this Cup but they keep winning. Once they go up against a team with some creativity and finishing ability (two things the US lacked completely), read Portugal, they'll be out. Germany, Portugal (provided Ronaldo is fit) and Argentina all look good and very capable of giving Brazil a run. Argentina has been fun to watch so far.
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I'll grant you that the MLS is not the EPL but I've heard English soccer fans compare MLS to the English league 1 (actually the second division). It's a lbit rough to watch on TV partially because the production is not quite up to par with the big European leagues. It can be entertaining though, especially watching it live at Foxboro. Hell.. I've seen entertaining U12 matches at some of the tournaments around here.