***US Based Soccer Leagues***

[Urbandale2013]

With the conclusion of the World Cup I’ve actually been paying attention to MLS and USL some. Are there others who pay attention to any of these leagues?

I’m really hoping we ultimately see the USL Championship team come to Des Moines.

This weekend I saw a guy score a hat trick in less than 5 minutes.
I’ve been impressed that the talent doesn’t seem near as bad as it was in the past.

 

[Clonehomer]

I’ve come to enjoy the MLS as a summer sport. Not sure how it’ll hold my attention when moving to the fall next year. Do wish they’d spread games out rather than single match days with a ton of games. At least across a couple days during the week would be nice.

 

[cycloneman003]

I pay attention to MLS and it’s fun league that continues to get better. There are lots of good players on MLS and it’s getting there!

I also watch USL League One because we have a really fun club here in Madison with Forward Madison FC. The level of play isn’t that great necessarily but it’s entertaining and fun crowd experience. We draw 4,000-5,000 per game.

Smaller soccer specific stadiums do a world of good for the sport domestically as well. I’ll be very interested in how the stadium in Des Moines will turn out.

 

[deadeyededric]

With the conclusion of the World Cup I’ve actually been paying attention to MLS and USL some. Are there others who pay attention to any of these leagues?

I’m really hoping we ultimately see the USL Championship team come to Des Moines.

This weekend I saw a guy score a hat trick in less than 5 minutes.
I’ve been impressed that the talent doesn’t seem near as bad as it was in the past.

I like MLS. I dont get get see Sporting games as much since I dont live in KC. The skill level is noticeably different than Premier League or LA Liga and even the Mexican League so it does take a lot of the attraction out of it for me. I feel kind of like a baseball fan in a country where my my league is like the 8-9th best league in the world and then thinking about MLB. I think the USL getting more teams and playing in tournaments and having an opportunity to be in MLS will make things more fun.

 

[CysFive]

With the conclusion of the World Cup I’ve actually been paying attention to MLS and USL some. Are there others who pay attention to any of these leagues?

I’m really hoping we ultimately see the USL Championship team come to Des Moines.

This weekend I saw a guy score a hat trick in less than 5 minutes.
I’ve been impressed that the talent doesn’t seem near as bad as it was in the past.

Currently watching three matches and MLS 360 on the AppleTV quad box. I watch a lot more than I used to. The quality is noticeably up from even five years ago. Loads of younger players and academy products coming through. Watching Philly (Cavan Sullivan, Frankie Westfield, Neil Pierre) against a Michael Bradley coached Red Bulls (Adri Mehmeti, Julian Hall). Everyone but Hall is still in their teens. Mehmeti and Sullivan are clearly bound for better things, with Sullivan already contracted to go to Man City in two years when he turns 18.

 

[Hoggins]

EPL starts next month. Follow that

 

[CysFive]

I like MLS. I dont get get see Sporting games as much since I dont live in KC. The skill level is noticeably different than Premier League or LA Liga and even the Mexican League so it does take a lot of the attraction out of it for me.

I'm a Bundesliga guy myself, but it's more of a cultural/stylistic preference. Disagree on Liga MX being higher quality than MLS beyond the big spenders. Leagues Cup and Concacaf Champions League results bare it out. Liga MX is recruiting MLS players straight into their teams, and a middling Brian Gutierrez from Chicago immediately got a role with the Mexican national team (relevant since most of their team comes from Liga MX). Although I suspect that Liga MX ending relegation will see the depth of their league improve, and that we'll see continued commercial cooperation between the two leagues.

 

[WIBadger]

I'm a Bundesliga guy myself, but it's more of a cultural/stylistic preference. Disagree on Liga MX being higher quality than MLS beyond the big spenders. Leagues Cup and Concacaf Champions League results bare it out. Liga MX is recruiting MLS players straight into their teams, and a middling Brian Gutierrez from Chicago immediately got a role with the Mexican national team (relevant since most of their team comes from Liga MX). Although I suspect that Liga MX ending relegation will see the depth of their league improve, and that we'll see continued commercial cooperation between the two leagues.

Completely agree on the Bundesliga, that’s the primary league I follow (plus some MLS, USL and EPL). How do you feel about them leaving ESPN+ for Fandango and USA/Telemundo?