hahaha....beckham is washed up, i don't follow soccer and i know that. Henry seems to be a decent name, so that's one good player from a WC team, i'm sure there are more but not nearly as much as other leagues have.
Beckham would have made the World Cup roster if he hadn't been injured. So the MLS isn't one of the best leagues in the world, thank you for stating the obvious MLS is a young league, it's for people who buy in that MLS can become a great league someday...you gotta believe...I believe. The Timbers have a player who scored in the world cup:[video=youtube;T3ceLZMRe6w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ceLZMRe6w[/video]
Suzuki Whoah oh, Suzuki Whoah Oh! He swam here from Japan! He is the F***ing Man!! Suzuki Whoah oh, Suzuki Whoah Oh!
Not sure I understand your point that its been around longer than the championship trophy. Portland Trail Blazers started in 1970. Portland Timbers started in 1975.
Blazers' trophy 1977. It's been around a long time? Portland soccer fans from the 70's are attached to it? It's got some history or something. Rip City and Soccer City USA were at about the same time. Oh yeah and the new tweaked MLS badge looks like a boring cartoon.
HA! that's fucking comical. Yes the inflated sense of worth is in the fans of the globally celebrated but locally mocked sport. It's definitely not the asshole football, basketball and baseball fans that feel the need to constantly talk shit, troll and attempt to degrade such a fantastic sport because some people DARE to be excited about it.
I don't align myself with the soccer shit talkers, but I am certainly not a fan of soccer in any way. I always ask people why they like it, but that doesn't seem to help me. I wonder if you (or other soccer fans) have an opinion on why I don't like soccer. I'm just curious. I know that some people have an irrational bias towards soccer because of some ridiculous notion that it is "un-american" or "not a real sport" or some other stupid reason, but that isn't me. And yes I realize that some people just don't like certain things, I'm just wondering why. The only sports I like are basketball (I LOVE IT) and football (I just like it). I am as little a fan of baseball as I am soccer. Another thing I just thought to add is that my parents never shoved any sport down my throat, all my dad knows about sports is what I tell him. And he almost always forgets that too. Sorry that this is off-topic, it just intrigues me.
i don't bash soccer, i just don't like it. i think the number of soccer fans is equivelant to a very vocal minority. they are loud in the nw, so the masses think there are more of them, then there really is. you can't tell me the timbers would gather nearly as much support as a team like the blazers, who packed PCS for a rally about making the playoffs. soccer will never have a spot in the american landscape like baseball, football and basketball. other sports have tried to challenge those three and have fallen back to the pack and i suspect soccer will be the same. i have no problem with the timbers being in portland, or that they will be an mls team, i just see the league for what it is. i don't think it's another major league team, but in time that may change, though i have doubt it will.
ahhh....do you have some orange slices for me? how about a capri sun? aren't you a cute wanna be hipster.
I think MLS has a chance to challenge the NHL but that is about it. This is per game, and of course MLS has a lot fewer games: 1. NFL - 67,508.69 (2009 season) 2. MLB - 30,213.37 (2009 season) 3. MLS - 18,452.14 (2010 season, as of 04/11/2010) MLS - 16,120 ( 2009) 4. NBA - 17,149.61 (2009/10 season) 5. NHL - 16,985.31 (2009/10 season) At this point I think it might be an exaggeration to describe MLS as Triple A by your definition. The idea of "Major league" doesn't translate to soccer so easily. Where do Brazil's and Argentina's league's rank? How 'bout the Netherlands or Portugal? None of those leagues are in the top three, but all of those countries have world beating national teams. So understand this: MLS doesn't have to be the best league in the world to be "Major League." If MLS makes it into the top 6-8 leagues in the world that is enough, and that's a realistic GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Post Baracuda... especially when top leagues like the English Premier League (England played well below expectations) and Spain (Spain has underachieved a lot) Italy (flop) France (LOL Flop) didnt do so well this cup and/or in recent memory. Thats 4 out of the top 5 leagues in the world. Interesting, I havent thought of it that way. repped good sir.
