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A:The european leagues have such a history that you are always going to have American players looking to europe. Take someone like Charlie Davies, I'm sure he could have signed with the MLS had he chose to. He was the number #1 player in the country at the university level, but he chose to sign with Hammarby IF. Recent Swedish champions yes but not a major power house. The lore of europe is strong. It's kinda like the old saying " join the army and see the world ". A player can grow both as an athelete and as a person by comming over to europe. And seriously, if you hadto chose between Columbus Ohio and Stockholm Sweden, the Venice of the North, where would you want to play ? In terms of the level of play in the MLS. There is a core group of people on this forum who are NEVER gonna give the MLS any credit, and perhaps getting to the level of the EPL is going to be a long time comming. However the MLS is far from being "crap". A few examples, Peter Philipakos was a star player for Olympicos. Played with them in the Champion League. Was selected to both the US National team and the Greek National team ( his parents are of greek origin ). This is the same Greek team that went on to win the European cup. Last year he tried out for the RedBulls and did not make the cut. Recently the LA Galaxy held an open try out. I think something like 1000 players were looked at. Only two were called back for a second look. One guy had played in the English Championship league and the other had played in Portugal's Liga. Neither made the team. Joe Zewe a star striker in Denmark didn't make the Chicago Fire roster this spring either. Realistically I think the MLS is about at the level of the Dutch League or the English Championship League right now and getting better.

A:First let me state that I am American born and so are my parents and grandparents. This country is becoming so ethnically diverse, the sport is gaining traction, and the MLS league understands that we must grow the sport organically to make it a legitimized venue. This is why the EPL looks (and is) so successful on TV. The stadiums are not these gigantic Soldier Field / Ohio State stadiums, therefore they look and feel packed. This creates excitement and passion that the sport naturally generates. Sports highlights are very weak in this country when it comes to football (when they show it on a hand ball field with all the yard lines marked on the pitch). Football specific stadiums that the MLS is now pursuing will soon be the norm. I agree that it is annoying to see real football played on a hand ball (NFL) pitch. We are not a Mexico where football rules as it is the only huge sport and a great source of national pride. (That is why I love beating them at their own game). Come to Toyota Park anytime and join us in Section 118, cheering on the Fire, and see football at world class level. Go Blanco & McBride! The NFL is great league and will always be a part of the American experience. It just needs to return the name of our sport back to its rightful owner. By the way, do we realize how many world class athletes we loose to the NFL? All the resources, all the money, and only 70 million consistent fans, compared to billions in real football. What about the Olympics? If we put half of our NFL’s best in various events in the Summer Olympics in China, what would the medal count be then? Would China still be claiming they won? How about the other half of the NFL focuses on real football. They could make millions more yearly on a global scale, and be a household name in Istanbul and L.A. We would be exporting world class strikers all over the world to different leagues for colossal salaries like Brazil does now. Do we really need to focus so much of our athletic talent on a sport that no one really gets into everywhere else on this planet, except the 48 states of the mainland?

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A:I think it's a good signing.he is still an injury risk.hopefully he plays well and stays healthy. he's still only 31.so I would say he has about 3 good years to play. I've seen him play before and he is much more dynamic than beckham.he takes people off the dribble more and he has excellent pace.also has accurate passing. I agree with you about the MLS scouting South America. I especially like the MLS signings of javi morales last season and andre rocha. that dejair dude in Chivas LA looks pretty good too. the MLS definitely has earned dividends from bringing in talented South Americans. conde also was a good signing.

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