Are Americans Any Good at Football?

The Movement presented by AT&T. Season 3, Episode 1
Host Calen Carr travels to the United Kingdom to discover how MLS is gaining respect through former MLS players, media coverage and a growing local fan community.
Calen Carr, the host of The Movement presented by AT&T, is a former MLS forward for the Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire.
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[@jason-munoz]

Why he look like Lonzo ball in the Thumbnail

[@bobbill251]

Jason Munoz thank you. Thought I was the only one

[@Alex-db6qu]

I saw this in my recommended and only clicked it because I thought it was Lonzo

[@Cody-tk9nw]

I love footy, but I clicked expecting to see Lonzo play lmao

[@Nikosakii]

Word‼️‼️

[@kamisemire]

Right, that’s why I clicked. 😩😂

[@mls]

MLS fans in the UK (or abroad) What team do you support? And Why?

[@alistairwall5470]

Nashville, just waiting for next season. And promotion and relegation

[@Danny-vg1jz]

From the UK. Like Orlando City, LA FC and Atlanta. These stadiums, fan base and brands match up to anything over here, I actually enjoy watching MLS and hope to catch a game if I get out there!

[@abelvasquez1612]

LA Galaxy because it's the best team in MLS history!! (I support them before Beckham by the way🤣)

[@samagic322]

Major League Soccer Columbus crew. Just like zardes

[@idham21y.c84]

From Malaysia. Support SKC for no reason.

[@JimNastics369]

So awesome that "the movement" is back! This is my absolute favorite feature of all MLS content!

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

Thanks Jim - appreciate it man!

[@TheJimmyConrad]

Calen Carr is my hero.

[@tjarnold72]

Jimmy Conrad mine too!

[@codinho1358]

if only they knew how money hungry the league is

[@JowyFull47]

I took a picture with you when the US national team played in Orlando against Panama back in October​ for the world cup qualifiers. It was outside the stadium.

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

No Jimmy, YOU are. Can't wait for your cameo next Thursday (and for the record: you'e much better looking than Seacrest )

[@ollyhorne3366]

Jimmy Conrad your bullet header against Mexico was pure class

[@StephMcAlea]

Really enjoyed this. I'm the admin of the Philadelphia Union UK supporters page. I live in Chester... Chester, Cheshire that is, not Chester, PA. 😊

[@mls]

DOOP! ha. How did you decide to support the Union?

[@TMAC803210]

As a fellow Union fan, I’m sorry. Keep up the support! Maybe one day we’ll be good lol

[@StephMcAlea]

I'm a life long Chester City FC fan but a few years ago they suffered a terrible owner who put all his debts into the club, got us dropped out of League Two because of points deduction for going into administration, and then later was charged for fraud. Sadly, a club that was around since the 1880s went under. Luckily, it was bought by the fans and continues to this day after a couple of seasons hiatus. It's now fully fan committee owned and the city council owns the ground. One day on Facebook I saw a news story that said "Chester to get new stadium". I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My beloved Chester City FC had just gone under! So I ran to the story and saw that it was Chester, Pennsylvania lol! I was instantly smitten by the fans passion, they didn't even have a club yet but they were clamouring for an MLS team. It was addictive! Such spirit. I became an S.o.B the inaugeral year and haven't looked back. I have two jerseys, two hats, three tee shirts, and the need to DOOP! The only downside is that MLS have made it impossible to watch matches here in the UK. Sky may screen matches but they're the 'match of the week' and its bloody expensive. I'd need a premium cable package to watch one game a week which probably wouldn't be the Union. Even MLS Live is region restricted. I'm like "take my money!" And Don Garber be like "nope". MLS in the UK doesn't have much of a stigma anymore. Locally, there's me, a Impact fan, and a Red Bull fan (we don't much talk to him lol). Keep up the good content and if any Union or Bethlehem Steel fans from the UK or the EU are on Facebook, you can find us by searching 'Philadelphia Union UK fans'.

[@tjarnold72]

Stephanie McAlea love it!

[@RadsRFC]

Union supporter from the UK too, given the ownership/performances kinda wish I didn't just support Philly franchises though sometimes haha

[@seemecbass]

Very exciting times for MLS! I remember going to San Jose Clash games when I was a kid and watching crazy george bang his drum around the stadium. Noticed a few new traditions taking rise in this video which is awesome!

[@JonathanBDavid]

loved the convo with Geoff Cameron and also with Jack Harrison. love hearing about global reach the MLS is having abroad and the collaborations that it is doing abroad as well. Very important episode for all serious soccer fans to watch!

[@happilyeggs4627]

As an English football fan, who has watched MLS, on and off, for many years, I have to say that US soccer ( football, you really have to get over the S word ) has improved markedly over the years. All you need is for your national team to mirror the improvement. I think it is important for US soccer to step up to the level of European and S.. American football. Competition is important. It would also add an extra dynamic to that competition and the power structure in FIFA. Football is truly the peoples' sport.

[@happilyeggs4627]

@@spontaneous3 Yeah, I know, but it's called football. Joking. I don't care. When i was little, about 60 years ago, we used the slang term soccer.

[@Spiinellii]

until they introduce relegation, theyll never fully be taken seriously

[@tdmclaug3508]

Capone The problem is pay-to-play.

[@StaySqueezy12]

Pro-rel isnt the key its player development

[@mynameisdudge]

Exactly, no one's fighting for anything but at the top

[@seanfinn1046]

It looks like MLS's lower division(s), USL is introducing promotion and relegation. If that proves successful, I'm sure it will spread up to the MLS.

[@imchino]

They're slowly getting to that point. The UK has a 100 year head start on the MLS. Give it time to grow. It'll happen. Also, the fact that our best athletes are playing 3 other major US sports doesn't allow MLS to grow quickly enough.

[@AKUNJIG]

Great Video. It makes me happy that Atlanta United has a UK SG and a Sydney SG. VAMOS ATL!

[@Joep1601]

I went on holiday to LA and saw the LA derby. Had a very different atmosphere. Ive seen the club i support score in 2 play off finals but ive never seen celebrations like when ibra scored. I definetly think that the mls has a really promising future

[@emilkirov5750]

"So in some ways Red Bull might be your best chance at a trophy" *Everybody laughs *Red Bull fans cry

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

couldn't resist.

[@wuxiagamescentral]

Red Bull is cursed and I love it. They always get the big name guys outside of LA so it's good to see them suffer a little

[@bmgaming7289]

It’s not the red bulls it’s the New Jersey energy drinks

[@Dez_deMata]

Nice to know someone likes the Dynamo in Europe 🧡🧡🧡

[@SpaceCityMac]

Bryan Hernandez you would be surprised how many fans Houston has in Europe.

[@blastomanto5687]

maccmps1 Europe has a lot of fans of a lot of different teams some people just want to be different

[@Dez_deMata]

maccmps1 That’s really cool to hear 😊

[@juanflorez7815]

Bryan Hernandez be surprised to know the Dinamo they liked was dinamo zarbeg from Croatia😂

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

Htown to the world!

[@JdDiehl]

Makes me proud to see that we actually do have sensible people in England who admire or don't disrespect our league! Here's to continued growth of MLS abroad!

[@JdDiehl]

Ewan Williams I agree with your stance on development, but I can assure you, the support for our clubs that you see is very much real my friend!

[@jmal]

Ewan Williams It's just something you're not used to hearing. Not very fair to judge fan passion based on petty things like accents.

[@edmund3435]

Im singaporean and ive been obsessed with MLS since 2013

[@maxmaxie1328]

Me 2010

[@jaceprince5385]

@@maxmaxie1328 only since 2010

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

People making comments about "first teams and relegation" need to understand, the league is still growing, there are new "pro" teams popping up all over America and Canada. Once the teams get established and have a good solid fan-base, then they can consider making them an MLS team, or making a second league...

[@jmal]

I think that's MLS' long-term plan: make the league large and popular enough that they can add pro-rel without a reduction in attendance, like how MLS slowly did away with post-match penalty shootouts and countdown clocks in their early years.

[@MrFelixify]

It will never happen though. It's just not how they do it in the US. look at every other sports league in the States. Hockey, Basket and American football have enough teams players and second, third leagues. They still don't do regulation system because of the owner structure.

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

^ You may be correct, however... Football (soccer) is different. The fact that there is a transfer market alone, would separate it from those other sports. No other sport (in America) has that kind of system in place. So I would say it is a 50/50 chance, whether or not it will happen.

[@merindo5267]

That would take decades. This world is not gonna live that much.

[@haydenmann1644]

We have 4 leagues they are just all disconnected

[@goldennuggets123]

I've played with a lot of people from different nationalities, and the guys from the US have been the best athletes by far. However, they barely got in the side because although the smaller lads were less fit, they had a vastly superior understanding and intelligence for football. Sure, this is just from a small sample pool, but it seems that the physical side of the game outweighs the technical and mental sides in America, and at the end of the day the best players in the world play football with their heads, not with their bodies.

[@tylerrice7145]

George Read Spot on. Americans focus on the "American style" aka be the most fit, never give up, and bust your ass and fight for 90 minutes, instead of the technical side. Also, another major difference is most of our top athletes truly do go play the big American sports (football, basketball, baseball) unlike other countries where soccer IS the major sport. Also, that's why there's a plethora of solid US keepers because they can translate the hand-eye coordination from US sports they grew up playing. I mean Lebron for example is just a freak athlete. Just imagine if he had focused on soccer his entire life instead of basketball. Scary thought honestly.

[@goldennuggets123]

Tyler Rice yeah absolutely that's key that soccer isn't yet the top sport there. Oxlade-Chamberlaine was offered a rugby scholarship but chose football, if he was american and was offered one for NFL/Basketball he probably would have taken it, and there's probably similar stories. The US as an international team have the potential to be a giant, they've just got to work out the right formula that works for them

[@Maddskillzz23]

Does that sound just like an “American” thing? For a long time this has been a criticism of English teams and why when they come up against more technical sides in major tournaments they do not progress. So I do not buy that logic. It’s multifactorial.

[@goldennuggets123]

Delmar Smith most of what you're saying is fair, but the culture of football in England has changed in the last decade. The technical and tactical aspect is now treated more importantly than the physical side, with teams like Liverpool showing that by reaching the CL final. Meanwhile the England national youth sides have been winning major tournaments. Yeah sure, physical football isn't just an 'american' thing, but from my experience the physical side seems to be the most important with my (albeit limited) experience

[@xIStormer]

George Read , Thanks for you input. always nice to have an outside opinion. FWIW the "culture" or style of soccer/football is shifting in the US, much like it did in England 15-20 years ago. For example, youth players are no longer allowed to "hoof" or punt the ball from their box, and must play a proper passing and possession game that "plays out of the back". This will make a huge difference in our technical ability with the coming generations. Also places like Atlanta and their mini fields built inside transit stations will help further that technical ability. It'll take decades, surely. But we can get there.

[@ant1books]

Super exciting. I was really really excited to watch the new season of The Movement and as usually Calen you found the greatest people to talk you (although, where is MLShocker?) and it is also beautifully shot !

[@wnildsongomes7984]

Soccer is the 5th sport in US and is impressive the numbers it can reache and keeping reaching every year in all american professional leagues. I am brazilian and I follow the MLS for some years and I think and I can expect no fearing the previously MLS growing up and the birth of Great legends for the US soccer (Male and female). ... The soccer is finally attracting the real americans supporting and passion and it is a great business to this sport, to the americans and all the soccer fans around world, specificly and fortunately to the immigrants (specialy the latin american immigrants) and their children who are more interested for soccer than the american natives.

[@wnildsongomes7984]

The most popular sport in the world in the greatest market in the world. This is perfect to the businessmen and the soccer fans in US! The american soccer and league will grow up like any others.

[@siddyfisher1765]

MLS games in the UK are on a free sky channel which helps. I love watching the games and getting to know the players. LAFC are my favourites since it's my first year watching MLS and it's there first year in existence so it's a team I can grow with. They seem to be community focused as well which is a massive plus for me. The MLS is much better since Beckham left, especially the attacking players.

[@17MSquared]

My son (huge RBNY fan) plays at the i2i Soccer Academy in York, England which provides both a university education and a pathway to the professional game.

[@ace0263]

17MSquared its called football

[@17MSquared]

If you look it up, their domestic academy is called "football", there international academy uses "soccer", but thanks for letting me know.

[@alexanderschaefer2898]

Great to see Jack again, hope he gets a better situation next year. Vamos NYC!

[@manaspandey1507]

The problem is that Adama Traore is playing RM/RW for them, so there's not a chance he would get game time lol. AT least we know the manager somewhat rates him as he's always traveling with the team and is on the bench.

[@succulentsoccer43]

Alexander Schaefer Come on you blues!!!

[@AD-hj7cw]

Americans are really good in football (argentina, brazil, uruguay, Colombia, mexico) all americans. (American continent)

[@spacecomet128]

if they’re talking about South America then I agree, but North America has a ways to go....

[@daneevans7590]

Idiot

[@Rogerioapsandrade]

Garland Mathews Mexico is in North America. They're good in thia sport

[@2rogarcia1989]

According to folks in the US theres only one america and thats the united states (as idiotic as that sounds) so no US americans are not good at futbol,not at all.

[@succulentsoccer43]

Ant dm lol cheeky

[@benzskyeshxc96]

i am start invest in mls for 2 years now. Really underated football , the only crticism i can give the quality of refree and defensive.

[@Brandon-ie4bc]

Ben Pantera Referees here are god awful, and quite a few teams have great defense.. others, well, not so much.

[@athalaparlambang50]

I always liked MLS. Since World Cup 2010 Match against Slovenia and England,thanks to the jersey, if not Germany than USA.

[@craigboyd3695]

Great video, so well put together

[@pandaroc1]

I’m the generation that saw the MLS start back in the early 90’s. For my brother and I just knowing that we were going to have a professional soccer league back then. We were overwhelmed with joy, mind you, we were Mexican kids living in Los Angeles and it was and it still is a big culture (futbol) My point is that the MLS has gotten better and better. I’m predicting that in 10 years the MLS will be as important as La Liga (the Spanish futbol league) mock my words 😉 #galaxyforlife

[@Manlio.Cipullo]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, that's a good one!

[@samscottforbes]

Im from Shetland Isle and have followed the MLS since 2005/6 roughly. ADU and Donovan brought me to the league and havnt looked back. Has been great to watch the league grow so fast.

[@DazedAndConfuzing]

What Geoff was saying towards the end was interesting about potentially "falling through the cracks" I think in some ways, especially with the cost of youth soccer in the US you can make the argument for both countries having to do a little better with this. Really insightful video and a fun watch!

[@patricksanderson6299]

As always an amazing job and story put together by Calen Carr and his team!

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

Thanks Patrick

[@Ussoccersoul]

Love this series!

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

Appreciate the support - one of the early ones following us!

[@kylewathen1070]

US Soccer Soul USA USA soccer go away soccer go away it's not an American sport and will never be adopted USA USA

[@DUFFUSable]

Hey mls please have a international series like the NFL by the way I am a UK fan of the MLS i support NYCFC

[@hmmyes7807]

That would be interesting.

[@alexcavallucci9958]

I hope the MLS does step up, as much as we love our own leagues and teams most people love the game.

[@williamthompson2941]

I have helped coach my local college team, I support my nearest team - Kingston Stockade, (a round trip of 160 miles)and enjoy watching MLS and USL games on TV and the Web (commentary is far better here). US soccer - and yes, its soccer - has a lot to be proud of. No need for an inferiority complex. And, I am a Brit.

[@allthatihave14]

We arent there yet but im very excited how closer we get each year. Keep growing MLS.

[@soulgrind1642]

MLS is in an interesting spot to me. The other major sports in the US have so much money going into paying the players. It's just a matter of time before MLS becomes just as big in terms of spending on talent, and it's pretty much a given that the top players in the world will play where there's the most money to be had. If MLS keeps going the way it is it's a given that they'll become one of the top Soccer/Football leagues in the world.

[@danineira366]

SoulGrind that's not strictly true, a huge amount of players would most likely stat in Europe and get less money and play in the champions league. If what you're saying is true China would be full of super stars

[@handlenumber707]

@@danineira366 Depends on whether they can tap the traditional American sport talent pool. If they do that, the best players in the world would be actual Americans. Instead of promoting things with these emo looking characters, they need to go into the inner cities over there and start funding some black kids (no offense to anyone, just being real). You have to snatch them up before they gravitate to Basketball etc. It's a tall order, but if you can nab 30% out of the pool, it's enough to turn the tables.

[@the2ndgem]

Win a world cup or even just make it to the semi finals, and you have the world's interest. It's possible.

[@TheMemeJunkie]

It's about as possible as San Marino qualifying for the world cup.

[@Jethwright]

One fun aspect as a RBNY supporter is meeting all sorts of people from abroad visiting Red Bull Arena and hearing their opinions of the league from afar. Most of them if not all genuinely have an interest in the growth of MLS and see it as a potential breeding ground for young talent for all

[@agostinhoramos399]

I support Houston because that’s where I live and I play with their youth academy⚽️⚽️

[@kerrybaldwin7106]

This DC United fan was at St. James Park recently to watch Newcastle (yay!) beat Huddersfield. Overheard a British woman call it 'soccer.' Brilliant!

[@AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral]

As a ATLANTA united supporter after the mls cup 2018 final win at home in front of a 72,000 crowd that watched the squad lift the trophy the first one since the 95 world series braves i was so crying tears of joy and sadness that it was miggy's last game with the squad at least miggy went out as a champion

[@Josh-cm9jw]

Harrison's an example of the gulf in quality between the American leagues an English leagues. He was a baller in the MLS but only a sporadic player at Middlesbrough and has been largely inconsistent since he arrived at Leeds last summer

[@arthurmota7004]

I really want MLS teams to Join the Libertadores. It would be awesome to see the gringos come down to latin America and face us

[@CrazyAssJokers]

3 years ago if you would've mentioned the MLS I would've said, wack! Now the MLS is interesting I enjoy watching it.

[@PaulHenricksen]

Love these videos. Keep up the good work Calen and the rest of the crew

[@onetime16]

Why’d I think this was Lonzo ball when I clicked on it lol

[@bradfordnorth2999]

One Time I did too

[@TheBeastNC]

I thought the same thing, i swear he does look like Lonzo Ball.

[@calencarr.fieldnotes]

this is a first.

[@kingskylord6099]

0:41 dafuq is there a clock for 4 cities which each use the same time zone? lmao

[@Elpuma1374]

Great job Calen!! From an Impact de Montréal fan.

[@fredyscanlan]

Clint Dempsey was a fucking gunslinger at Fulham. He earned my respect, I’m sure lots of English fans would say the same:)

[@kleider1]

The moment and derby days from copa 90 are my favorite series on youtube. Those and hishe and honest trailers.

[@calex7763]

Love the MLS❤️ from england

[@ryancampbell8618]

This was a great story. Extremely well done!

[@amineaammar7333]

11:05 wild KSI spotted.

[@minecraftsteve6997]

LOL HOWD YOU NOTICE THAT

[@elninoson5282]

MLS has had some fun teams to use in fifa, especially the all star teams

[@lukestraub4561]

#SaveTheCrew

[@JdDiehl]

Preach!

[@damaxxant]

#ScrewTheCrew lol i was shouting that at the qualifiers game that NYCFC won 2-0. Sadly we lost 4-3 on aggregate but it was still good. Take that as a joke. I understand that your team was going to move locations and it is really hard to move and support the same team. #SaveTheCrew

[@cornerclick1469]

In all honesty, I stopped caring about #savethecrew after I saw the attendance for your home opener. For a team that's cared for by its fans and is on the line I'd expect a full house. Not necessarily 2015 mls cup craziness but somewhere close. I don't think MLS in Austin is the best idea, and who knows, maybe a law against moving a sports team in this country will hold up for once and Columbus will defy the odds. But now I'm starting to think I'd prefer a Cincinnati MLS club over a Columbus one.

[@AHomelessShoe]

ToonTron 79 the only issue with fans right now is that it's a damned if you, damned if you don't situation. If you buy tickets and merch, you'll get shat on for supporting what Precourt and the league are doing. If you don't, you get your statement about how it shows Columbus doesn't want MLS. Also I want the rivalry between the two teams personally.

[@cornerclick1469]

I'd like to point out for the record that I posted this before Cincinnati was announced for MLS. Now I just feel sorry for everyone who's a soccer fan in Ohio. The only positive outcome for the league is if Columbus stays. I have, however, just thought of a realistic prediction of the future. Its a crazy one, but a realistic one nonetheless. I think it's obvious to the casual observer that Precourt want's to relocate the team. So much so that he's probably not even considering offers (even though he's technically required by law to open a 6 month negotiation window.). Imagine of someone in central Ohio had the money and charisma to own a team: what would he/she do then? The more you think about it, a modern day encore of the Browns rebirth sounds like an attractive marketing plan for an expansion team. I doubt even MLS could deny that. It seems like a stretch that a Columbus expansion effort would happen, but I think a solid argument and bid could be made even with the limited amount of desired spots remaining.

[@JowyFull47]

Love the content man.

[@damaxxant]

How come I see you on every video I click on? Lol the first time I saw you comment was on an NYCFC vs NYRB Highlight video. Now I find you here? Lol #NYCFC

[@JowyFull47]

DaMaxx I have been following MLS before orlando join in 2013. That’s why!!

[@sallago2110]

No relegation, No top league

[@tylernelson4901]

Sallago nobody is naive enough to say it's a top league, but relegation is not the reason why it isn't one lol

[@S1LVAW0LF]

As long as the academies keep pumping out amazing talent, im all for mls growth! Been following rhe national team for a minute and the improvement in quality is really stark compared to a decade ago. theres a reasom why euro clubs, especially the bundesliga, keeps buying our youngsters. MLS has staked a claim in america and much respect to it for that. I still watch more prem and ucl but i appreciate the talents that the academies have produced recently. World cup 2026 might do wonders for MLS growth. Miguel almiron is killing it for newcastle and dude came from atlanta united.

[@censored6230]

Title: Are Americans good at football? Me: No

[@realscottsummers]

This video deserves a better title than the provocative one it has. It's quite interesting and well done

[@JdDiehl]

Arlo White is such a respectable man! He know that Soccer isn;t some term created by Americans as most snobby English fans believe!

[@1969JohnnyM]

Definitely the recognition of MLS is growing not just in the UK but in Europe and the rest of the world but for it to take that last big step its really just a case of time and allowing for the growth of team rivalry's which more importantly leads to fans becoming more invested in the club they support and then if the clubs within the lower leagues can grow more so that the league's they are in gains strength then that final piece in the puzzle can played, promotion and relegation. The argument that the investors in MLS sides have too much money invested to lose with relegation is true unless your delusional but this can be got around with by naming the start of promotion and relegation in say 5 years and the financial damage to MLS investors can be made more gentle with parachute payments and then hopefully in time there's no longer a closed investor owned MLS league but instead an independent league with independently owned club sides.

[@liambriddock6374]

surely if teams can be relegated from the premier league then they teams can afford to be relegated from the MLS.

[@Bilmuriband]

This Channel is so fucking awesome.

[@arfank199]

I think if we develop the MLS into a league like the Liga NOS, Everdervisie, and Ligue 1, then that would be great. It could be a good stepping stone into a top league. We now have players like Eziquiel Barco, so I hope that's what is gonna happen to us

[@ethanstahl5172]

Harrison sounds like Rashford.

[@EverythingLOFC]

Both from the manchester area

[@fredyscanlan]

Not at all lol! Same accent yes:)

[@jessejames9149]

Atlanta's fan base is amazing!

[@alistairwall5470]

The American football system *needs* promotion and relegation. Without it, the usual pressures of football are not there.

[@alexanderschaefer2898]

There is nothing like playoff soccer, more than enough pressure. Getting hung up on pro/rel is for the nerds.

[@austinfausnaught7913]

MLS is not ready for Pro/Rel. The lack of Pro/Rel is part of the reason the league has grown exponentially. Maybe it'll come one day, but the USA isn't ready to support such a system.

[@jpvuelma]

Alexander Schaefer It can keep having playoffs, but having a pro/rel system as well. That's what happens in countries like Mexico and Colombia.

[@alistairwall5470]

Alexander Schaefer Nerds, and everyone not from the USA or Canada

[@JowyFull47]

I do think we will see a pro/rel system here. However, I don't thinkg is going to happen any time soon.

[@ralfcenord8332]

I play soccer wen a big i wish i can play for mls i don care wich team

[@Deco_2k]

Ralf Cenord Go and tryout then they open tryout every season they have open tryouts if good enough u will make it

[@stevenhaas9622]

More than anything what MLS is doing for the game in the US is 1) providing an academy developmental system that has been severely lacking for decades and 2) providing a visible indicator that the game is viable here and thus kids can see a potential future in the sport. That can only help to divert some of the elite athletes into the game, whereas they have traditionally transitioned to basketball and american football once they hit middle school. Combine 2 with 1 and there is great potential for the development of American talent.

[@jackware1426]

best episode yet! really enjoyed this one.

[@nickbell2931]

our youth is on the come up. Europe and south america better be on the watch out.

[@mikkyo2139]

football in europe isnt the same like in usa. in europe its part of the life. in usa its an event. how do you get young ppl to the clubs? how do fans support their team? how much does a ticket cost? which part of the society do you want in the stadium or which part of the youth. its all about the mentality and the urge for more. in europe, the best player have to fight for the chance to play...always, and this mentality begins in the youth-clubs/camps.

[@hamburgerdan101]

In the rural south west it's non existent it sucks I play by myself all the time and only a handful are In my town that play. we have a travel team and it cost a thousand dollars to play. There's no public fields and I sneak on a local community college to play. it's not nearly Florida humidity but it's very close and as I'm typing this the perceived temp is 100F or 38C. Imagine trying to play in that almost every day In summer.

[@competence5324]

I noticed the guy who’s a fan of Houston Dynamo had an Oklahoma Sooners hoodie on, lol he knows the best team in college football

[@usarugbyleagueunionfan]

My first English game was Man City vs QPR at Loftus Road in 1994. I've loved MLS since day one in 1996. This league is wonderful. It can definitely improve. It's only going to get better. I have 1 request for the Americans who hate MLS. Please do me a favor and stay away forever. Never go to a game and I hope you get hemroiods from watching Premiere League on your couch. Go US soccer. Go MLS.

[@exceedinc]

USA Rugby League Fan hahaha!! MLS has come a long way in such a short time, not doubt will be a top league in the world soon however... if the MLS wants to catch up to Europe, they need to stop playing “soccer” and start playing world football. The american approach to the game is rudimentary in terms of player development and how they play value on players. Football is not just about how physical you can be, but how quickly you can make decisions on the field, player intelligence, speed, and natural born talent with eye feet coordination. Also, MLS should change its name to MLAF.

[@lrascondavis]

if MLS wants more fans around the world, MLS needs relegation system, and stop acting like the NFL. and stop selling the team like franchises!

[@BP-ne1bl]

Morena T agreed

[@donjon8382]

Morena T doesn’t work in the US. It’s been shown that people don’t support teams that are not in the main leagues here. Of course there are extreme exceptions but that’s the gist of it.

[@nelson776]

Nfl is boring

[@cheezylad566]

It's very hard to implement because the owners might pull out because pro/rel might threaten their investment. Its not as black and white as it seems

[@aliciakaffen3678]

I’d stop watching my favorite major-league baseball team if they did badly one season and had to play AAA ball the next year. One of the best parts about the American system is that a team can do absolutely terribly one year and still (technically) have a chance to win it all the next

[@XLRAshon]

I really dont understand why mls gets the hate they do. I'll admit pre 2010 the league wasn't great. But in the past decade the league has gotten so much better. Put them next to epl or bundasliga then of course it doesn't compare. But put mls next to every top flight league in the world they are easily top 15-20. Even though most americans arent soccer fans, thanks to the population we have more than than nearly every country in the world! Watching the rise of not just the mls but lower leagues too is such a fun experience and study. America really is becoming a soccer country! And I've said this many of times but Atlanta United will become the first soccer team that will be the cities biggest major league sport! Good video! Go Sporting KC!

[@hmmyes7807]

Timbers are biggest in Portland.

[@XLRAshon]

@@hmmyes7807 true but they only have the Trailblazers as the other men pro team. I was more referring to the cities with 3 or 4 other pro teams

[@hmmyes7807]

XLRAshon Ok. When talking in that regards, it probably will be ATL.

[@PureTruth]

Nice to see that Phillipe Coutinho has really improved his English!!

[@emreilgaz3701]

Americans are looking out for Bradford city match lol I call football ⚽️ and I’m from USA

[@tobiaslarsen3861]

America has improved at football in recent 10 years.

[@everythinggamesxd0356]

Those British kids in the beginning didn't know what they were talking about

[@christianrufinohernandez4335]

Without Promotion/Relegation, the MLS will always remain mediocre. There's no pressure for players to further take the game to a whole another level. There are no consequences for teams having a bad season. This is not the NBA, or the NFL. Plus, they have to really fix/improve how they recruit players. Too many kids choose other sports, because football is just way to expensive to participate in.

[@runtothehills3371]

Christian Rufino Hernandez we can relegate players to bottom leagues if they don’t preform well. They do that in the NHL and MLB.

[@ViezePoeperd]

How is football expensive in the States? I'm from Belgium.

[@jmal]

EasyPeasy Expensive enough that MLS still has salary caps to avoid the mistakes of the original North American Soccer League. Buying big-name over-the-hill players when you're a relatively small team in a niche spot in a saturated sports market is a huge and risky undertaking.

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

If they invented a Draft system for MLS it would be completely fine

[@Kevo_1634]

Need to expand to 40 clubs, eliminate Conferences and do a 2 year super season to divide upper and lower league thus incorporating Relegation. Point system determines Champion.

[@carlosbarahona2274]

Jimmy Conrad during the KickTV days > Copa 90 loved the humor now we get hipster news from all angles

[@soccerandsneakers5245]

Great piece. Nicely done.

[@RicardGomes76]

You have to feel the fear of death symbolically. Relegation is needed to take the next step.

[@succulentsoccer43]

Miss Harrison wish him all the best in England

[@juanbarragan7268]

MLS is creating history

[@bmgaming7289]

I live in philly my dad is the coach of the Philadelphia union and I have watch this video and said I’ve played soccer for 8 years and ur telling me I’m bad

[@bmgaming7289]

“Are Americans good at football” “naw nah naw nah naw naw”

[@abrahamramirez1521]

Well I doubt ur dad is the coach but other than that if you put hard work in yes u can become great.

[@VinDiesel_452]

The first thing that Americans need to do is stop calling it Soccer and start calling it by its name.

[@donfrossa790]

Yes the MLS is here! 😁😁😁👍

[@corey__scott6274]

We are good at real football

[@crbattistini]

Nice Video. Didn't get the "Stokes got relegated" portion though.

[@bigworm2129]

Wow, Lucas Vasquez speaks flawless English.

[@MadaraUchihamizukage]

wait a sec...mls? thats a football league? i thought its a retirement home for european football players.....

[@Cilaki]

MLS is not popular at all in Indonesia yet I follow the competition whenever I can. Somehow I even took photo with the the Open Cup when DC United visited Bandung some years ago, they were staying in the hotel where I worked. MLS needs promotion / relegation system in order to make it more competitive.

[@fluffibuni8663]

Quite an interesting video that touches on multiple topics very well. I'm nearly 50, English, in England and a Spurs (Tottenham Hotspur) fan. There is no doubt that the MLS is continuing to grow and improve, and that's great for everyone in football globally. I think the MLS still has some hurdles to jump over to become more than just a 'nice environment' for professional football ... I believe the MLS needs promotion and relegation to create a stronger product, and more passion from it's players, fans and owners. I dislike the franchise system, I appreciate why the buy-in system was needed to build the league, but it seems a bit too manufactured and not organic ... the league had to start somewhere, but is there a grass roots eco-system of clubs wanting to get into the league ? As an outsider, it's been fascinating to watch the birth of the MLS, but with no US connections and seeing women's football in England growing rapidly and more organically (in my opinion) ... I'm much more interested in the development of the Spurs Ladies team than watching any foreign club side. I think that's where my viewpoint is most traditionalist, and perhaps a little outdated ... Spurs has been my club for nearly 40 years, has existed for over 100 years ... the MLS, and it's clubs that have existed for less than 25 years still have a way to go ... the foundations have a lot of potential, the structure and character of the league is still developing :-)

[@ec0928]

I'm from the US and football sucks over here. If you were actually here, you'd see that MLS totally sucks. I do agree with you that MLS needs Promotion and Relegation since it promotes competition and the league will NEVER be better if it doesn't since bottom teams don't give a sh*t if they finish last, there's absolutely no consequence for doing so. Barclays Premier League will ALWAYS be superior to MLS.

[@fluffibuni8663]

Ec09 That's exactly my point.

[@markbruns2493]

MLS has something special!

[@weeknightwarrior]

i'd be more than happy for MLS to be the EPL C-league