World Soccer XXVIII: Campeones de NorteAmérica.

[Jimjamesak]

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The NASL wavers on as FC Edmonton and San Francisco Deltas, the same team that won the championship, have folded. Edmonton may play in the Canadian Premier League that’s supposed to be starting... sometime, but the Deltas are dead after only a year.

[Spartanforlife4]

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Somehow Detroit made it to the final four of expansion. Figured Ford Field would have been the kill shot.

The other three are Cincy, Nashville, and Sacramento.

With a soccer specific stadium I would for sure pick Detroit, but I think Cincy gets in, especially with the Crew moving. Not sure about the second team.

[Jimjamesak]

Somehow Detroit made it to the final four of expansion. Figured Ford Field would have been the kill shot.

The other three are Cincy, Nashville, and Sacramento.

With a soccer specific stadium I would for sure pick Detroit, but I think Cincy gets in, especially with the Crew moving. Not sure about the second team.

Sacramento, they’re pretty much ready to go now.

[Shirtless Guy]

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Sacramento, they’re pretty much ready to go now.

I don't see how nashville doesn't get in with the stadium deal they agreed to...along with Sacramento.

[French Rage]

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Geez how many teams they do imagine eventually having? 50?

[joecct]

Geez how many teams they do imagine eventually having? 50?

They should look at what happened to NASL 1.0. Bigger is not be necessarily better.

[Kepler]

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It's still the same number of teams. One, holding intra-squad scrimmages.

[joecct]

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A rigged WC draw?? Nah, can't happen says Sepp.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...gged-hot-cold/

[Kepler]

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A rigged WC draw?? Nah, can't happen says Sepp.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...gged-hot-cold/

This may sound dumb but why not just have an independent entity do the drawing?

Even better, why not just have it done by computer using an open source randomization program monitored in realtime and driven by random elements like the relative humidity in Peru or keystrokes entered by everybody watching the draw? It would be cool to know that hitting a 'g' or a '6' one second before or after you actually did got your team drawn against Honduras. Or Germany. It would all become your own fault.

[Jimjamesak]

They should look at what happened to NASL 1.0. Bigger is not be necessarily better.

Ok seriously, do not comment if you don’t know facts. Between 1973 and 1975 the NASL added 13 new teams at $75k a pop to basically anyone who could afford it.

Right now MLS is looking at expanding to 28 teams at over $100 million a pop.

And frankly, expansion hasn’t diluted the quality at all, in fact it’s gotten better because of expansion.

[JF_Gophers]

Ok seriously, do not comment if you don’t know facts. Between 1973 and 1975 the NASL added 13 new teams at $75k a pop to basically anyone who could afford it.

Right now MLS is looking at expanding to 28 teams at over $100 million a pop.

And frankly, expansion hasn’t diluted the quality at all, in fact it’s gotten better because of expansion.

Up to a point. At some point expansion is bad. Its fair to question what that point is without being shouted down by a zealot.

Considering the line of teams asking to get in, the $100mm doesnt seem to be a hurdle.

[Jimjamesak]

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It’s $100mm plus a stadium, keep that in mind. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to believe that MLS could support 28-32 teams. MLB and NBA are at 30, NHL is at 31, and the NFL is at 32, and those sports have smaller available talent pools than soccer.

Edit: It’s also an unfair to compare NASL expansion vs MLS expansion. NASL expansion was a fly-by-night mess whereas MLS expansion has been a long, careful process.

[cF[Authentic]]

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Ok seriously, do not comment if you don’t know facts.

You're really good at encouraging conversation in this thread.

It’s $100mm plus a stadium, keep that in mind. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to believe that MLS could support 28-32 teams. MLB and NBA are at 30, NHL is at 31, and the NFL is at 32, and those sports have smaller available talent pools than soccer.

Talent pools don't fill stadiums.

[Jimjamesak]

You're really good at encouraging conversation in this thread.

Ignorant misinformation is how you end up with BS like President Trump. If you’re gonna post something, get the facts right.

Talent pools don't fill stadiums.

Atlanta and Seattle disagree.

[Jimjamesak]

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Toronto up 1-0 on Columbus.