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<blockquote data-quote="Canadian_Rugger" data-source="post: 96675"><p>One thing must be understood about American sport and especially about the MLS. The league is owned by a bunch of billionaires with very deep pockets. For example LA Galaxy is owned by a company called AEG which also owns two other teams in the MLS: Houston Dynamo, and the Chicago Fire. The company has already said they don't care if they lose money on this investment initially because to them this is only going to strengthen the league in the long run. They are hoping to see attendance boosts at all 3 of the teams that they own and they think the league will benefit immensely from this adventure. </p><p></p><p>The MLS is also going in the right direction by building smaller stadiums specifically designed for soccer which seat between 15 and 25 thousand people. The new BMO field which will be the home of Toronto FC is a prime example of this. The League is solidified now and they have a solid base to grow from. </p><p></p><p>Soccer: as we in North America call it, is the fastest growing sport in North America. In Canada for example, there are more youth playing soccer now then there are playing hockey. This tremendous growth has seen soccer jump into the limelight. I think part of this has to do with the fact that it is cheap to play and also because anyone can play the sport. Sports like Hockey and Football draw from a select group of people and not everyone is cut out to play these sports. I know in Canada hockey is very expensive to play and a lot of focus now is being placed on high performance and if you want to play at a high level you have to commit a lot of money and time to doing so. In Ice Hockey players have gotten bigger, no longer can you be a small man and hope to make it anywhere playing the sport. Everyone playing has to be a 6'4 230lb brusier to be of any significance. Soccer is not like this because anyone can pick up a ball and play which is one of the main reasons it so popular over here.</p><p></p><p>One other factor I think nobody is considering is the huge immigrant population we have over here in North America. If you goto Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto the whiteman is a minority in those cities. Some of the groups living in these cities come from nations with a strong following in Soccer. These groups are the ones really pushing the development of soccer.</p><p></p><p>I personally believe that in the next 20 years you are all going to see major changes to the soccer scene in North America. It is growing very fast and rapidly and with the amount of money that is thrown around in North American sport I think you will see stronger more competitive teams emerging from this side of the ocean and the awakening of the giant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canadian_Rugger, post: 96675"] One thing must be understood about American sport and especially about the MLS. The league is owned by a bunch of billionaires with very deep pockets. For example LA Galaxy is owned by a company called AEG which also owns two other teams in the MLS: Houston Dynamo, and the Chicago Fire. The company has already said they don't care if they lose money on this investment initially because to them this is only going to strengthen the league in the long run. They are hoping to see attendance boosts at all 3 of the teams that they own and they think the league will benefit immensely from this adventure. The MLS is also going in the right direction by building smaller stadiums specifically designed for soccer which seat between 15 and 25 thousand people. The new BMO field which will be the home of Toronto FC is a prime example of this. The League is solidified now and they have a solid base to grow from. Soccer: as we in North America call it, is the fastest growing sport in North America. In Canada for example, there are more youth playing soccer now then there are playing hockey. This tremendous growth has seen soccer jump into the limelight. I think part of this has to do with the fact that it is cheap to play and also because anyone can play the sport. Sports like Hockey and Football draw from a select group of people and not everyone is cut out to play these sports. I know in Canada hockey is very expensive to play and a lot of focus now is being placed on high performance and if you want to play at a high level you have to commit a lot of money and time to doing so. In Ice Hockey players have gotten bigger, no longer can you be a small man and hope to make it anywhere playing the sport. Everyone playing has to be a 6'4 230lb brusier to be of any significance. Soccer is not like this because anyone can pick up a ball and play which is one of the main reasons it so popular over here. One other factor I think nobody is considering is the huge immigrant population we have over here in North America. If you goto Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto the whiteman is a minority in those cities. Some of the groups living in these cities come from nations with a strong following in Soccer. These groups are the ones really pushing the development of soccer. I personally believe that in the next 20 years you are all going to see major changes to the soccer scene in North America. It is growing very fast and rapidly and with the amount of money that is thrown around in North American sport I think you will see stronger more competitive teams emerging from this side of the ocean and the awakening of the giant. [/QUOTE]
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