This will be a much shorter article this week, so fair warning. If you’re expecting a really long article explaining the intricacies of how MLS favors competitive parity over the overall strength of the league, … Major League Soccer: Football, American Style – Part 4: Player Acquisitions: Protecting the InvestmentRead more
Author: Craig Shuman
Major League Soccer: Football, American Style (Part 3): The MLS and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Roster Rules and Regulations
Atlanta United recently broke the Major League Soccer record fee for an incoming transfer, so I figured now would be the best time to talk about the downright bizarre rules and regulations governing team rosters … Major League Soccer: Football, American Style (Part 3): The MLS and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Roster Rules and RegulationsRead more
Major League Soccer: Football, American Style – Part 2: Organizational Differences Between MLS and the Premier League
There are myriad differences between how Major League Soccer and the Premier League are organized, and how they function. The most glaring of differences, in this writer’s humble (albeit American) opinion, is the schedule: the … Major League Soccer: Football, American Style – Part 2: Organizational Differences Between MLS and the Premier LeagueRead more
Major League Soccer: Football, American Style – Part 1: The History of the Beautiful Game in the New World
Major League Soccer, established in the USA in 1996, is vastly different from the much older leagues of European soccer. As a relatively young league in a nation where the popularity of soccer has waxed … Major League Soccer: Football, American Style – Part 1: The History of the Beautiful Game in the New WorldRead more