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kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy.

W_Z wrote:

kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy.

Completely changed the way the game was viewed in the US.

Shook up the entire sports hierarchy. I think you can draw a direct line from that move to World Cup soccer overtaking college tennis as America’s 12th favorite sport.

Pickleball overtook soccer this year as the fastest growing sport. They had to respond.

W_Z wrote:

kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy.

Pretty cool story.

Re-establishes the US as the end of career destination for these guys. Saudis would’ve dumped mid-nine figures on Messi but guys are realizing that sitting in a shiny fort in the middle of the desert with no alcohol sucks.

We need a new American sport to overtake soccer and baseball.

MongoMuller wrote:

Pickleball overtook soccer this year as the fastest growing sport. They had to respond.

And I thought it was cornhole. Or is it bags?

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:	Messi to MLS
Miami I may watch now

Author:	This Ends in Antioch [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
Pretty cool story. Re-establishes the US as the end of career destination for these guys. Saudis would’ve dumped mid-nine figures on Messi but guys are realizing that sitting in a shiny fort in the middle of the desert with no alcohol sucks.

Author:	W_Z [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:13 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy.

Author:	This Ends in Antioch [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:17 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
W_Z wrote: kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy. Completely changed the way the game was viewed in the US. Shook up the entire sports hierarchy. I think you can draw a direct line from that move to World Cup soccer overtaking college tennis as America’s 12th favorite sport.

Author:	Minooka Meatball [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 4:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
This Ends in Antioch wrote: W_Z wrote: kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy. Completely changed the way the game was viewed in the US. Shook up the entire sports hierarchy. I think you can draw a direct line from that move to World Cup soccer overtaking college tennis as America’s 12th favorite sport.

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Author:	Regular Reader [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
Pele, Chinaglia, Beckham. Eight months later no one will care. Until the Freddie Adus and the young kid playing in Europe build a grass roots base, it's not going to catch on here imho.

Author:	MongoMuller [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:13 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
Pickleball overtook soccer this year as the fastest growing sport. They had to respond.

Author:	Brick [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
This Ends in Antioch wrote: W_Z wrote: kind of reminds me of when beckham came to LA Galaxy. Completely changed the way the game was viewed in the US. Shook up the entire sports hierarchy. I think you can draw a direct line from that move to World Cup soccer overtaking college tennis as America’s 12th favorite sport.

Author:	Brick [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
Does this mean Meghan Rapinoe gets $400 million to keep equal pay?

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
I have a T-Mobile code for free mls I never used. Maybe if he’s coming this season I’ll use it.

Author:	Hussra [ Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:49 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
This Ends in Antioch wrote: Pretty cool story. Re-establishes the US as the end of career destination for these guys. Saudis would’ve dumped mid-nine figures on Messi but guys are realizing that sitting in a shiny fort in the middle of the desert with no alcohol sucks. there's alcohol, and anything else you want in those countries. it's just not right out in the open

Author:	IkeSouth [ Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:44 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
We need a new American sport to overtake soccer and baseball.

Author:	Nardi [ Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:33 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
IkeSouth wrote: We need a new American sport to overtake soccer and baseball. Both soccer and hockey have a turnover problem. The ball(puck) gets turned over hundreds of times. Possession is key to Americans, even in court, where possession is 9/10ths of the law.

Author:	MongoMuller [ Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:08 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
Regular Reader wrote: MongoMuller wrote: Pickleball overtook soccer this year as the fastest growing sport. They had to respond. And I thought it was cornhole. Or is it bags? I think there is some dispute about it being a sport. American Cornhole Association says it is but everyone else seems to disagree. My Amish guys used to play the hell out of washers which is kind of like cornhole. They'd finish up around 11:30 or noon then play washers for an hour. I bought a nice cornhole set at the Raiders store but its still in the box. I'll unbox when McDaniels is launched...so probably October.

Author:	This Ends in Antioch [ Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:43 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Messi to MLS
Supposedly turned down $1.6bn from the saudis. That makes him twice as valuable as Tiger and sets him up for twice the disappointment when PIF buys MLS outright.

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