In American sports there is built-in corporate socialism meaning that there is a benefit for clubs to perform badly.

Every year I sit and read through the rules to start a save and every year I quit an hour into a save

If MLS had more players on the national team, I might actually watch it.

I hate the idea that MLS doesn't have promotion/Relegation because their isn’t enough teams. The League of Ireland runs a promotion/relegation system with just 20 teams, ten in the top/Premier Division,ten in the second/First Division

but the united states are not a free market, it's an oligarchy

I'd argue that my club - Detroit City FC - buck the trends you've cited. No big-money backing, huge supporter base, active culture; founded by five thousandaires in 2012, and now in the second division. But the powers-what-is have been, and continue to be, a roadblock at every turn. US Soccer is a captured regulatory body, as is FIFA. Sigh

I did a few seasons in the mls. It's the trade thing that stops it being enjoyable - not being able to sign other American players freely stops it being fun.

American sports - the only sports leagues and competitions where it pays to lose on purpose - for several years on end sometimes

MLS can't even compete as the retirement league anymore with the Saudis paying billions

This is what's wrong with the NHL. The problem is Hockey in other areas just isn't as competitive, like Football is in the rest of the world. All the flashy players go to the NHL.

American sports leagues are like fast food chains having an internal competition. It's your McDonald's playing a soccer match against the McDonald's across town. Great video man!

As a Brit Of a Smaller Team The Salary cap sounds pretty good

Your my favorite baseball KZreadr, I didn’t know you also had this channel. Good video

I tried... And I got it. Took me practice, some retries, some knowlege of USA leagues and routines (and I mean, NFL/NBA knowlege) But, took me a excel help, because I don't like of the way of FM calculates the salary cap at all, nor only the MLS.

Great stuff. Would like more soccer content looking into topics such as these.

Off Topic, but here's what I want from FM.

I love MLS and have probably been to over 300 mls games over 15 years. If the league continues to improve at the rate it is, more dpi/higher salary caps are inevitable.

it's pretty easy to change the salary cap in the FM editors as well as change the baseline for contract values, but it's stupud they haven't programed the MLS salary cap to grow beyond what the league has announced

salary cap is good though seen in the nba but the 3 player rule makes it fall apart. if the nba had that they can have 3 top stars count outside the salary cap and win every year like man citeh.

We definitely need a part 2 of this topic.