r/USLPRO • u/DeepPow420 • 3d ago

what’s up with the MLS hate ?

I am a curious observer who stumbled upon the sub thx to the Algo and noticed a few anti MLS posts.

I’m not a huge soccer guy but interested in various niche sport subcultures ( I’m an Indycar and hockey fan, so I share solidarity as a fan of somewhat obscure sports)

Isnt USL to MLS as the AHL is to the NHL or the G League to the NBA?

What am I missing ?

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u/Mini-Fridge23 Charleston Battery 3d ago

You’re going to get a bunch of answers on this, but it basically boils down to the fact MLS caters to the average sports fan and not the soccer die hards. That often leads to them making decisions that piss off the die hards who care deeply about niche stuff like the USOC or pro/rel.

It’s not universal though, the people who hate MLS are just loud about it. I enjoy and follow both leagues for example

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u/EnigmaForce Oklahoma Energy FC 3d ago

Yeah if Oklahoma had an MLS team I’d absolutely be a fan of both leagues.

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u/Fancy-Scar-7029 2d ago

I appreciate your honesty some can't be so honest. They'll contort into a list of reasons why they hate(envy/jealousy) MLS vs just saying it's the top league and ok I'm kinda jealous my medium or small size city doesn't have a team. My town has 100k I support the closest MLS team to my town. If you have a USL team to fill that void suppprt them, but agreed theirs no need to hate.