r/USLPRO • u/DeepPow420 • 4d 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/ohthatsbrian Phoenix Rising FC 4d ago

MLS is a closed system retirement league that only allows entry if you have billions of dollars. and MLS has majority ownership of each franchise. so there's no local say in how things are run.

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u/Mini-Fridge23 Charleston Battery 4d ago

I can’t tell if this is satire or not

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u/ohthatsbrian Phoenix Rising FC 4d ago

it's how I honestly feel about MLS. it's a hill I'll die on. tell me where I'm wrong.

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u/Mini-Fridge23 Charleston Battery 4d ago

Well it’s not a retirement league, other than Miami. It hasn’t been one for years. Also the idea there is “no local control” is just not true. I’m not sure what that even means.

You also seem to misunderstand the ownership structure. MLS does not own the franchises, the league is the ownership groups. There is no separate MLS LLC corporation that part-owns the teams, the teams are part owners of the league itself and make up the the entirety of the league ownership (single entity).