MLS Cup

So the New England revolution are in the MLS Cup, the championship game for American soccer. I like the Revolution, but they're really hard to watch. All MLS is hard for me to watch. I love soccer, though. But the MLS is such a pathetic league compared to the English Premier League, or the German Bundesliga. I remember a few weeks ago, I watched Arsenal thrash Reading 4-0, then tried watching a Revolution playoff game. The quality of soccer was so bad that I fell asleep.

The MLS is like watching AA baseball if you've ever seen the English League before. Just an example. Taylor Twellman is one of the best players on the Revolution and in the MLS. Technically, his contract is owned by a German team, TSV 1860 Munich. TSV 1860 Munich isn't even in the top German league, they're in the Second Bundesliga. Not only that, they've never requested the services of Twellman. He's on indefinite loan to the Revs until 1860 wants him.

Another example of MLS's lack of top quality is the exhibition played this summer. A team of MLS "All-Stars" took on English Champions Chelsea. The All-Stars upset Chelsea 1-0. The game was a pre-season tune up for Chelsea.

Soccer takes 11 outstanding athletes on a team in order to be played in an entertaining way. Goals are scored in the EPL and other top leagues when great offensive players make great passes and great touches. In the MLS, goals are scored when poor defenders fuck up. There's a huge difference in the fan's experience.