Comments on: MLS Wants South Americans, Not European Has-Beens http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html#comment-84276 Tom Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:56:05 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html#comment-84276 There's more on this in an interview with Gazidis at <a href="http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/exclusives/index.html?article_id=903" rel="nofollow">USSoccerplayers.com</a>. Interesting reading. I'm excited to watch this U.S. U-17 team play Brazil tomorrow on FSC. There’s more on this in an interview with Gazidis at USSoccerplayers.com. Interesting reading.

I’m excited to watch this U.S. U-17 team play Brazil tomorrow on FSC.

]]> By: Ian http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html#comment-84270 Ian Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:31:17 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html#comment-84270 I think the focus should be on getting talented YOUNG players, regardless of where they come from. Granted, a huge proportion of them will probably come from Central and South America, but there are other talented youngsters in Asia, Africa and Oceania that we can have a try at as well. I think the important thing is getting away from being a retirement league, and being more of a place where young pros want to start their careers, rather than end them. I think the focus should be on getting talented YOUNG players, regardless of where they come from. Granted, a huge proportion of them will probably come from Central and South America, but there are other talented youngsters in Asia, Africa and Oceania that we can have a try at as well. I think the important thing is getting away from being a retirement league, and being more of a place where young pros want to start their careers, rather than end them.

]]> By: Shane http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html#comment-84268 Shane Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:29:46 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mls-wants-south-americans-not-european-has-beens.html#comment-84268 We need Beckham, Ronaldo, Henry and Ronaldinho so Americans can look at their past and discover how good they were and still are/will be. The MLS needs to be a league that all players want to play in though. The next Messi will come to the US cause why? cause we have a low economy, bad news media frenzies and cities i wouldn't be scarred driving within 40 miles from? Comon, think about it, world soccer star Ronaldinho signs with...Detroit. Uhh no. I'm from MI and I'm ashamed of that city. The next Messi comes here cause we pay the big bucks and we have a superliega consisting of US, Mexican and South American teams making it the biggest non Euro trophy. Barca will no longer be a dream but just another place to play. We need to make the MLS and it's trophies important. We need Beckham, Ronaldo, Henry and Ronaldinho so Americans can look at their past and discover how good they were and still are/will be. The MLS needs to be a league that all players want to play in though. The next Messi will come to the US cause why? cause we have a low economy, bad news media frenzies and cities i wouldn’t be scarred driving within 40 miles from? Comon, think about it, world soccer star Ronaldinho signs with…Detroit. Uhh no. I’m from MI and I’m ashamed of that city. The next Messi comes here cause we pay the big bucks and we have a superliega consisting of US, Mexican and South American teams making it the biggest non Euro trophy. Barca will no longer be a dream but just another place to play. We need to make the MLS and it’s trophies important.

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