Comments on: Why MLS and Generation Adidas Kids Aren’t the Best Mix http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:59:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shane http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113056 Shane Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:49:45 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113056 They could structure the leagues like in the MLB. AAA, AA, and an A for the youth team. More soccer for us to watch too. Here in Illinois we have nice baseball stadiums for teams that are not even considered pro. Why not do it for soccer? They could structure the leagues like in the MLB. AAA, AA, and an A for the youth team. More soccer for us to watch too. Here in Illinois we have nice baseball stadiums for teams that are not even considered pro. Why not do it for soccer?

]]> By: mark grant http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113049 mark grant Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113049 Cool site. Keep it up Cool site. Keep it up

]]> By: James Taylor http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113048 James Taylor Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:02:44 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113048 Naw They Urnae Naw They Urnae

]]> By: Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113045 Daryl Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:45:56 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/why-mls-and-generation-adidas-kids-arent-the-best-mix-yet.html#comment-113045 "MLS saw the 'talented' and forgot the 'kid.'" I think that sums up exactly what happened, because MLS needed a face to promote the league, so put Adu a little too front and center at a young age. One of the good things about Beckham being in MLS is that now the league has a bona fide frontman who's good with all the PR stuff, so the next young talent won't have quite so much attention. “MLS saw the ‘talented’ and forgot the ‘kid.’”

I think that sums up exactly what happened, because MLS needed a face to promote the league, so put Adu a little too front and center at a young age.

One of the good things about Beckham being in MLS is that now the league has a bona fide frontman who’s good with all the PR stuff, so the next young talent won’t have quite so much attention.

]]>