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Greetings, soccer fans! Welcome back to the Sons of a Pitch: An American Soccer podcast. This week in Major League Soccer saw a flood of goals, a couple hat-tricks, and a spectacular debut from TFC’s Pozuelo. But first, we turn to an issue that is never far from American soccer fans thoughts: Promotion and Relegation.
In a prior blog post, Nick put forth the arguments against Pro/Rel, and Mike agrees the league is not yet ready for such a system. Briefly, Pro/Rel is not suitable for the MLS or US Soccer because of the lack of:
- financials
- media coverage at all levels
- overall popularity
- de facto promotion via expansion franchises
- potential to drive away talent.
What are your thoughts on Pro/Rel for MLS? Should it be implemented? Can it work?
Next, the hosts break down the Week 5 action from around the MLS. With a weekend that saw 42 goals scored, the major headlines were from the offensive side of things. Specifically:
- TFC stays perfect; Pozuelo with a brace in his debut
- Sporting KC has an offense! Ties MLS single game scoring record with a 7-1 victory
- Gyasi Zardes scores again, despite the haters
- LAFC and Carlos Vela dominate the Quakes; Vela is early MVP favorite
- Pomykal leading FC Dallas’ “Play your kids” movement
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