Well that sucks. One of the fan favorites, leaving us way too soon.

GarberBucks. The league is more than willing to turn a blind eye to the rules when it thinks there’sa benefit to the league’s viewership and standing. Just have to hope it results in some changes for other teams as well.

I did see him itch his nose in one of those shots before I switched over to the ATX game, so he may be living your nightmare 😂

Hilarious that there’s a cameraman whose job is literally just to keep the camera on Messi sitting on the bench

I’m all for it. As the other user said, more content of any kind will hopefully help increase engagement, which is desperately needed for smaller subs that haven’t fully transitioned over.

In general, yes; however, that leg up in most of our sports leagues is through player drafts. Since most good players in soccer don’t go through US college athletics, that usual leg up doesn’t mean nearly as much.

And yeah, you’re right on the money on the teams vs leagues thing; the leagues in most US sports tend to wield quite a bit of power over franchises, and negotiate labor contracts directly with player unions. MLS is a wonky outlier in many ways (largely because America doesn’t have a near-monopoly on top talent like it does in some other sports), but the league itself is definitely seen as a priority over any one club.