"He took his helmet and he fuckin' hit him with it!"

RSL is named as such because they were seeking — and got — an academy affiliation with Real Madrid, but yeah, imitation is something we kind of do in the North American soccer community since a bit part of the culture is influence from overseas.

Considering who runs the place, not being a part of it gives me credibility

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I'm actually a Cosmos supporter, was just remarking on RSL's tough luck. But thanks, I hope we get a CCL berth in next year's Open Cup too!

RSL finishes the MLS Cup runner-up, the Open Cup runner-up, 3 points off the Shield, and pending a CONCACAF vote they may not get their Champions League berth. Surprisingly successful season or not, that's painful.

Isn't this, you know, exactly why the Palpably Unfair Act penalty exists?

Bahahaha you have to be a gimmick account

I, too, hate fun.

Screw the shark story, this is why I'm never leaving the house again.

The US actually has a best-on-best gold in the past 20 years: The 1996 World Cup. Obviously, you were referring to the Olympics only, but a relevant tidbit nonetheless.

I could make that same argument for basketball. Television ratings, overall revenue, there's just so much more to it.

I'm a huge NHL fan, but I'm an even bigger MLS fan, and I wish this were anywhere close to being true.

Spoilers: Hockey is a popular sport.

The NHL does over $3 billion in revenue annually, but it's a niche sport because it occasionally features variations of violent content that is inherent in football and combat sports like boxing and MMA.

Okay.

The rest of the Americas seem to do just fine.

"Original" system?

The roof will almost always be open for their expected MLS franchise. Thanks for playing though!

The NFL... does a great job of keeping drugs out

The most interesting part of this video is actually that a player is mic'd live during play. Imagine if commentators carried on a conversation with a Major League Baseball player patrolling the outfield? That'd be kinda cool.