M L S In England

[Gene]

Saw this in the Times:

In England, Embracing M.L.S. for What It Is, Not What It Isn’t

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/s...cing-mls-for-what-it-is-not-what-it-isnt.html

CANTERBURY, England — Along Palace Street, a stone’s throw from the cathedral here, the few residents out on Sunday night were wandering home from the pub. With the workweek ahead, the city was settling into bed

But in a small apartment above a tandoori shop on the quaint street, Louis East, Ben Ashton and Lewis Addley were ordering pizza and soda and preparing for a full night of soccer, starting with a match kicking off nearly 4,000 miles away, in Ohio.

East, Ashton and Addley — three British journalism students in their early 20s — curate mlsgb.com, one of the few websites in England devoted to Major League Soccer. And Sunday was a big day, with playoff berths and seedings at stake on the final day of the M.L.S. regular season.

 

[bigapplepie]

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Saw this in the Times:

In England, Embracing M.L.S. for What It Is, Not What It Isn’t

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/s...cing-mls-for-what-it-is-not-what-it-isnt.html

The atmosphere at MLS games is so much better than EPL games. Liverpool were winning last week but it was so quiet you could hear the players shouting to each other.

I used to go to Anfield regularly in its heyday but the atmosphere has sunk, partly due to it going all seater, the number of people from outside the area going to games, and the ticket prices (though they're still cheaper than at most clubs).

English fans sing when they're winning but tend to shut up when they're struggling. MLS fans sing throughout.

I'm glad to see that Crystal Palace fans are bucking the trend and singing their hearts out whatever is happening on the pitch. Maybe there are lessons to be learned from MLS.