Soccer is popular in other leagues because the world’s best play on those teams. With soccer still being new to our country, the owners and teams are not able to afford world’s best players at their peak to join MLS teams. Instead, it’s common for the best players to join MLS at the end of their career, right before they retire. Personally, I believe soccer is starting to become an increasing popular sport in the United States. Just recently MLS has added two new soccer teams for the 2017-2018 season, Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC, and in 2015 MLS added New York City FC and Orlando City SC to the league. The MLS has experienced a rise in attendance, viewership, and an increase in teams wanting to join the league. Another reason is that Americans are starting to watch more foreign soccer, which causes sports channels to choose what soccer games fans want to
Soccer is popular in other leagues because the world’s best play on those teams. With soccer still being new to our country, the owners and teams are not able to afford world’s best players at their peak to join MLS teams. Instead, it’s common for the best players to join MLS at the end of their career, right before they retire. Personally, I believe soccer is starting to become an increasing popular sport in the United States. Just recently MLS has added two new soccer teams for the 2017-2018 season, Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC, and in 2015 MLS added New York City FC and Orlando City SC to the league. The MLS has experienced a rise in attendance, viewership, and an increase in teams wanting to join the league. Another reason is that Americans are starting to watch more foreign soccer, which causes sports channels to choose what soccer games fans want to