Where we are: the Sacramento and St Louis groups have been given exclusivity in negotiating expansion spots 28 and 29. MLS has also announced it will expand to 30, but that the time-table for that is not yet set, nor is the expansion fee for team 30 or beyond. Several markets are still actively pursuing a team.
MLS has indicated that we will have announcements on teams 28 and 29 at or around the All-Star game. In recent years MLS makes an event of the announcement in the city of the group awarded an expansion team. Expect this to continue. Leading up to the December 2017 expansion announcement MLS whittled the field to 4 markets with the goal to announce two, we got one at that time, with Nashville being announced months before Cincinnati. Miami was formally announced between those. It should not therefore surprise if the presentations of teams 28 and 29 are separated by more than days or even weeks. MLS indicated that we may have announcements "by the All-Star game", my guess is that is fluid- read: around the time of the All-Star game (before and/or after). We should also gain some idea of the league's idea on timing for choosing team 30.
My expectation is that MLS will not hard-cap expansion at 30. Though I would expect them to present a lull of 3 to 4 years in any further growth to 32 or beyond. I have said I expect MLS to grow to what the market can bear and for expansion fees to increase even further. There will still be some markets interested in MLS after 30 is announced i.e. those actively coveting a team now, plus those that will inevitably appear, but the field is thinning due to MLS' rapid expansion and the prediction here is that 32 is the sweet spot to coincide with WC 2026.
Expect various markets to release news, no matter the significance, leading up to the All-Star game about their planning and preparedness while soccer-nation is watching.
It is very helpful to be reminded of MLS stated criteria for picking bids from the formalized round, MLS has stuck very close to these:
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/12/15/mls-announces-expansion-process-and-timeline
Links to previous rankings below, then on to the rankings!
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/6omhoz/mls_expansion_ranking_teams_242526/
[https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/78tln8/mls_
... keep reading on reddit ➡
Thought it was crazy the first three pointer was scored 5 minutes into the second quarter.
MLS All-Stars vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Match Info
| Kickoff | Weather | Stadium | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 EDT/8:00pm CDT | Partly Cloudy, 74 F, 19% Rain, Wind 10 MPH | "The Dick", Commerce City | TBA/19,680 |
Television:
- FOX Sports 1
Internet Streams:
| Score | ||
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| 2 |
I had this thought a few weeks ago, but seeing some articles about the MLS all star selections jogged my memory. Would either of the leagues go for a cross-league all star game? I’ve always loathed the MLS all star game since it is basically a huge “we’re not as good as European teams” when they put the MLS’s BEST against just one great club from Europe. It sells and makes money for whichever stadium hosts, but I think it’d help grow the game and both leagues to get some kind of showcase exhibition between the two leagues going on. It also stays in the American tradition of all star games, whereas the MLS game just seems like a cash cow for MLS and whatever team decided to take the game that year.
Let me know what y’all think and who you think would round out the USL all star team!!
ALRIGHT YOU LAZY MOTHERS. SINCE ITS 9:48 ON THE EAST COAST AND NOBODY WANTS TO DO THEIR JOB, HERE'S YOUR NOT CLEVER, SHITTY TEXAS BARBECUE EATIN, CANADIAN SOCCER PLAYIN, PORTLAND ANYTHING DOIN, EAST COAST BIAS VERSION OF TRASH TALK.
YANKEES FC TRAVEL TO FOXBORO TO PLAY ON YET ANOTHER FIELD NOT MEANT FOR SOCCER. NOT THE FIRST TIME THE REVS HAVE LOST 5 IN A ROW ^^^^DAE ^^^^MLSCUP
MLS HAS GIVEN LA GALAXY PERMISSION TO USE ANY PLAYER ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE THIS WEEKEND AS A ONE DAY EXEMPTION FROM RULES OTHERWISE MADE FOR LA GALAXY PURCHASES. DE GEA WILL BE STARTING IN GOAL, SUPPORTED BY THE GERMAN NATIONAL TEAM DEFENSE, THE NETHERLANDS MIDFIELD, AND FC BARCELONA'S TOP 3. THEY WILL STILL SOMEHOW ONLY GET A POINT AGAINST HELLA DUMB SJ.
PHILLY TRAVELS TO TORONTO VIA PLANE. THEN THEYLL LOSE A GAME, AND TRAVEL BACK TO PHILLY.
BBQ FC HOSTS POUTINE UNITED IN ANOTHER MATCH WHERE DWYER WILL SCORE 3 AGAINST MONTREAL... MAINLY BECAUSE SYDNEY LEROUXDWYER IS DEFINITELY NOT TIED UP IN MY BASEMENT TO KEEP HER FROM DISTRACTING DOM.
ORLANDO HOSTS (INSERT YOUR FAVORITE REDBULLISM HERE). WHO FUCKING CARES?
FC DALLAS AND DC ACTUALLY MATTERS. THAT'S WEIRD TO TYPE OUT LOUD. DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THIS BESIDES /U/JOHNMLTX?
CANNABIS CUP FALLS ON THE SAME WEEKEND AS A CASCADIA CUP TIE. CAN Y'ALL JUST LIKE... TIE OR SOMETHING? AINT NOBODY STAYING UP TIL MIDNIGHT TO WATCH CASCADIAS STEP SISTER LOSE ON THE ROAD OR TO WATCH COLORADO GET STEAMOLLED BY ANYTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN A RAVE GREEN 2015 FORD FIESTA.
RSL AND HOUSTON? FUCK YOU BOTH.
FUCK THERE'S TOO MANY TEAMS TO TALK ABOUT WITH ANY SENSE OF ORGANIZATION OR THOUGHT PROCESS. WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST CUT OUT THE RED LINE WARRIORS COLUMBUS CREW AND MIGHTY BOTTOM DWELLER CHICAGO FIRE. IF THE YEAR DOESN'T END IN 8, YALL AIN'T GUNNA BE GREAT.
