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Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:58 am to Duke
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:58 am to Duke
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Who would ever put money into a franchise/club if they knew relegation was a possibility? The local support for soccer is still no where near the point where they will still show up in a second tiered league.
This is tough, but could drive the game. I'll concede that soccer teams don't have to worry about tanking because the draft isn't a reliable option for top talent. Best thing they have done yet is instill youth academies. We have the top league in other sports, we can get soccer too if we get the business side right.
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It's the next (or current 2nd) global sport. It's going to be hard for the rest of the world to catch up though, as we have all these athletes who grew up playing basketball. Good luck finding a LeBron James in Spain.
May not be Lebron's, but I bet there are more Gasol's, Dirk's, Tony Parker's, etc.
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Hockey is an awesome sport to attend a game for and the NHL playoffs might be the best postseason in all of sports. Soccer is the answer though. Far more kids play it growing up and we have all these Mexicans coming to America. There's little doubt it's the big growth sport going forward.
I've heard Hockey is awesome in person, but have never been. Like lacrosse, will always be a niche sport.
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 10:06 am to 5thTiger
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Best thing they have done yet is instill youth academies. We have the top league in other sports, we can get soccer too if we get the business side right.
The academies are a big step in the right direction. The hard part is going to be creating a product that people want to watch and therefore start getting the money to compete for players with the bigger leagues in Europe. MLS needs the quality to get people watching but can't yet afford the quality.
I will say it is getting better and I suspect it will continue to. Getting the MLS to be a world class league is going to take time though. La Liga, EPL, Bundasliga, Serie A all have been at this for much longer. They also have the premier club competition in the UEFA Champions League. For travel reasons alone the MLS will never be a part of it. We do have our own Champions League for our confederation though, but the Mexican teams are still the power there.
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May not be Lebron's, but I bet there are more Gasol's, Dirk's, Tony Parker's, etc.
Sure, and it's good for basketball. We've still got a much larger talent pool to pull from in a sport that is widely played.
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I've heard Hockey is awesome in person, but have never been.
Hockey is a great sport, but Royal Air is right. It's too expensive for widespread youth play and therefore will be a niche sport for the cold weather countries.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:12 pm to 5thTiger
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I've heard Hockey is awesome in person, but have never been. Like lacrosse, will always be a niche sport.
Umm, what?
Hockey isn't anything close to the same ballpark as lacrosse.
Are you on crack?
Hockey is a legit major sport.
Arena's are packed across North America, it's also the most global sport beside soccer. All of Europe, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Canada, US -- all excel at hockey.
It's growing as a revenue sport in college too, a lot of campuses it's right there with basketball, or even more important.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 6:13 pm
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