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[QUOTE="ForCuseSake, post: 3910453, member: 266"]
Well, we invented 3/4 of those sports so it was pretty easy to build those global powerhouse leagues.  The 4th (NHL) would've died on the vine if it hadn't migrated south to include mostly U.S. cities.

One of the reasons it's tough to get traction is MLS doesn't play on the same schedule as the other (European/South American) big club leagues.  Soccer ain't a summer sport in the rest of the world.

To your eariler post about my characterization of the GC being meaningless...The GC is CONCACAF's (our regional soccer governing body) attempt to stage a Euro like tournament (every 4 years, off WC cycle).  One of the problems with this is that CONCACAF is top heavy mostly dominated by Mexico and U.S.

Not as top heavy as AFC East was 2000 - 2016 but not far off in the eyes of global soccer.  It's basically Mexico, the U.S. (and to a lesser extent Costa Rica) - the rest have stunk for decades to the point of wondering how hard those countries actually try.

We'll qualify for the WC in 2022.  Failure to qualify for the 2018 WC will prove to be an aberration.
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