Because the expos had more history and nostalgia. The kids playing soccer and watching MLS will grow and eventually the soccer fans will massively outnumber the baseball fans.
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Sorry to disappoint you but the real deal is not happening in North America. The MLS remains the equivalent of the AHL in hockey. People know it. That's why soccer will never spark passions the way baseball, hockey, or even the NFL does here. Young people playing soccer won't change that. I have young children and the only players they can name are Mbappé or Ronaldo..
Not bs. I was a big fan but was a horrible baseball experience . Baseball a sport of summer , I want to be outdoor and enjoy a drink or two after the office , not go to a depressing toilet bowl over an hour Commute ! With nothing to enjoy before or after in the area
It might or might not happen but Soccer popularity has grown a lot the past few years in North America. I am already seeing the huge difference myself, an euro sport fan avid. Sorry but if you don't love soccer it's fine, many people don't like the sport but whatever you hate or love, the sport is growing and it will eventually threaten other sports in the top 5. The biggest/most popular sport in the world and america huge sport fanatic are a match that will eventually happen.
It's strange because I remember hearing the same speech when the Manic played in Montreal in the 80s. Apparently it's a very, very slow process.
Manic, I was not even born jeez... This is the generation of social media, online stream and video games. All of them have attracted plenty of interest to the game. The most revenue for video games in North America are Madden and FIFA in a landslide, believe it or not and honestly I don't give a f***.
You came taking shot at the sport, just intuition, that's why. I was born in the 1980s for the record. Explosion of the sport in Canada, no, canada is hockey only, at least Montreal. In the USA, yes! Massively. Altough the interest will grow in Canada never to the extend of the US. TV deals and audience will dictate the next step of the MLS.Oh, we're starting to get aggressive here. Very constructive. That said, I don't see the connection between the fact that you were born in 2000 whatever and that we've been promising the explosion of soccer in Canada for 40 years. But since you don't give a f***, keep dreaming
We're literally letting a million people in each year, including over a quarter from India. Even if only ten percent land in Quebec you're still going to have the local culture destroyed or replaced. In Ontario in my small town there aren't even locals anymore, there's American tourists, Canadian retirees from Toronto, and new immigrants. All of our cultural events are gone and replaced by generic festivals catered to tourists. Our beaches are entirely for profit now and the water is literally too dirty to swim in anymore where everyone my age and younger grew up in that water.
Soccer remains a very marginal sports in Quebec. It's cheap to play so kids will play it but that doesn't mean the sports is popular. The problem with baseball is you need at least around 12 people to play a game. Everyone of them must have a glove and you need at least 2-3 bats in case one break and a few balls. And you need a baseball field one that is big enough that you wont hurt someone if you hit the ball hard (which was a big problem for us when i was a teen).
Oh I don't think MLS is going to pass anything, I would never have a desire to watch tenth-tier sports. I just think soccer is going to become more popular and you'll start to see TV deals for the top European leagues. I already see soccer jerseys from English/Spanish leagues around town now.
The likely 2023 ballon d’or winner is currently in the MLS. Call him old if you want but not a has been.
BTW - those of Indian heritage in Canada & US are huge baseball fans driven by cricket culture … soccer barely even registers for the largest populace in the world.
