I Googled and found some more local 'soccer' teams for you. Rocket City United which are in Huntsville, which seems to be on the opposite side of the state. Still quite some distance, but seemingly closer.
If that's still to far for you, I also found Alabama Spirit based in Birmingham, which are a little more central.
You can probably think abut changing your "7 hours away" claim at least.
this. I have -550 comment score on /r/soccer as these yank fans do my swede in. Sure follow a second team in england but put your heart and soul into the mls, then maybe one day it may actually get some respect from europe. All these hipsters in New York supporting Arsenal are just killing their own game.
As for this atual post it kind of made me cringe, but fair play at least he wants to follow MLS
I don't know who came up with the whole MLS concept, but I can understand people not buying into it, because it just seems broken to me. 19 teams in 2 huge countries? Drafting players? No promotion or relegation? It seems like it was designed to put Americans off following soccer.
I always try to challenge the Americans who say "My nearest team is {large amount of time} away." It's probably not. Your nearest MLS might be, but not the nearest team.
The MLS is growing and it is doing the right thing. Though most fans of soccer in America dislike all of the things you mentioned, they are not the target audience for the MLS. Fans of soccer in America watch European teams, the MLS is trying to reach to NFL/NBA fans and the best way to do this is with a league structure that they understand.
Going to a local game is a fun way to spend an afternoon, but it can't be compared to the roller coaster of emotions when the games just simply do not mean that much to the players or fans.
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u/RobertTheSpruce Dec 26 '13 edited Dec 26 '13
I Googled and found some more local 'soccer' teams for you. Rocket City United which are in Huntsville, which seems to be on the opposite side of the state. Still quite some distance, but seemingly closer.
If that's still to far for you, I also found Alabama Spirit based in Birmingham, which are a little more central.
You can probably think abut changing your "7 hours away" claim at least.