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MLS Roundtable: What Should MLS Do To Increase Its Image On The World Stage

 
While the Premier League in England is experiencing continued growth, another little league is trying to doing the same. Major League Soccer has grown from a fledgling league to an improved league in a little over 10 years. Yet, MLS has continually struggled on the international stage. What should it do to improve? In his second MLS roundtable, Thomas brought in fellow MLS community leader Joe Guarr , World Football community leader  Salaar Arshad Shamsi , and a regular MLS and world football contributor, Eric Gomez , to discuss what Major League Soccer should do to increase its image on the international stage.   Thomas: This year alone, MLS clubs have won only one international competition - the New England Revolution won the SuperLiga. In the innagural CONCACAF Champions League, only two MLS clubs have made it to the group stages of the original four clubs - DC United and Houston Dynamo. DCU currently sit at the bottom of their group with no points and the Dynamo sit ... (link)

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