Comments on: 10 Favorite MLS Expansion Teams: 2023 Edition https://www.wolfgangsport.com/mls-expansion-teams/ American Sports Blog Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:53:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Healing Enso https://www.wolfgangsport.com/mls-expansion-teams/#comment-24918 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:50:14 +0000 https://www.wolfgangsport.com/?p=20096#comment-24918 In reply to stevmjohnson.

Franchising is so self-limiting. No-one wants to entertain the possibility of lower divisions with promotion & relegation based on results and a consequential change in cash flow. I remember when Manchester United were relegated and came back healthier than before. Relegation isn’t the end of the world for the game, only for the money.

Franchising is the problem. It’s leaping in to the EPL model of concentration of funds.

]]> By: Healing Enso https://www.wolfgangsport.com/mls-expansion-teams/#comment-24917 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:45:57 +0000 https://www.wolfgangsport.com/?p=20096#comment-24917 Leaving the UK for Arizona 30 years ago, I have heard plenty of negative comments about Arizona sports. But we’ve had success at lower levels such as the Arizona Rattlers and Phoenix Mercury. I think the place and the nature of football in the US, Phoenix Rising would fit great.

I will remain a Derby County fan for the rest of my life. But I would LOVE to have a season ticket for Phoenix Rising in MLS.

]]> By: stevmjohnson https://www.wolfgangsport.com/mls-expansion-teams/#comment-24801 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:28:32 +0000 https://www.wolfgangsport.com/?p=20096#comment-24801 Las Vegas is a shoe-in for the 30th franchise. It looking more and more like MLS will expand to 32, but it will have to wait till the 2026 World Cup. The odds on favorites appear to be San Diego and Phoenix. Expansion past 32 seems to be slim and none.

]]> By: Why Las Vegas MLS Team Is the Next Expansion Franchise - Just Another Football Blog https://www.wolfgangsport.com/mls-expansion-teams/#comment-24591 Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:52:27 +0000 https://www.wolfgangsport.com/?p=20096#comment-24591 […] about overindulgence. So much so, Las Vegas has somehow landed as one of the top candidates for the next MLS expansion team. The reason’s simple why they’re odds-on favourite to join the MLS soon. […]

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