“Football simply holds a mirror up to the society that surrounds it. So the American reflection that bounces off MLS can be mesmerizing to British people who adore America.'
Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Imagesimagination. Stateside fans wake up early every Saturday to watch the English Premier League. They take on their favorite club’s local traditions, rivalries, and quirks from an ocean away. And for years, any expat with an English accent could easily pass himself off to American parents as a youth-soccer-coaching guru.
podcast. “The majority of us eat, sleep, and drink football throughout our life. For me, the attraction of MLS is that it’s an ‘Americanized’ version of the sport we all love.” Ah, British humor. Bennett’s onto something, though. Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, who’s English, recalled the time his friends Rob Holding and Calum Chambers came to L.A. to train with the Galaxy in preseason as players for Arsenal, one of the Premier League’s most popular teams. According to Bond, these two Arsenal players felt starstruck being around the Galaxy — the former home to David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, and other English stars.
D.C. United fan James Graham enjoying a game from afar; Andrew Barnard holding the MLS Cup; LA Galaxy player Douglas Costa with unofficial team historian Danny Chapman.D.C. United fan James Graham enjoying a game from afar; Andrew Barnard holding the MLS Cup; LA Galaxy player Douglas Costa with unofficial team histor...D.C. United fan James Graham enjoying a game from afar; Andrew Barnard holding the MLS Cup; LA Galaxy player Douglas Costa with unofficial team historian Danny Chapman.
MLS expects to reach more fans around the world with its new ten-year, $2.5 billion Apple TV broadcast deal. But it has already proved itself to an extent, according to Max Bretos, a longtime world soccer commentator who currently calls games for MLS’s LAFC.
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