Problems in the MLS

man, problems with Major League Soccer? no, tell me it can't be!

its true

I follow MLS because i like soccer, and i like to know who the players are that are playing for our National Team. Even though the average joe still thinks that players from the USA don't/can't play in Europe, most of our national squad is playing in the top level in England including:

Demarcus Beasly
Freddy Adu
Micheal Bradley
Tim Howard
Kasey Keller
Clint Dempsey
Eddie Johnson
Bobby Convey
Brian McBride
Bocanegra

and quite a few others, and they're getting starting minutes even

so here's the problem with MLS. last week they had the 'Superdraft', in which the MLS teams drafted the best players from college, just like every other sport. But unlike every other sport in America, drafting first is not good. The top players in college are trying to get jobs overseas and so if you draft Joe Schmo from UCLA, the best striker in the country to turn around your franchise, and then he signs with some Football club in Sweden, well, you're out of luck.

that sucks. if you pass on that kid, and he doesn't get a job overseas well then you miss out on some great talent.

it reminds me of when all of the good basketball players were skipping college to play in the NBA, colleges would sign these kids and then they'd get burned.

Drafting the right player is hard enough, but then for that player to skip out to Europe, that makes it even harder. i don't know how to fix this, but i hope the MLS continues to improve and our homegrown talent sticks around.