The Most Significant Football Rivalries…
August 11, 2007
In my book it has to be Celtic vs. Rangers because of the deep rooted history of this match. It’s so much more than just football…its about religion, politics and social attitude plus football.
I bring this up because there has been all this chatter recently about why is the MLS not on par with the rest of the world’s leagues. Give me a freakin break! Do you know how much history and how long some of these leagues have been established.
Well, the FA was the founding father of football leagues according to history on wikipedia. Essentially since 1888, today’s EPL has been playing football and the MLS is only in its 11th year after more than a decade of no professional soccer being played in this country. Although, its time we passionate REAL Football supporters do something about it.
If we want to see some of the best players in world playing here in the US, its really up to the fanbase. Yep, that’s right we are gonna have to get out and get season tickets if your in the MLS markets and start creating these heated rivalries because frankly the fans are gonna have to pay for the World Class players to come over to the MLS.
We have to show that we really want it and our own countryman have to get better. Unfortunately, its gonna take some time. Becks is a great addition to the league but we need a whole lot more players like him to be attracted to the league.
So, if you are in an MLS or USL city and you are not at the pitch supporting the local franchise you should be ashamed of yourself especially if you call your self a passionate advocate of the game. The faster this happens the more likely the league and its investors can afford to bring over more of Becks and the like.
GET TO THE PITCH, TAKE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY & CLOSEST FRIENDS AND GET STUCK IN!
ONLY THEN WILL THE "REAL FOOTBALL" RULE IN AMERICA.
Watch this interview of Becks on MLS.
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Aston Villa ‘v’ Birmingham City is another hotly disputed local derby!
Joe, agreed…there are many and the link I posted to wikipedia outlines/documents many of the hot ones. Thanks for the feedback.