retired_gauravs

But it's really not hurting it, either, since promotion/relegation is non-existent in our sports. As a result, no one knows any different.

For us, competing leagues is just a fact of life - it's all we know. Whoever provides the better product is the one we all naturally follow - leaving the others to seize-up and die(or merge with the bigger league, if they're lucky).

As for the original topic,

I don't want to see the USL yet. Before I ask for more American leagues, I want to see proof that SI even care enough about our leagues to include them correctly. </BLOCKQUOTE>

It really doesn't matter here. I love football but I had actually no idea about the existence of this league. And in fact I have seen only games involving DC United (because of Adu) LA (because of Beckam) and NY (I live close and these games are broadcast.

In fact that is the problem most games you cannot see on National TV only local. And also SportCenter a 1 hr daily show talks about 2 minutes about the results and that is only when the season is on.

So I apologize if I am rude but the FM sales in US are possibly explained by the immigrants like me that do not play that league anyway. </BLOCKQUOTE>

You really couldn't be more wrong on all counts.

There's tons of MLS coverage on Fox Soccer Channel and a game a week on ESPN2. Neither of those are local stations. SportsCenter is indeed crap, but last season they started a 30 minute program (albeit once a week - but its a start) devoted to MLS on ESPN. The only way you don't get coverage is if you don't even have cable, in which case you can't really complain.

I know a load of people who play FM/WSM here and none of us are 'immigrants like you'. Most of us have however, avoided MLS in the 08 version due to the massive bugs (for example being sacked despite being 1st in your conference because you didn't win the US Open Cup - something in realtiy no one cares about and is not televised at all).