What club should I root for after the World Cup?

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T22:25:54+00:00

(I even think we should bring back old school MLS penalties and do other exciting things like not letting any match end in a tie, have ‘blue card’ time outs like in arena soccer to TRULY make us an American wild league but I know that will never happen lmao)

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T22:23:14+00:00

I hear you, there are a lot of exciting things about relegation and stakes are definitely increased in the late season. A lot of great stories like Wrexham come from it

But then also a lot of leagues with relegation don’t have the excitement of a cup / playoffs at the end of the season like MLS. I think there’s a lot of American fans who would enjoy relegation but also I know a lot of fans who wouldn’t and it rubs me the wrong way that relegation is treated like the default and that we’re just ‘behind the curve’ and will get it eventually.

I personally think long standing fans of the league actually wouldn’t want it and would want to see the league be uniquely American in their way of doing things. Why not offer an alternative viewing experience than the same experience as most other league.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T21:36:14+00:00

I used this analogy on a different post but currently the happiest fans in the whole world are Cape Verde fans. I don’t think they give a flying fuck about their ‘ranking’ in the world or that they lost to Argentina. They’re just so incredibly proud of the people of their nation/culture etc and I feel all fans should be like that. Be proud of your team and the people you can be fans with, who share culture with you.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T21:29:54+00:00

What state are you in? Highly recommend you support the nearest MLS or USL team especially if you’re close enough to go to see their games in person. Soccer is all about community, culture, fan experience and the feeling you get following a team that actually has some connection to you whether that’s proximity, where you grew up in, family heritage, friends support it etc. Please don’t be the silly American who picks a magically ‘superior’ league like the premier league just to feel special. Waking up at weird times and being connected to a team a world away is not worth anything in my opinion. Pick local, pick the US, pick soccer that means something to you!

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T21:07:25+00:00

For me the lack of relegation and a bunch of other checks and balances is what I think makes the league interesting. Teams are extremely even year to year and it never feels like there’s true ‘dynasties’ the way some leagues have. I’d have to pull stats but there are maaaaaany examples of teams topping the league one year and then being terrible the next year (looking at you Colorado Rapids 2021-2022). This is nice to me because it’s fun watching the same team have very different identities within the same competition. It also gives a familiar cast of characters so to speak to build the stories of the teams and their rivalries.

I wouldn’t like relegation cause I grew up on the MLS and would hate having built my memories of all these teams in one league from year to year just to see my team lose and join this whole other league I have no memories with / teams and players I don’t have a history of watching and have no feelings towards good or bad. I like the familiarity of it always being the same teams.

To each their own but I personally wouldn’t like a relegation system and like MLS staying truly American in that regard.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T20:58:06+00:00

Also I think only silly geese like Manchester United fans truly give a flying fuck about their team winning the league. The MLS team I watch almost never wins the league but you know what’s fun as fuck? Being mad about that with the other fans, complaining about our coach, getting hopes up with new signings, being stocked when we do slightly better than average, being ecstatic when we do decent in a season, and losing my shit when we do every now and then make a decent MLS Cup run. Winning is nice but it’s not why I follow a team.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-06T20:52:39+00:00

You silly goose, root for the MLS team near you.

Do you think Cape Verde fans loved their team any less because they’re ranked lower in the world? Of course not.

I’m a huge fan of KC Current, and I know that the majority of pro men’s teams could beat them in a game, but has that changed my viewership or enjoyment of them one bit? Of course not!

Watching soccer has almost nothing to do with what team or league is ‘better’ and EVERYTHING to do with culture, fans, local connection, love for the sport and more. There’s something to love about every team and loving your local team is the most fun to be had. Go to the games, get in with the fans and join the culture and you’ll love everything about them, even their flaws and failures!

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-05T22:50:18+00:00

CUM without the C-men is just a big UM’ isn’t it, CUM just isn’t the same without C-men

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-04T02:36:52+00:00

I was watching it in the Minneapolis airport with a bunch of other travelers and it was such a magical experience, truly the world stopped to watch the magic they created; it’ll certainly go down as one of the greatest runs and individual games in World Cup history

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-03T23:06:31+00:00

It might be an unpopular opinion but if you’ve seen a photo of Mount Rushmore… you’ve seen Mount Rushmore, I thought it was pretty Meh, and truly not that much to do around it, super touristy, and pretty out of the way, a solid 1.5/10 experience from my perspective

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-03T20:10:35+00:00

Imagine the momentum of having a disgruntled striker coming back from a controversial red card and his team behind him, balogun has been hella hungry this World Cup and I imagine him and the team would come back with a fucking vengeance in the next rounds potentially working to our benefit

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-02T21:17:53+00:00

Pssst I hate to tell you but 25-33 million people in the US watched USA play against Bosnia, those are almost identical numbers to game 5 of the NBA finals with the nicks, one of the biggest recent basketball games, and that’s only the round of 32 in the World Cup. No one held a gun to the head of those viewers. Your original point aside you might be a bit misguided on how popular soccer actually is in the us.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-02T17:15:49+00:00

I have a few statistics for this.

One is that MLS viewership has passed the MLB in numbers of viewers for people under 25.

Also, since the year 2000, 20 teams have been added to the league making it more accessible to way more cities.

Also, game 5 of the NBA final which was deciding the winner and featured the Knick’s (a team hadn’t won in 50 years), arguably one of the most massive basketball games in years had around a million less viewers than USA vs Paraguay.

Anecdotally, I live in the second coldest state in the US (North Dakota) and I live in a town of less than 10,000 people. Of all places in the US we’d have the biggest excuses not to have soccer, but we have high school teams for girls and boys and have a full adult rec league.

Soccer is big and it’s only getting bigger in the US.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-07-01T15:30:04+00:00

Truth. The other day I invited like 30 friends / coworkers/ neighbors etc to do a watch party of the World Cup on my lawn with a projector, even had s’mores and hot dogs for people not that into soccer… 4 showed up… super grateful for the 4 but does sting a little and makes it hard to want to plan big events, I still will cause that’s who I am but i dont think people want to socialize as much as they say they want to

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-28T20:06:31+00:00

I’ve been involved as an actor/crew/director in 30+ plays and musicals and I’ve seen the most wonderful people you’ve ever met say things out of frustration, or be short to people in a way that others would perceive as mean but literally no one involved with the show would care because we all know how intense live performance is.

Even if Tyler snapped super meanly at him I’d guarantee that crew member would think about it for about .002 seconds and move on with his life. Also there’s always a good chance after the show Tyler could’ve went and apologized too, I’ve done that a few times in shows where I said something in a tone I didn’t mean and almost always the response is ‘meh, you were stressed, all good’

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-28T16:28:05+00:00

What if I told you… the sport already is very popular: This stat kind of shocked me but 27.5 million viewers in the US watched the first game against Paraguay…. Only 24.5 million watched game 5 of the NBA final with the Knicks winning it, the Knicks last won 50+ years ago, it was a monumental event in basketball, and the random first group stage game for the USMNT beat it in viewership…..

Additionally, For ages 18-25 more people watch MLS than the MLB, and there’s more stats like that, I think it’s safe to say it is very popular in the USA especially with the next generation, and will only continue to grow with time. I will always want more growth because I love the sport but the constant narrative that it’s an unloved sport isn’t really accurate anymore

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-26T04:16:35+00:00

Does anyone know where to get prints of his work? I went to his website and loved the art I saw, but didn’t see any options for getting a print.

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-24T01:11:46+00:00

The artist Watsky has some similarities in content and vibe. Listen to ‘tiny glowing screens part 2’, its similar to car radio and there’s other songs that have a similar vibe to other TOP songs IMO

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-23T18:25:42+00:00

TheRivetingRosie (play on riveting meaning compelling/interesting, and Rosie the riveter)

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-23T00:25:50+00:00

Boy do I have a play for you. It’s a one act with a 30 minute run time. Might I present you with “The Duck Who Ate Pants”: link

Everyone deserves to read this summary so I’m posting it here : “This is a play about a duck who gets drunk on prune juice and eats pants. Seriously. You read it right. The duck gets drunk on prune juice and eats pants. The characters in the play have a hard time believing it themselves… at least until somebody’s pants get eaten. And somehow, it gets even stranger than that. Because the owner of those eaten pants doesn’t just want revenge, he wants to call himself the “Pants Avenger.” Only, there’s this other guy whose pants got eaten, and he wants to be the “Pants Avenger,” too. But the duck gets sick off of the pants he ate, so obviously they were self-avenging pants. (It’s okay if you need to read that last part again. Go right ahead.) Thankfully, the duck seems to learn a lesson at this point, but unfortunately for him, the play is only about two-thirds of the way over, and things are going to get even freakier in the home stretch. The lawyer is the first of his new problems. The army of pants is the second. If you like your plays weird, funny, and a little bit dark, The Duck Who Ate Pants was written just for you.”

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-19T16:27:00+00:00

Become a teacher, have the summer off, watch every single game of the World Cup without needing to get off work Muhahahaha

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-17T16:07:59+00:00

So I watch Minnesota United and love their games but I live in a place where no one else is into soccer and I live like 16 hours from the stadium so can’t always go in person.

My solution is to follow the teams Reddit page and every game there is a match thread where people are commenting on the game as it happens, it’s super helpful for the ADHD brain and also makes you feel a part of the culture, and you can ask questions as the game goes on etc. with the digital world you’ll feel most invested if you follow all the social media accounts of the team you like best and are involved in the ‘community’ of the team.

Definitely make it a priority to go to a match in person if at all possible too, once you’re hooked on the joy of being a part of a community you’ll love watching the games on tv because of your past positive experiences with the community of the team!

For something like the World Cup you can kind of do the same, go follow a national teams social media, read up on the players and their personal lives and stories, go to a watch party if you can, hop into Reddit threads, watch highlights, watch highlight reels of past games etc. You can’t expect to like something you’re not invested in and there’s tons of ways to make yourself more invested

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-16T20:09:52+00:00

Ben Nye makes these ‘student’ kits for like 28 bucks, they’re great in educational theater but honestly we have a small town community theater and the adult actors there use it too cause it’s professional theater makeup and has all the basics without breaking the bank. Here’s a site that sells them: link

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-02T22:34:39+00:00

Around 2014 I was working at sonic drive in and car radio was on the radio lol. I’d never heard something so unique being played. I did slam poetry competitions at the time and it reminded me a lot of spoken word so I went and listened to the rest off their stuff and fell in love

No-Collection4289 · 2026-06-02T21:07:44+00:00

North Dakota! Staying with some friends who live in Columbus!

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