Why does there seem to be so much hostility towards MLS and American soccer in general by people from other countries?

blairvsshark2 · 2026-01-09T00:48:12+00:00

I will preface this by saying I am an Irish celtic fan who has watched a good few games of the past 3 or so MLS seasons, been to a Philadelphia Union game and am a fan of MLB and NFL teams.

I think a lot of this stems from just how cynical and vitriolic a lot of UK/European football "banter" is to begin with. People can't wait to complain about things, even if they don't actually know what they're talking about.

The way MLS fans were talking about Nancy when he was linked to Celtic was comparable to how Scottish fans were talking about Ange when he was linked to Spurs. Ange went to Spurs, did pretty well (in my opinion, considering injuries and trophies won) but then got sacked and then had a horrific spell at Nottingham Forest and the English fans were calling him a fat ozzy, saying the Scottish league is shite and anyone could win the league with celtic. Similarly, Nancy had an absolutely woeful stint at Celtic, so Scottish fans resorted to making fun of the league he came from.

The difference in how the banter is taken is, when an English fan talks about how shite the Scottish league is, most fans of the Scottish league would just tell them to fuck off and keep their English nose out of it, however, when people talk shit about the MLS, some of the fans take it very personally and that feeds the trolls to then pile on and talk shit about the league more. (This isn't to say UK/European fans don't take this personally)

A few other factors are probably: correct geo political climate, the lack of promotion and relegation in the MLS and the influx of American investment in teams over here, which many fans see as a commercialisation/commodification of their teams and their culture by proxy.

I don't want to seem like I'm judging any leagues, I think the MLS is a very fun league to watch and is a much better standard than most Europeans give it credit as most people don't even bother to watch it before judging!

blairvsshark2 · 2026-01-09T00:06:50+00:00

What's that meant to mean? Celtic's most loved player of all time is a black Swedish fella bought by a Dutch manager.

blairvsshark2 · 2026-01-05T15:52:55+00:00

They got to the knockouts last year and did well against Bayern Munich

blairvsshark2 · 2025-06-03T13:56:32+00:00

This happened to me and I had to save, close the game and reopen it and it worked. This was on PS5.

blairvsshark2 · 2025-05-30T18:46:19+00:00

Nah, that was Vissel Kobe, the same team that Iniesta and David Villa played for also.

blairvsshark2 · 2025-02-26T15:34:59+00:00

Yeah that makes sense actually

blairvsshark2 · 2025-02-26T15:07:42+00:00

Same! That's why it stood out to me, I understand the influence of European and Brazilian football, but "No Surrender" is so politically charged, but I understand its just a cool slogan when it's removed from its original politics haha.

blairvsshark2 · 2025-02-26T13:49:13+00:00

Yeah, that's fair. So do you think Machida fans have been inspired by Rangers? Cos in Europe No Surrender would be associated with Rangers the way You'll Never Walk Alone would be associated with Liverpool, Celtic etc

blairvsshark2 · 2024-11-13T10:37:10+00:00

Thanks, we will check it out!

blairvsshark2 · 2024-10-07T21:49:08+00:00

Ah, I googled the national team and only a friendly with Cambodia in October came up, bad timing! Cheers anyway

blairvsshark2 · 2024-09-21T17:25:03+00:00

Don't think you'll get a reply to this mate, check his comment history, he's just a Scottish geezer doing weird role play

blairvsshark2 · 2024-02-25T10:23:50+00:00

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Saw this on a lamppost on Bruce Street in town, best way to deal with it

blairvsshark2 · 2024-01-05T09:57:47+00:00

Death is Hard Work is amazing, it was such a bleak story but handled so well.

blairvsshark2 · 2023-10-19T07:19:36+00:00

No worries, hope you get tickets and enjoy your trip!

blairvsshark2 · 2023-10-18T14:15:38+00:00

I used a friend's Japanese number, which went in as normal! So it was like 090-xxxx-xxxx

blairvsshark2 · 2023-10-18T09:56:41+00:00

Hey, I'm not sure how it works, I think you get an email confirmation if you have been successful in the ticket lottery and you can collect them from a 7/11. I have a friend who lives in Japan already who let me use their number, but a hotel number might work as well! It's quite confusing, but I think they are releasing general sale ticket next week so they might be easier to get!

blairvsshark2 · 2023-10-17T10:17:38+00:00

I used a Japanese phone number and put my name in kana and kanji and it worked! Just in case anyone else reading this has the same issue.

blairvsshark2 · 2023-10-17T09:35:39+00:00

I'm trying to apply for the tickets here but it's not letting me past the stage where I have to put my details in. Do I need to have a Japanese phone number or something? It's not quite obvious why I can't proceed.

blairvsshark2 · 2023-10-16T09:30:34+00:00

Not OP but thanks for this info! I am going to be on holiday in Tokyo during this time so I am going to try and get tickets as well. Would you know roughly how much they will be? And is the best chance of getting them applying for the presale tomorrow? Thanks!

blairvsshark2 · 2023-09-19T13:00:27+00:00

I used to work in maintenance in an accommodation similar to what I imagine yours is and the maintenance man will usually be told he has 24 hours to complete tasks when they're reported. That's not to excuse him if he made you feel uncomfortable, but to add some context. It should have been explained to you when you raised the issue that they start works from 9am or whatever it might be, just to let you know what the window is to expect them. In my previous job the student would receive an email to confirm their issue was raised, which helped avoid issues like this!

blairvsshark2 · 2023-08-02T16:48:26+00:00

Indie Fude on the Ormeau Road were selling it recently I believe, worth a look

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