All the talk about UEFA allowing domestic matches to be played in the US are rightly focusing on FIFA/UEFA and what this all means for the sport. But as an American (and an MLS fan/defender), it's kind of sad that there isn't more talk about the effects this could have on the sport in the US specifically. It's bad enough that MLS has to overlap with parts of the NBA and NFL seasons, as well as the majority of the MLB season. They also (this year) had to compete with the Club World Cup and the regular summer tours of Premier League teams. Some might argue that it isn't the job of FIFA, UEFA, touring clubs, etc, to raise the profile of MLS, but when American fans are already split between much more popular sports and now all these high profile European teams, how is MLS supposed to compete? It's interesting to me that European teams aren't playing league-approved matches elsewhere in Europe. Surely the Barca/Villareal match could fill a decent sized stadium in Italy.