A sense of stagnation is setting in around MLS. The league needs a World Cup bump

The Guardian Football ·

A sense of stagnation is setting in around MLS. The league needs a World Cup bump

I n the thinking of the people who put them on, mega-events can never just be their own thing. They must leave a legacy, or, if possible, a Legacy. …

I n the thinking of the people who put them on, mega-events can never just be their own thing. They must leave a legacy, or, if possible, a Legacy. Remake the landscape; alter the course of history; change the whole world, if that isn’t too much to ask. Most World Cups don’t really leave much of one, once the dust has settled. Or if they do, it’s a legacy of white elephant stadiums that burden the host nation for many years. …

Original source: The Guardian Football

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