Probably not the main problem, I agree. I'd like to see more unique local and

Jun 14, 2024
9:33:40am

shoganai Truly Addicted User

American-style names. But I can also understand why ownership groups are looking at the 30 years of market research and concluding otherwise.

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I really don’t understand why MLS teams imitate European club names.

Senora Featherbottom

Jun 14, 8:25am

I agree with you that "San Diego Beaches" would be an awesome name, AND

rotorhead

Jun 14, 8:28am

They should take out Diego and call them the San of Beaches.

Russell Feathers

Jun 14, 8:30am

I think I might like Wolverhampton Wanderers more than Wolves

CameronG

Jun 14, 8:33am

Fake it? Soccer was born in Europe. Seems fine to honor the game’s history and

BlooCoug

Jun 14, 8:45am

I would have liked RSL to be Salt Lake Hotspur instead of RSL

TADOW

Jun 14, 8:52am

When MLS first launched, it tried to "Americanize" a lot of things, including

shoganai

Jun 14, 8:54am

I don't think team names like the Wizards or the Clash were the problem

rotorhead

Jun 14, 9:08am

Probably not the main problem, I agree. I'd like to see more unique local and

shoganai

Jun 14, 9:33am

Bring back the shootouts!

vagabonder

Jun 14, 9:49am

That is probably the one single MLS 1.0 element that I think was superior to the

shoganai

Jun 14, 11:06am

Real salt lake is an incredibly lame name.

Longseason

Jun 14, 9:05am

It screams "I'm a pathetic copy-cat amateur with no self-respect"

Mitty

Jun 14, 10:28am

Even San Diego FC, Austin FC, Nashville SC (better) are tolerable for me

RevolutionDeathsquad

Jun 14, 9:11am

Sporting KC really takes the cake for me.

Senora Featherbottom

Jun 14, 12:58pm

Better to embrace American naming conventions than lame faux Euro names

Still Blue

Jun 14, 9:40am

LA Galaxy is monumentally stupid, but yeah good point.

Mitty

Jun 14, 10:27am

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