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The Athletic @theathletic.com

Mauricio Pochettino believes MLS deserves more respect when being compared to European leagues. Do you agree with him?

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aug 26, 2025, 8:30 pm • 43 6

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Geordie og @geordiebm.bsky.social

No! That's silly!

aug 27, 2025, 10:25 am • 0 0 • view
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Mike Vrabel @mbvrabel.bsky.social

Not until they move to a relegation/promotion system

aug 26, 2025, 8:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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thataaronguysucks.bsky.social @thataaronguysucks.bsky.social

Lol

aug 26, 2025, 9:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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flowerpot13.bsky.social @flowerpot13.bsky.social

He's delusional.

aug 26, 2025, 9:12 pm • 1 0 • view
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Thom @kennydskeks.bsky.social

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aug 26, 2025, 8:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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Ⓜ️bb 😬✅ @mrmbb.bsky.social

Yes. But MLS must improve their refs. And must stop games during international breaks: or it cannot be taken seriously

aug 26, 2025, 8:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nando 🇺🇸🇵🇪 @nandoh77.bsky.social

Not yet. Not even close.

aug 27, 2025, 1:10 am • 0 0 • view
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cawley15.bsky.social @cawley15.bsky.social

Fired by Hotspurs Fired by PSG after 1 year Fired by Chelsea after 1 year Sure thing buddy

aug 26, 2025, 8:37 pm • 9 0 • view
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kevinmaciver.bsky.social @kevinmaciver.bsky.social

Definitely more competitive than some leagues. Would love to see a proper Club World Cup in the old European cup format. Winners of each league, knockout competition, no seeding.

aug 26, 2025, 8:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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Georgia Metal Dad @georgiametaldad.bsky.social

aug 27, 2025, 12:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sean: your Main Man @mainman.bsky.social

Yes, they actually play for competitive teams in competitive environments. Not starters on mid table or relegation battlers or seldom used subs. They’re getting competitive minutes. And they aren’t soft like the Euro players

aug 26, 2025, 8:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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A @spuck.bsky.social

lol, lmao even

aug 26, 2025, 8:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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adlangx @adlangx.bsky.social

No. And I watch the MLS a lot.

aug 26, 2025, 8:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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javiatordenver.bsky.social @javiatordenver.bsky.social

No idea, soccer is lame.

aug 27, 2025, 4:57 am • 0 0 • view
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Dylan Dale 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @ddale13.bsky.social

Number of winners since MLS was founded in 1996: MLS Cup - 15 Supporters' Shield - 17 Premier League - 6 Ligue 1 - 10 La Liga - 5 Bundesliga - 7 Serie A - 6 MLS is objectively more competitive than the Big 5 European Leagues. Is it a higher talent league? Absolutely not. Depends how he meant it.

aug 26, 2025, 9:00 pm • 6 0 • view
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MartysPhotos91 @martysphotos91.bsky.social

No

aug 26, 2025, 8:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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Roos_99 @leighhahn.bsky.social

No

aug 26, 2025, 8:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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MollScrapPop @mollscrappop.bsky.social

“What?”

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aug 27, 2025, 1:12 am • 0 0 • view
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Dylan Batten @dylanbatten.bsky.social

Not there yet

aug 26, 2025, 8:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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Thinky Parts @thinkyparts.bsky.social

Growth in a big market deserves respect.

aug 27, 2025, 6:57 am • 0 0 • view
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hulksmash127.bsky.social @hulksmash127.bsky.social

Promotion and regulation….

aug 27, 2025, 1:52 am • 0 0 • view
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Chris @chrissybee.bsky.social

He's talking about the Cymru Premier.

aug 26, 2025, 9:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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otro Chris @otrochris.bsky.social

no way.

aug 27, 2025, 6:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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V as in Very Bad @v-liketheletter.bsky.social

Competitiveness isn't the same as talented. MLS may very well be more competitive than people give it credit for, but the on-field product will never be more entertaining than the Premier League.

aug 26, 2025, 9:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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A @spuck.bsky.social

bait and no

aug 26, 2025, 8:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alexander Edelman @aiedelman.bsky.social

I think he didn’t watch the Club World Cup.

aug 26, 2025, 8:32 pm • 1 0 • view
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Two Cows @twocowsgames.bsky.social

I think he did. To see the Sounders lose to PSG 2-0 shows you how close they are in skill. Mind you, a single PSG player may be worth the entire cost of the Sounders budget for the whole team. And Sounders had PSG on the back foot most of the time. The main forward striker was out injured to boot.

aug 26, 2025, 9:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Top 0.01% of all Todds @toddadam.bsky.social

aug 26, 2025, 9:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cenzel Wiggons @bones3000.bsky.social

Europe has a lot of leagues

aug 26, 2025, 9:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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MC @playingawaygames.bsky.social

He’s correct. Many #usmnt fans glorify Europe too much and degrade MLS imo. MLS is a good, competitve league. Although I see smaller leagues as a springboard to bigger leagues in Europe, it doesn’t mean that every player that moved over to Europe is better than an MLS player.

aug 26, 2025, 8:47 pm • 3 0 • view
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❤️🤍Big up Saka JVCAfc @jvcafc.bsky.social

He definitely does! My left back 😏

aug 26, 2025, 9:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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💤💤💤💤💤💤oinks! @tcoopaloopa.bsky.social

Maybe Europe's lower divisions in those leagues. If you want the US to be better then US players should stop going to Europe and riding the bench or being loaned out to trash bottom league teams. Stay in the US and bring up the quality. Instead MLS is filled with castoffs from inferior leagues.

aug 27, 2025, 11:03 am • 0 0 • view
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Marc Cooper @marcdjcooper.bsky.social

No!

aug 26, 2025, 8:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Anthony Wallace @runcorn.bsky.social

No

aug 26, 2025, 8:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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markrpi.bsky.social @markrpi.bsky.social

Nope

aug 27, 2025, 6:33 am • 0 0 • view
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John @dunes325.bsky.social

There are many European leagues and quality does of course vary quite greatly.he should specify which leagues. Certainly not English, German, Italian,Spain, Portugal and French. Dutch and Belgium, next best better than MLS The other leagues like Norway Sweden, Austria,Poland Switzerland maybe..

aug 26, 2025, 9:14 pm • 1 0 • view
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jay @hontop.bsky.social

I mean in a generic sense that there aren’t really any ‘dominant’ teams that win almost every year, yeah suppose it’s more competitive, but it has a lower talent level than Europe. nothin wrong w that but it is what it is

aug 26, 2025, 10:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Spurs Masochist - #LEVYISOUT @coyshammy.bsky.social

I think MLS is better than most people think, but it still isn't very good.

aug 26, 2025, 8:51 pm • 1 0 • view
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VBL-Commish @vblcommish.bsky.social

MLS is maybe the 12th-best league in the world.

aug 26, 2025, 8:55 pm • 4 0 • view
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Spurs Masochist - #LEVYISOUT @coyshammy.bsky.social

Yeah, off the top of my head, I'd agree with this.

aug 26, 2025, 8:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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dodgersfan85.bsky.social @dodgersfan85.bsky.social

More talented no. But more competitive absolutely. The same teams wins almost every year in every league in Europe. There’s no competitive balance in any European league.

aug 26, 2025, 9:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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Beeboohoo @mostarac.bsky.social

Definitely more competitive then Greenland league. Hes 💯 right. My man

aug 26, 2025, 9:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kirovo2019 @kirovo2019.bsky.social

USL is more entertaining to watch then MLS, I dont even think MLS is the best league in its own country

aug 27, 2025, 9:59 am • 0 0 • view
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Thirstin Moore @zlattydottie.bsky.social

What happened to good takes, where did they go

aug 26, 2025, 8:42 pm • 0 0 • view