The Philadelphia supporters’ group the Sons of Ben have over two thousand members and their team won’t start play for two more years. Those following MLS closely have read a lot about them in recent times, as a year ago they had thirty-odd members and no team at all, playing an important part in giving […]
With Philadelphia joining MLS as its sixteenth team, will the league be able to keep up standards on and off the field during such rapid expansion?
You might have heard of Philadelphia’s Sons of Ben, the supporters’ group without a team. They are, you see, very keen on MLS awarding Philadelphia an expansion franchise (currently hanging in the balance over funding), and they’ve attracted a lot of attention for their cause. They even showed up at the MLS draft this week […]
Youth soccer is huge in America. Simply huge. MLS isn’t. TopDrawer soccer considers why St. Louis might be the best choice as MLS’ sixteenth franchise, by putting the two together for the good of the American game. Meantime, the other candidate, Philadelphia, has a hold-up.
