Pitch Invasion

The wheels on the MLS expansion bandwagon are already turning as the league looks to fill out to 18 clubs. Will it be to the “Soccer Capital of the USA”, St Louis, that MLS looks to next? Or would another team in the Midwest not be glamorous enough?

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?

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.