(also throw in the Fire absorbing Cuauh's streetball ethos in the late 00's)

Eh, can't be too harsh on Minnesota - advancing without actually winning is a quirk of our game (hi, 2011 Paraguay!).

Now, you done opened up a can of worms: I need a bracket of most watchable MLS teams, ft. Nancy's Crew, 2011 RSL, 2017 TFC, and Moreno/Etcheverry-era DC 😉

And it's clearly better spent than when the Chinese league tried to buy its way to the top

BWP, not Juan Pablo Ángel?

Honestly, I'm more interested in how FIFA presents this as a level playing field, given the disparity in travel distance... you know, since 6 teams will literally have to cross the Atlantic in the middle of the 2030 WC

Half my kingdom* for a comparative study with Liga MX.

* Author's note: I am not legally authorized to offer half my kingdom