If MLS want to truly be more competitive than in recent years they need more than just introducing promotion and relegation. They need to stop the expansion process, stop the draft system, and many more changes. But if accepted, promotion and relegation wouldn’t start until we find a stable third division as well. Because USL finally became a 2nd Division and we have a 4th Division but there are two proposed 3rd divisions. With the promotion and relegation MLS and USL will have to agree upon what they do with conferences and the B Teams. There’s a lot more they need to reconstruct
I love seeing this support for the game in america... shows the sport is growing.... Maybe the mls is not one of the best league but it is changing starting February 10th...
jake Stevens wait ten years that’s when the millions of dollars that the clubs paid to get in will be paid back and more so clubs won’t feel like they wasted money and the second division teams build financial stability
COPA90 on MLS payroll why else would they be sucking there dick 24/7? No mention of the Columbus Crew owners wanting to move the club 1000's of miles to another location?
This team has already become my favorite. Just for what it represents. This gives me hope for the growth of football culture in the US. LAFC is doing all the right things to spark interest in the inner city.
Fin Walker trust me. We already know. And we’re still trying to work on it. But you gotta understand there’s a bigger picture. 1- the league is in two giant fucking countries 2- USL, NASL, UPSL, and other leagues aren’t financially stable enough. Especially NASL which keeps folding then rebranding. 3- most lower league teams play in baseball stadiums 4- some mls teams still dont have their own stadium. So I guess mls is focusing on that first.
+Anthony Long Facts. People think it would be easy to integrate pro/rel but don't understand the bigger picture at all whatsoever. If MLS ever even consider it, it would probably take years and years for it to be properly integrated.
Or we get the Franchises to buy their way out of MLS and become real clubs and form their own league that would get rid of the salary cap and make more money
The teams in the MLS had to buy there way into the league and own a part of the league. It won’t happen cause those clubs that payed millions of dollars would chose for pro/rel and they would lose a lot of money. also the leagues below have no money or stability
I'm from LA and I'm excited for LAFC, I would be more excited if they were promoted and not an expansion team. The MLS needs to stop trying to be like the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL. It doesn't work for Football.
truuuuuuuu dat, but they haven't changed shit even after The U.S didn't qualify... tbh nothing is going to happen until they start paying Gulati and others...I bet you that's the biggest reason why he doesn't care... did you know he doesn't get paid to be the president of the United States Soccer? I feel like it's generational where nothing will happen unless there is money or death. Because I feel like the current federation will be there until they die as well.
I'm from the UK and I find it interesting to see football do things differently in the US, instead of just being a Premiership clone which would be boring as hell. You know what would be interesting would be if NFL teams, or maybe even NHL, NBA or MLB teams would franchise versions of their team in MLS, so for instance the Las Vegas team could be the Las Vegas Raiders, with the same colors as the NFL team, or the Miami team could be Miami Heat Soccer Club. You could tap into that history and fanbase that way.
I don't get how people can sat they're plastic? And I hate plastic fans. As a Port Vale fan I have experienced plastic fans first hand, as alot of our "fans" were plastic and moved on to support Stoke when they were promoted to the premier league. That's being plastic- glory hunting. These people don't have a team they can call their own, now they do and it's right on their door steps, the plastic fans would be those who were LA Galaxy fans. Also. I follow Toronto, watching as many of the games live (often in the early ours of the morning due to time difference) and paying £100 for a shirt off the MLS website. I follow them because I have family in Toronto and I often visit and go TFC games while I'm there. I look forward to perhaps see this team play at BMO field, I also look forward to see how much of a fuck up Bob Bradley will cause
I'm a Stoke fan from Los Angeles and I support Stoke because my Mom was born in Stone and I will support LAFC because the stadium is a 3 minute drive from my house. Never thought I would see a Vale fan in the comments lol
+Jack Freeman - That was a very bold comment for an Englishman. Well done. I have never read a single positive comment from an Englishman on a US soccer/MLS thread. Honestly a first. I hardly see any positive comments on anything United States from the English. We have some English players in MLS doing a great job and some struggling to make a name for themselves. LAFC is going to be a hit, those are fans of the game and they want a team to call their own. As for Bob Bradley - if he has the money and the talent he will do just fine. He never had the opportunity to put his stamp on Swansea while he was there. Where are they now - still in the drop zone.
Jack Freeman yup I’m from LA and I have never gonna for the galaxy. Mostly cause I’d rather watch liga mx but this new team will probably be a team I follow in mls
Brandon Onley, Yeah just call it soccer. Some american fans try too hard to be european. Theres nothing wrong with being different than what is considered "normal"
For the MLS bashers here, well most of you I bet live in Topeka, have been huge Chelsea or Man City supporters since about 2006 with zero connection to those clubs, never been to a match and probably never will. I am a firm believer of supporting your local club.
Nope, live in the same city as my team, always have, it's the same team my parents and grandparents supported etc, and yes I get every club was a new club once and fans have to come from somewhere, but the MLS is everything that is wrong with football!
As someone who was born and raised in LA and supports the Galaxy, I believe the LAFC is going to be successful due to the potential LA has as a city. To bash on the Galaxy and say that they are not an LA team or don’t represent LA is unfair. LA is huge and being from DTLA I don’t mind the commute to games. Think of LA as the state side version of London. Realistically LA could be home to 4-6 teams because of the diversity and size of the city. LAFC is just on a hype. The Galaxy will forever be LA thru and thru
Max Diego diversity of the city? Size? You're talking about New York bruh lol. London and New York have almost identical populations. New York is also a lot more diverse; both in regards our poluation and our geography. We got FIVE boroughs fam...I'd also say we have a far more "balanced" diversity;LA is like 65% Mexican; not sure how diverse that is
Bro this isn’t Europe, our league is based on other leagues in North America because that’s the market this league caters to. Just because other places do something doesn’t mean we have to do it like them.
At the end of the day, you can't have an LAFC without MLS, but you can still have Man Utd without the PL, so if MLS goes bankrupted and folds all the mls teams fold, and everything the teams stood for and fought for would be pointless/forgotten. If there was no Premier league, the english clubs will still exist and find other ways to play against each other and get fans support no matter what. There's a reason why the oldest football club(a 19th century club), despite being in the 9th tier of english football, still exist, because the fans and owners see the difference between a club and a franchise and don't treat them as franchises.
These fans are talking about LAFC like LA Galaxy never existed... If any team in Europe moved miles away, you really think their fans wont travel to support them? Like they didn't put it down for 7 years at the rose bowl?
If you support a local team, and it stops being your local team, and you feel like they left their local community behind, wouldn't you want a now club locally rather than support a club that left your area? Look at Wimbledon FC in the UK for a European example of this.
FVNGVSS !! I think that, in many ways, a lot of support for LAFC has come about because of the way that the Galaxy did and continue to do business. They have always been the favorite son in MLS, and have always gotten the advantages from the league and chased the money. And that money led them to leave LA for Carson, which is a suburb which, with LA traffic, can take people from most of the city several hours to reach. LAFC is a team for the city of LA, not for the money and the reputation of MLS.
LAFC is such a great thing to see :) we need more to Challenge us in MLS. I hope that Carlos Vela Will do as Well for you as Giovinco is doing for us - From a Toronto fan
Harald Jensen Forget LAFC its Atlanta united yall should be worried about, were coming back stronger than last season
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Ken Yam that doesn't matter, Carlos Vela rejected Barcelona, Roma and Atlético Madrid, he could've easily played in all of them and he would've still succeeded. He got criticized a lot of rejecting those clubs but that was his decision
Princesse Lesbienne For the first leg of the Eastern Conference Final, i sat right next to the Toronto supporters, except for one drunk dude, all of your fans are awesome
thanks dude, yeah my seasons tickets are right near the away stand, Crew fans are a class act, they started chanting Auston Matthews and bought me a beer haha
indeed ... at least they dont have a ´´motherclub´´ like nycfc , i dont have a favorite team in the mls ( altough i have a fc dallas shirt) , im very exited how they will play this season also #savethecrew .... from a supporter of a club of a country that is barely bigger then new jersey :P
I live in Santa Clara 10 min drive from Levi’s and avaya stadium and I’ve never felt the urge to keep up with the earthquakes I’m Club America fan . I’m love Futbol and watching this video where all races are united because of a sport. it’s impressive I’m definitely gonna keep up with the LAFC just to stick it to the Snobs who support the quakes . You guys just won me over .
Rodolfo Lopez this video doesn't prove anything lol most people from LA could careless about soccer 😂😂😂 and if they root for anyone it's just Mexico when they play the world cup.....also they might be excited over a new stadium but like a trend it fades away.......los Angeles is a basketball and baseball town.....and football is irrelevant without the raiders
What I guess they didn't mention was that since day 1 of the MLS the Galaxy was always seeking for a downtown stadium, but the city didn't allow them. The Galaxy know that not being in the center of LA affects the ticket sales.
And then some billionaires move in and give the MLS and the City a bunch of cash, come up with a shitty name for their franchise and build a downtown stadium
Shitty name? I guess FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC and so on are also shitty names... fucking US shit fans, this is about SPORT, not nicknames. You have no football culture and now you're bashing typical football club names. Your sport culture is shit anyways, teams named like Blazers, Dolphins, etc... rofl.
Multijj he didn't say LAFC was a shitty name, he was probably referring to names like Dolphins. But as a UK fan I find it interesting to see them do things differently, if it was just a premiership clone with every club called New York United, LA United, Pittsburgh United etc all playing in all red or all blue it would get pretty boring imo. And admit it, you'd find it a bit cringey if they did copy everything about the premiership. Like when they used the 'Real' name for Salt Lake, with no regard to what it means or why they have the title. If anything they should be influenced by South American football, because a lot of US football fans are from Latin America.
I find it kind of absurd that so many people living in LA can't unite behind the Galaxy because they are 15 miles from the city center via interstate. That's seriously absurd, thinking 15 miles isn't local enough in a country the size of the US. In all sports so many people support clubs that are like two hours away. I kind of want to see the Galaxy dominante them over the year, even though I'm not a Galaxy fan by any means
Thanks for coming out Martino, we look forward to the future and hope to see you coming out more and supporting the city. We had a lot of fun that day and it’s only the start baby. Nice video guys really poetic. Way to represent the city. Thanks. See you soon!
Wanted to start watching MLS starting this year and decided to go with LAFC as my team - don't regret it. Club is run very well and all supporters seem very passionate and well informed
I don’t understand how people can comment “MLS is shite anyway” or “plastic fans”. These guys support a club that is in their area, unlike the Chelsea or united supporter from India or Africa who have never been to the UK, who comment shit like this
Thanks for putting this out COPA90. Europeans will continue to bash MLS but I don't mind too much, it's their opinion. I appreciate you guys trying to put MLS on the football map and trying to grow it.
Michael Mitchell my point is that I’m appreciative that COPA90 are trying to show Europeans that MLS is not as bad as they may think, how does that make me a clown?
I always supported the galaxy but they felt so far away from the city. Now with a new and close football club in town. I will definitely be rooting for them! Galaxy is now my 2nd team.
Alexi Sanchez's recent contract with ManU is seeing him recieve 500K a week dude, so MlLS will never be able to compete with the Premier League due to contracts like that
No player in their prime would join the mls. They're careers will rot it's a talentless league .copa 90 and kick and all that saying that it's improving but by the way u.s qualifier hex went you can tell it's not .
whenever us Americans don’t play soccer, we get called uncultured and stupid. when we like soccer and play it, we get mocked for it. just let us build it up. it’s getting way more popular and soon will be very big in the country.
LONG POST WARNING: For those abroad critical of MLS. Some perspective. MLS is being smart regarding LA. They will be creating regional divisions once expansion to 28 is done in the next 2-3 years. But, in LA and NY, the two biggest markets in the country, they want to try and create an intra-city rivalry to complement the regional rivalries like Seattle & Portland. It's a smart strategy, but one that hasn't taken root in NY yet b/c NY Red Bulls is a stupid, corporate name and they play way out in New Jersey. Plus, they don't have much history to begin with. The demographics of LA are more favorable and LA Galaxy have been the most succesful team in the league in its 22 year short history. So their fanbase may be more solid and loyal. I feel like it might be the "rich/upperclass" club and LAFC wearing the Black and Gold will appeal to the working class. There stadium being close to downtown and way nicer than the Galaxy's Suburban stadium may make them the megaclub and people abandon the Galaxy. Movie Stars are already wearing LAFC shwag and Will Farrell is an owner so we'll see how it plays out. As for the rest of the league, I'm from Kansas City which is one of the Top 5 soccer cities in America, even though it's not a huge city. Sporting KC has a world-class stadium and its ownership are investing a lot in their Academy, like many MLS clubs. We just produced a local kid who signed with Juventus and is a future National Team starter, potentially. So MLS is also implementing certain aspects of the European model. Seattle, Portland & KC have set themselves apart in the last 10 years and now new expansion clubs are following their lead like Orlando and Atlanta (2nd year & already a Top 5 MLS club on and off the pitch). Sacramento and Cincinnati are likely going to be awarded expansion clubs based on how passionate their fan support is. But is any of this comparable to EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A when it comes to passion? Of course not. Nor should it be. Let the American game evolve into what it's meant to become. I didn't grow up with Sporting KC (I'm 38) and given my fandom as a birthright like in the UK and the rest of Europe. The reality is that the Geography of the US & Canada is so, so different. When you're trying to grow the game and bring new fans into the fold in Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Etc...why would we follow the International Calendar (YET)? Are new fans going to sit in 5 degree (Farenheit) weather in Montreal in February? They will in June though. Hell, Sporting KC won the MLS Cup in 2013 at home vs. Real Salt Lake in December and it was 10 degrees out and I even questioned my sanity. And I'm a huge fan. The league will Regionalize having 28 clubs with 4 divisions of 7 (1.West Coast 2.Midwest/Texas/Mountain States 3.South & Mid-Atlantic 4.Northeast US + Toronto & Montreal) Clubs will play their divisional counterparts more often to help the rivalries grow and cut back on the travel. It's a smart strategy. Sporting playing Minnesota United, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, etc.. is a better strategy right now, for many reasons. Yes, it's not 1 table with a balanced schedule. Yes there are playoffs, but as long as they don't mess with the integrity of the game itself, like the 90 minute countdown clock and shootouts to settle any game if it's tied after full-time (like they did in the 90's when the league started) we have to do what is smart to grow the game and bring in new fans. Not purity and traditional for the sake of not offending traditionalists and snobs in this country who will always regard MLS as an inferior product against the EPL. It's Apples to Oranges, not Apples to Apples. Maybe it always will be or maybe promotion/relegation will happen someday. But it's a dumb idea right now. So much momentum and we are heading in a positive direction, while our American Football, NFL, is kind of dying. It's not time to integrate these things yet, if ever. The league isn't making an overall profit annually yet and some want the new ownership in Minnesota, LA & Nashville to pay $150 Million as an expansion fee only to be relegated in year 2? How on earth would that be feasable right now? "Hey Nashville, welcome to the league, but sorry, you're in the 2nd division. What's relegation you ask man from Tennessee who doesn't know much about Soccer yet, but we would love you to become a fan and your kids to become lifelong fans?" The European leagues are "clubs" that have a whole different business model than "ownership" who ponied up big $ for a club and many have built stadiums with their own money. They've been around for 100+ years and their road games are at the most 300 miles away. In North America we have different realities and the league has always said that we may get to Promotion/Relegation someday. Build up the USL as a 2nd division, continue to improve the quality of play on the field (or pitch) and let's see where we are at in 10 years. Soccer or Football? it's semantics. Pitch or Field? Game or Match? Same thing. The nomenclature for the North American game will naturally develop. Who cares right now? It's about growing the game and bringing in new fans. Finally, one other point: Don't look at Beckham and Miami as any sort of representation overall of the current MLS strategies. That deal was made with him in 2007 and it's a joke. Miami is a terrible sports town. It'll be a failure. It already has been. No one wants a team there. It's been a 5-year clusterfuck, but it's "VERY LATIN" and "A HUGE MARKET" so we'll force a club in there. Hope I'm proven wrong. I'm just one fans perspective, though. Just trying to point out complexities some don't think about. Doesn't mean I'm right though.
Can't wait to be a LAFC supporter. Grew up in Pasadena, right outside of Los Angeles and where the Galaxy first played their home game. I use to get free tickets to games and went but it never felt like my club and then when they moved to Carson that kinda cemented that feeling. But LAFC will be in the heart of LA and a short drive/metro ride to stadium key for any team in LA . And with Vela ( a baller I've loved for what seems like a decade) signed and a legit MLS DT in Bradley, we can win the league in our first 3yrs. And thats truly the key, I actually will be caring about MLS for the first time ever. Viva LAFC and Visca Barca!
dude holy shit Galaxy is right near Compton. Are you telling me that you were incapable of going to Galaxy games because its too far!? Bruh Stubhub is closer than Bank of California for you. Just be real you like fads and you are jumping on the hype train. Thats all LAFC is currently , its a hype train. A bunch of fake fuckin MLS fans. These LAFC fans are the same people who down play MLS. This club will die.
I'm from LA and I never got being the Galaxy. Just wasn't for me. Maybe I was too young when they signed El Matador Luis Hernández? Never got behind Chivas usa either (Cruz Azul fan). This video literally listed out many of the reasons why I got excited to hear about LAFC, spot on. Super stoked to have a team in my city to support. Also Vela>>>>>Gio and Jona combined.
Liga MX is better than MLS right now but there growing and maybe in the next 1-2 decades USA will be a soccer country and I’m looking forward to 2 matches right now LAFC vs Atlanta United and LAFC vs LA Galaxy
You're fucking thick if you think MLS can catch up to Liga MX. The USA will never be a football country and why the hell would you waste time and money on MLS??
I'm excited to see this growth. As a rapids fan I'm dreaming of this kind of support. The biggest game I've been to that wasn't in the playoffs was on the 4th of July. And 50% came to see the fireworks.
Us original 10 suupporters(like the Crew and the Rapids) are looking at these new expansion teams and their support and are wondering why our owners don't care about doing something to boost the excitement for game
I traveled 243 miles to watch the mighty Southampton vs Middlesbrough and the people couldn’t be asked to travel 16 miles to watch their team 😂😂😂 pathetic. The mls is a joke
Cities in the US have several different sports teams and with so many people in L.A most of them are not soccer fans. It takes an hour and a half to drive 16 miles in L.A my dude. and 243 miles is not a lot compared to america. My friend traveled 1700 miles to portland and the closest other team to us is 300 miles away. The MLS and other leagues here are not comparable with major European leagues. It would be comparing a 4th division team in Zimbabwe to Bundesliga
Its a league system that works for America, but not this Sport. If the new teams were starting in the lower leagues, they'd at least have some history by the time they got to top tier Football, unlike forming and expecting to win the MLS cup straight away.
This is the USA, not Europe. Pro/rel wouldn’t work in this country. A team relegated to second division status would die quickly financially. There isn’t enough local support to keep those teams alive. Many MLS teams earn the vast majority of their money because of TV revenue and the second tier wouldn’t get that, so a team would cease to exist.
What about the already established teams in lower leagues? Should they not be given the opportunity to get to the MLS on merit, not money? Football shouldn't about TV revenue, it's about people's love for the game, and if Americans don't love the game without money (grassroots), their loss; Maybe if the fans weren't so plastic, they'd keep their loyalty when a club gets relegated.
Sergio Estrada True that. I been following Galaxy since the beginning and have been there in the good times and bad times. IDGAF if L.A. Galaxy ends in last place I'mma still be there
theoriginalanimeker footy is the word us Aussies use to describe our sport, Aussie rules football. I hate it when Americans take other countries slang words and try to pass it off as their own.
Russell May A-NOBODY IN AMERICA TALKS LIKE THIS THIS GUY IS JUST A FUFKING TOOL. B-YOU GUYS STOLE IT FROM THE ENGLISH!!I just hate it when Australians steal slang from other countries and try to pass it off as their own... For the record the rsr of the world usually steals slang/culture from Americans NOT the other way around
+Russel - he's correct US pop culture is ripped off all over the world. I don't know anyone in the US that uses the words "footy" or "mates" unless they are making fun of brits - however in australia........................think before you speak.
Never a Galaxy supporter and being a fan of Pumas UNAM since childhood thanks to my father, would never root for Chivas USA. I will be supporting LAFC from now on.
Read up on us if you actually want a perspective on how to run a supporters organisation. Cheap to copy our name (If they knew about us, which they probably do if they did research)
The MLS is sick. Football is growing massively in the US and I don't think it's too long until we start seeing the US competing on the international scene. 15-30 years I think.
You'll find that they support the identity of being part of the City of LA. I come from Australia and there's a team in the A-League called the West Sydney Wanderers, they came into the league 7 years after the league had started.A lot of football people who had come from the West of Sydney refused to support the lone Sydney team (Sydney FC) at the leagues foundation due to the supporters feeling disconnected to this team as Sydney FC's game were too far to travel too. A lot of people who live in the west of Sydney had always identified themselves as "Westies" so there has always been a sense of identity being from the West of Sydney rather than being part of the whole of Sydney. Before the Wanderers were formed you'll find there were a lot of supporters for this team before they had come into existence so I find of parallels to the LAFC.
SonicJaneStooge were the fans who supported Liverpool in 1892 laughable as well? You gotta start somewhere... I'm American and I don't really follow the MLS but you can't knock then for th trying to get a legitimate fan culture going. I'm a Liverpool fan and I go to England a lot to watch games... The atmopshere at many MLS stadiums is better than most EPL games... The EPL needs to take notes from the MLS and Bundesliga in regards to the way supporters are treated. Maybe of they allowed safe standing, encouraged participation between supporters groups and the clubs as well as having reasonable season ticket prices we'd have better atmosheres across the league
The hype for this team is real. I live in LA, and I see LAFC hats and jerseys pretty consistently. Not bad for a team that as of March 5, 2018 has only played one game. Looking forward to the grand opening of the new Banc of California stadium in the center of the city! StubHub was always too off in a corner of the city to make sense. Hard to get to and sorrounded by a whole lot of nothing. Banc of California is smack in the middle next to the Coliseum, sorrounded by museums and across the way from the world renwons University of Southern California. It has three Metro stations within walking distance, access by several city bus lines, and accessible by the 110 and 10 Fwys. PRIME REAL ESTATE!!!
Come to Indiana... There is like nothing for soccer except youth leagues, middle school, high school. Indy eleven? Nobody really talks about them in Indiana, there is no action for soccer in Indiana. Indy eleven dont even have an actual stadium even...
Luis Diago wait ten years that’s when the millions of dollars that the clubs paid to get in will be paid back and more so clubs won’t feel like they wasted money and the second division teams build financial stability
This is the USA, not Europe. A team relegated to second division status would financially die quickly. It’s simply not feasible for a country like this
Cameron Werner Minnesota had a rough start. They made the mistake of keeping a lot of their NASL squad and not attempting to purchase any high quality players in year one. They wanted to focus on saving money early on for some reason.
the simplest way to make relegation and promotion of teams possible is to have a competition in every state, and then you can have the best teams come into eastern/western conference, and so on. because when teams are located in different leagues depending on the budget it is making it harder for smaller teams to come into MLS, and bigger teams know that they can not be relegated because of that
Bronx Blues Triggered? Nope, but I have a question: It's OK for you to post Chivas USA 2.0 but it's not OK for me to use Man City 2.0? What am I missing here?
That's good for Southern California and Southern Nevada. I know that I am a Sounders supporter but we'll shall see what the Battle of Los Angeles will be up to.
Where else in the world can you pay to become a 1st division club from the very start? MLS needs a organic way of adding all these new expansion clubs and not just giving D1 status because of cash.
i dont have a favorite team in the mls ( altough i have an fc dallas shirt) but i watch quite alot of mls games and im from a country barely bigger then new jersey :P but im really excited to see how this season will be for lafc , i wish every team the best of luck !!
Naw the premier league is ruining football actually, it's all money and no passion, English fans make no effort to get behind their teams and it's only ever generic songs anyway.
If the Galaxy who for twenty years won titles wasn't good enough for Los Angeles due to 16 miles imagine the dedication of fans in other cities that show up in similar situation with few or no titles.
How can the MLS improve you say ? well for starters stop with the cheesy club names - then the rest of the world might actually take your league seriously.
Alexander Russell what about LA galaxy ? San Jose earthquakes, corlondo rapids, New England revolution - it’s like a 12 year old deciding names what a joke
Better than just slapping fc in front of every cities soccer team. I think Mls names are original and give a bit of history to the city they're located in. Especially in places like Chicago, Boston, and philly
why does it matter if they expand.. it could still be a tribute to the original section of the stadium.. its better than angel city brigade, considering they aren't in the angel city..
LA is essentially broken up in half, the city of Los Angeles itself and everything north of downtown and the South Bay, everything south of downtown which include the all beach cities, and cities like Inglewood, Compton, Torrance, Carson etc... LAFC has successfully been adopted by the downtown community, the business side of LA. While The Galaxy represents the South Bay, my community the more laid back side of LA. Often times the South Bay feel left out or forgotten by the downtown community. We all are proud to rep LA as a whole but there huge differences between both sides of town that many people outside of LA don't know of
Good to see a new club and a new set of fans to support a local club in LA. But Chivas USA fans?! No way would I want to associate with lows. Good Luck LAFC. For now, I'll stick to my Mexican Soccer.
Such a tired topic. I only hear Charlie Brown's teacher at this point. Yes, it's an English term short for Association Football. It was used to differentiate itself from Rugby Football. And, yes, it's the primary term Americans use, sometimes not knowing it's actually british. Sometimes Americans use british football terms. Sometimes people prefer to use existing American sports terms in place of the borrowed terms. Either way, Yada, Yada, Yada.
I think the MLS is messed up by giving LA a second team, MLS should think about building rivalries with close cities that don't like each other, That new LA team should of been San Diego team, The LA vs SD would rival Seattle vs Portland as far being that close and the history of hate and envy between the two cities, Esp now with the former San Diego Chargers and the Clippers calling LA home now
How is that plastic, moron?! They’re are supporting they’re hometown team from inception, and from the ground up! That’s a true fan. A plastic is someone who jumps on a team just because their the best team and always wins.
they need to change the structure in the MLS, like introducing promotions and relegation's and a proper transfer window.
OliverDykes no they dont. Leage wouldnt last
Maybe it will happen starting the 10th
If MLS want to truly be more competitive than in recent years they need more than just introducing promotion and relegation. They need to stop the expansion process, stop the draft system, and many more changes. But if accepted, promotion and relegation wouldn’t start until we find a stable third division as well. Because USL finally became a 2nd Division and we have a 4th Division but there are two proposed 3rd divisions. With the promotion and relegation MLS and USL will have to agree upon what they do with conferences and the B Teams. There’s a lot more they need to reconstruct
That is the dumbest idea, the US doesn't have the football pyramid to support that, they have a different sports culture.
TBH
I love seeing this support for the game in america... shows the sport is growing.... Maybe the mls is not one of the best league but it is changing starting February 10th...
Zack Funaro pro/rel please
Zack Funaro even though it’s not the best it’s the 7th best if you add all stats
jake Stevens wait ten years that’s when the millions of dollars that the clubs paid to get in will be paid back and more so clubs won’t feel like they wasted money and the second division teams build financial stability
COPA90 on MLS payroll why else would they be sucking there dick 24/7? No mention of the Columbus Crew owners wanting to move the club 1000's of miles to another location?
jake Stevens will happen in about 5 years
This team has already become my favorite. Just for what it represents. This gives me hope for the growth of football culture in the US. LAFC is doing all the right things to spark interest in the inner city.
The MLS needs promotion/relegation to be taken seriously
Fin Walker trust me. We already know. And we’re still trying to work on it. But you gotta understand there’s a bigger picture.
1- the league is in two giant fucking countries
2- USL, NASL, UPSL, and other leagues aren’t financially stable enough. Especially NASL which keeps folding then rebranding.
3- most lower league teams play in baseball stadiums
4- some mls teams still dont have their own stadium. So I guess mls is focusing on that first.
+Anthony Long Facts. People think it would be easy to integrate pro/rel but don't understand the bigger picture at all whatsoever. If MLS ever even consider it, it would probably take years and years for it to be properly integrated.
Or we get the Franchises to buy their way out of MLS and become real clubs and form their own league that would get rid of the salary cap and make more money
None of that would make them more money and loose a lot more money in fact.
The teams in the MLS had to buy there way into the league and own a part of the league. It won’t happen cause those clubs that payed millions of dollars would chose for pro/rel and they would lose a lot of money. also the leagues below have no money or stability
I'm from LA and I'm excited for LAFC, I would be more excited if they were promoted and not an expansion team. The MLS needs to stop trying to be like the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL. It doesn't work for Football.
truuuuuuuu dat, but they haven't changed shit even after The U.S didn't qualify... tbh nothing is going to happen until they start paying Gulati and others...I bet you that's the biggest reason why he doesn't care... did you know he doesn't get paid to be the president of the United States Soccer? I feel like it's generational where nothing will happen unless there is money or death. Because I feel like the current federation will be there until they die as well.
yea, like Santos in NY. Let the clubs have history
Eventually they’ll get there but the league is still young and they need to make sure every club has a future before just relegating them
Don't worry too much! Give the MLS 5-10 more years to grow and pro/rel could happen!
I'm from the UK and I find it interesting to see football do things differently in the US, instead of just being a Premiership clone which would be boring as hell. You know what would be interesting would be if NFL teams, or maybe even NHL, NBA or MLB teams would franchise versions of their team in MLS, so for instance the Las Vegas team could be the Las Vegas Raiders, with the same colors as the NFL team, or the Miami team could be Miami Heat Soccer Club. You could tap into that history and fanbase that way.
I don't get how people can sat they're plastic? And I hate plastic fans. As a Port Vale fan I have experienced plastic fans first hand, as alot of our "fans" were plastic and moved on to support Stoke when they were promoted to the premier league. That's being plastic- glory hunting. These people don't have a team they can call their own, now they do and it's right on their door steps, the plastic fans would be those who were LA Galaxy fans.
Also. I follow Toronto, watching as many of the games live (often in the early ours of the morning due to time difference) and paying £100 for a shirt off the MLS website. I follow them because I have family in Toronto and I often visit and go TFC games while I'm there. I look forward to perhaps see this team play at BMO field, I also look forward to see how much of a fuck up Bob Bradley will cause
*say
I'm a Stoke fan from Los Angeles and I support Stoke because my Mom was born in Stone and I will support LAFC because the stadium is a 3 minute drive from my house. Never thought I would see a Vale fan in the comments lol
+Jack Freeman - That was a very bold comment for an Englishman. Well done. I have never read a single positive comment from an Englishman on a US soccer/MLS thread. Honestly a first. I hardly see any positive comments on anything United States from the English.
We have some English players in MLS doing a great job and some struggling to make a name for themselves.
LAFC is going to be a hit, those are fans of the game and they want a team to call their own.
As for Bob Bradley - if he has the money and the talent he will do just fine.
He never had the opportunity to put his stamp on Swansea while he was there.
Where are they now - still in the drop zone.
Jack Freeman yup I’m from LA and I have never gonna for the galaxy. Mostly cause I’d rather watch liga mx but this new team will probably be a team I follow in mls
Ben M cant like a team because its a convienient walk for you pfff your no football fan
"playing footie with my mates" wtf bro 1000% cringe
Well, 'ello Guvnor!
Was thinking the exact same thing
Brandon Onley, Yeah just call it soccer. Some american fans try too hard to be european. Theres nothing wrong with being different than what is considered "normal"
Just be american and say "playing soccer with my bros"
I laughed at that as well.
For the MLS bashers here, well most of you I bet live in Topeka, have been huge Chelsea or Man City supporters since about 2006 with zero connection to those clubs, never been to a match and probably never will. I am a firm believer of supporting your local club.
You mean your local franchise?
im a brighton season ticket holder and the mls is shit
Nope, live in the same city as my team, always have, it's the same team my parents and grandparents supported etc, and yes I get every club was a new club once and fans have to come from somewhere, but the MLS is everything that is wrong with football!
Bernard Weston try not to get relegated buddy
Bryan Garcia we will try
As someone who was born and raised in LA and supports the Galaxy, I believe the LAFC is going to be successful due to the potential LA has as a city. To bash on the Galaxy and say that they are not an LA team or don’t represent LA is unfair. LA is huge and being from DTLA I don’t mind the commute to games. Think of LA as the state side version of London. Realistically LA could be home to 4-6 teams because of the diversity and size of the city. LAFC is just on a hype. The Galaxy will forever be LA thru and thru
Max Diego diversity of the city? Size? You're talking about New York bruh lol. London and New York have almost identical populations. New York is also a lot more diverse; both in regards our poluation and our geography. We got FIVE boroughs fam...I'd also say we have a far more "balanced" diversity;LA is like 65% Mexican; not sure how diverse that is
LA is 49% Hispanic, not Mexican.
QUEENSNYCKID fuck new York bruh.
carson galaxy
It’s a piss take how any franchise can instantly get top flight football, a league system needs to be implemented as soon as possible
Elliot May the mls isn’t that old in like ten years they most likely gonna start working with the lower leagues for relegation and promotion
Bro this isn’t Europe, our league is based on other leagues in North America because that’s the market this league caters to. Just because other places do something doesn’t mean we have to do it like them.
At the end of the day, you can't have an LAFC without MLS, but you can still have Man Utd without the PL, so if MLS goes bankrupted and folds all the mls teams fold, and everything the teams stood for and fought for would be pointless/forgotten.
If there was no Premier league, the english clubs will still exist and find other ways to play against each other and get fans support no matter what. There's a reason why the oldest football club(a 19th century club), despite being in the 9th tier of english football, still exist, because the fans and owners see the difference between a club and a franchise and don't treat them as franchises.
These fans are talking about LAFC like LA Galaxy never existed... If any team in Europe moved miles away, you really think their fans wont travel to support them? Like they didn't put it down for 7 years at the rose bowl?
If you support a local team, and it stops being your local team, and you feel like they left their local community behind, wouldn't you want a now club locally rather than support a club that left your area? Look at Wimbledon FC in the UK for a European example of this.
When afc Wimbledon was moved they didn’t support them they created their own team
chris skuse That was my point.
FVNGVSS !! I think that, in many ways, a lot of support for LAFC has come about because of the way that the Galaxy did and continue to do business. They have always been the favorite son in MLS, and have always gotten the advantages from the league and chased the money. And that money led them to leave LA for Carson, which is a suburb which, with LA traffic, can take people from most of the city several hours to reach. LAFC is a team for the city of LA, not for the money and the reputation of MLS.
Andrew S You're seriously telling me, that a team with Red Bull in the name is less in it for the money than other teams?
LAFC is such a great thing to see :) we need more to Challenge us in MLS. I hope that Carlos Vela Will do as Well for you as Giovinco is doing for us - From a Toronto fan
Harald Jensen Vela is such nostalgia from FM15. LAFC have my backing
Harald Jensen with all due respect to Giovinco, Carlos is on a beast level times infinity. Mexicos best player along with Tecatito
Harald Jensen Forget LAFC its Atlanta united yall should be worried about, were coming back stronger than last season
Ken Yam that doesn't matter, Carlos Vela rejected Barcelona, Roma and Atlético Madrid, he could've easily played in all of them and he would've still succeeded. He got criticized a lot of rejecting those clubs but that was his decision
Mark my words: Vela is there just for a quick buck and to watch the Lakers...
Not an LAFC fan but can't help but love what they are doing. Oh also #savethecrew #precourtout
don't forget #GarberOut and #GulatiOut The U.S.S.F. needs a change
#SaveTheCrew from this TFC fan
Princesse Lesbienne For the first leg of the Eastern Conference Final, i sat right next to the Toronto supporters, except for one drunk dude, all of your fans are awesome
thanks dude, yeah my seasons tickets are right near the away stand, Crew fans are a class act, they started chanting Auston Matthews and bought me a beer haha
indeed ... at least they dont have a ´´motherclub´´ like nycfc , i dont have a favorite team in the mls ( altough i have a fc dallas shirt) , im very exited how they will play this season
also #savethecrew .... from a supporter of a club of a country that is barely bigger then new jersey :P
I live in Santa Clara 10 min drive from Levi’s and avaya stadium and I’ve never felt the urge to keep up with the earthquakes I’m Club America fan . I’m love Futbol and watching this video where all races are united because of a sport. it’s impressive I’m definitely gonna keep up with the LAFC just to stick it to the Snobs who support the quakes . You guys just won me over .
Rodolfo Lopez this video doesn't prove anything lol most people from LA could careless about soccer 😂😂😂 and if they root for anyone it's just Mexico when they play the world cup.....also they might be excited over a new stadium but like a trend it fades away.......los Angeles is a basketball and baseball town.....and football is irrelevant without the raiders
What I guess they didn't mention was that since day 1 of the MLS the Galaxy was always seeking for a downtown stadium, but the city didn't allow them. The Galaxy know that not being in the center of LA affects the ticket sales.
And then some billionaires move in and give the MLS and the City a bunch of cash, come up with a shitty name for their franchise and build a downtown stadium
It's only 30 mins away, if there was any interest the fans would travel. It's more of a basketball type city, maybe even baseball.
Shitty name? I guess FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC and so on are also shitty names... fucking US shit fans, this is about SPORT, not nicknames. You have no football culture and now you're bashing typical football club names. Your sport culture is shit anyways, teams named like Blazers, Dolphins, etc... rofl.
Multijj he didn't say LAFC was a shitty name, he was probably referring to names like Dolphins. But as a UK fan I find it interesting to see them do things differently, if it was just a premiership clone with every club called New York United, LA United, Pittsburgh United etc all playing in all red or all blue it would get pretty boring imo. And admit it, you'd find it a bit cringey if they did copy everything about the premiership. Like when they used the 'Real' name for Salt Lake, with no regard to what it means or why they have the title. If anything they should be influenced by South American football, because a lot of US football fans are from Latin America.
MultiJejje it's unoriginal and had no thought put into it. Olympic LA would've been much better considering their stadium's in the old Olympic park
I find it kind of absurd that so many people living in LA can't unite behind the Galaxy because they are 15 miles from the city center via interstate. That's seriously absurd, thinking 15 miles isn't local enough in a country the size of the US. In all sports so many people support clubs that are like two hours away. I kind of want to see the Galaxy dominante them over the year, even though I'm not a Galaxy fan by any means
It's not just the distance it's also how they market the team... it's not meant for the people unless your Latino.. and more arguably if your Mexican
Yeah look at the true fans in the UK, who travel all the way from London for Man Utd games.
Yeah I'm trolling
Allied Atheist Alliance it's a different set up but I have a mate who often travels from Brighton to London for Spurs matches.
Ive been saying this since LAFC announced their team
@@theoriginalanimeker mexican gang gang we the majority in L.A
Thanks for coming out Martino, we look forward to the future and hope to see you coming out more and supporting the city. We had a lot of fun that day and it’s only the start baby. Nice video guys really poetic. Way to represent the city. Thanks. See you soon!
wow amazing who would have wondered la a few years ago football gets bigger in the us
Aslam Bakar what do you expect most of the population is Hispanic
Adrian Gonzales the majority in La County are white, but you’re right there are a lot of Hispanics
Hayden M Hispanics aren't a color though so they can be white too
its great to see a new rivalry in LA - from a galaxy fan
blue and gold vs black a gold!!!
They shoulda made the new team red, and tapped into that whole bloods and crips thing. Still, they got the crips and Latin Kings covered
Allied Atheist Alliance chivas used to be the bloods
True! I wonder how the fans got there wearing red when it's surrounded by Crip territory? 😂
I've been a galaxy fan since a little kid born and raised in USA, Los angeles!!!!! This is going to be amazing rivalry
Let’s go Galaxy!!
lol navy blue and gold I'll see you in my black and gold trying to chant you out!
Lol I can’t wait to go to the game when we play yall at your new stadium
Chris Diggs cant wait for the first L.A. derby!
Chris Diggs and we will win LAFC
EAGLEMAN TV Galaxy will win on the 31st
Wanted to start watching MLS starting this year and decided to go with LAFC as my team - don't regret it. Club is run very well and all supporters seem very passionate and well informed
MLS has no clubs. It's one corporation with 23 squads. Don't watch MLS or LAFC when Liga MX is close to LA.
You'll tune away within the first month once you see how crappy their coverage is
0:55, turn on English auto-generated captions. You’re welcome.
Nedward massive boner lol
I don’t understand how people can comment “MLS is shite anyway” or “plastic fans”. These guys support a club that is in their area, unlike the Chelsea or united supporter from India or Africa who have never been to the UK, who comment shit like this
if im being honest all the latinos/mid easterns made soccer/football here in america poppin for bringing their energy to the sport. showing support
LA has some of the craziest sport supporters in the U.S. Here's to LAFC and their support base having a great season.🍻
Thanks for putting this out COPA90. Europeans will continue to bash MLS but I don't mind too much, it's their opinion. I appreciate you guys trying to put MLS on the football map and trying to grow it.
Aystah Even americans talk smack about MLS.
Yeah Gary thats true, so what.. americans talk smack about european leagues as well .. and soccer in general.. whats your point clown ?
Michael Mitchell my point is that I’m appreciative that COPA90 are trying to show Europeans that MLS is not as bad as they may think, how does that make me a clown?
im talking to Gary not you. lol
I always supported the galaxy but they felt so far away from the city. Now with a new and close football club in town. I will definitely be rooting for them! Galaxy is now my 2nd team.
Footballers would move to LA to see Hollywood and be on holiday
DG2 FiFa ashley cole said that. And now he’s with LA galaxshit
cashley cole makes 300k per year for the galaxy no lie
Of course the lifestyle is the only reason players go to the MLS
Alexi Sanchez's recent contract with ManU is seeing him recieve 500K a week dude, so MlLS will never be able to compete with the Premier League due to contracts like that
No player in their prime would join the mls. They're careers will rot it's a talentless league .copa 90 and kick and all that saying that it's improving but by the way u.s qualifier hex went you can tell it's not .
whenever us Americans don’t play soccer, we get called uncultured and stupid. when we like soccer and play it, we get mocked for it. just let us build it up. it’s getting way more popular and soon will be very big in the country.
sacramento deserved that spot. won usl first year and have the money, building permits, and fan base. la already has two teams, they're not new york.
Joel Preciado I agree Sacramento worked way harder for it
LA has one team; Galaxy.... Chivas been folded bruh
LONG POST WARNING: For those abroad critical of MLS. Some perspective. MLS is being smart regarding LA. They will be creating regional divisions once expansion to 28 is done in the next 2-3 years. But, in LA and NY, the two biggest markets in the country, they want to try and create an intra-city rivalry to complement the regional rivalries like Seattle & Portland. It's a smart strategy, but one that hasn't taken root in NY yet b/c NY Red Bulls is a stupid, corporate name and they play way out in New Jersey. Plus, they don't have much history to begin with. The demographics of LA are more favorable and LA Galaxy have been the most succesful team in the league in its 22 year short history. So their fanbase may be more solid and loyal. I feel like it might be the "rich/upperclass" club and LAFC wearing the Black and Gold will appeal to the working class. There stadium being close to downtown and way nicer than the Galaxy's Suburban stadium may make them the megaclub and people abandon the Galaxy. Movie Stars are already wearing LAFC shwag and Will Farrell is an owner so we'll see how it plays out.
As for the rest of the league, I'm from Kansas City which is one of the Top 5 soccer cities in America, even though it's not a huge city. Sporting KC has a world-class stadium and its ownership are investing a lot in their Academy, like many MLS clubs. We just produced a local kid who signed with Juventus and is a future National Team starter, potentially. So MLS is also implementing certain aspects of the European model.
Seattle, Portland & KC have set themselves apart in the last 10 years and now new expansion clubs are following their lead like Orlando and Atlanta (2nd year & already a Top 5 MLS club on and off the pitch). Sacramento and Cincinnati are likely going to be awarded expansion clubs based on how passionate their fan support is. But is any of this comparable to EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A when it comes to passion? Of course not. Nor should it be. Let the American game evolve into what it's meant to become. I didn't grow up with Sporting KC (I'm 38) and given my fandom as a birthright like in the UK and the rest of Europe.
The reality is that the Geography of the US & Canada is so, so different. When you're trying to grow the game and bring new fans into the fold in Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Etc...why would we follow the International Calendar (YET)? Are new fans going to sit in 5 degree (Farenheit) weather in Montreal in February? They will in June though. Hell, Sporting KC won the MLS Cup in 2013 at home vs. Real Salt Lake in December and it was 10 degrees out and I even questioned my sanity. And I'm a huge fan.
The league will Regionalize having 28 clubs with 4 divisions of 7 (1.West Coast 2.Midwest/Texas/Mountain States 3.South & Mid-Atlantic 4.Northeast US + Toronto & Montreal) Clubs will play their divisional counterparts more often to help the rivalries grow and cut back on the travel. It's a smart strategy. Sporting playing Minnesota United, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, etc.. is a better strategy right now, for many reasons. Yes, it's not 1 table with a balanced schedule. Yes there are playoffs, but as long as they don't mess with the integrity of the game itself, like the 90 minute countdown clock and shootouts to settle any game if it's tied after full-time (like they did in the 90's when the league started) we have to do what is smart to grow the game and bring in new fans. Not purity and traditional for the sake of not offending traditionalists and snobs in this country who will always regard MLS as an inferior product against the EPL. It's Apples to Oranges, not Apples to Apples. Maybe it always will be or maybe promotion/relegation will happen someday. But it's a dumb idea right now. So much momentum and we are heading in a positive direction, while our American Football, NFL, is kind of dying. It's not time to integrate these things yet, if ever.
The league isn't making an overall profit annually yet and some want the new ownership in Minnesota, LA & Nashville to pay $150 Million as an expansion fee only to be relegated in year 2? How on earth would that be feasable right now? "Hey Nashville, welcome to the league, but sorry, you're in the 2nd division. What's relegation you ask man from Tennessee who doesn't know much about Soccer yet, but we would love you to become a fan and your kids to become lifelong fans?"
The European leagues are "clubs" that have a whole different business model than "ownership" who ponied up big $ for a club and many have built stadiums with their own money. They've been around for 100+ years and their road games are at the most 300 miles away. In North America we have different realities and the league has always said that we may get to Promotion/Relegation someday. Build up the USL as a 2nd division, continue to improve the quality of play on the field (or pitch) and let's see where we are at in 10 years. Soccer or Football? it's semantics. Pitch or Field? Game or Match? Same thing. The nomenclature for the North American game will naturally develop. Who cares right now? It's about growing the game and bringing in new fans.
Finally, one other point: Don't look at Beckham and Miami as any sort of representation overall of the current MLS strategies. That deal was made with him in 2007 and it's a joke. Miami is a terrible sports town. It'll be a failure. It already has been. No one wants a team there. It's been a 5-year clusterfuck, but it's "VERY LATIN" and "A HUGE MARKET" so we'll force a club in there. Hope I'm proven wrong.
I'm just one fans perspective, though. Just trying to point out complexities some don't think about. Doesn't mean I'm right though.
FIGHT AND WINNNNNN
The teams with the biggest followings in LA are Barcelona FC, AC Milan and Club America. I see those shirts worn here on the regular
Because they are bandwagon
LA is black & gold!
Dude I saw you at our Cheer and Drums Session! Thanks for stopping by! Lets Go LAFC!
Lafc fan from SFV 818
Ayyyyyeee
sick same here
who needs vella, rosi and bob Bradley when you have Martinez, Almiron, barco and Tata martino
Support your local club 👏🏼
Enrique Garcia you got Athletico and Getafe. You choose
This feels like it was produced by LAFC's PR
Can't wait to be a LAFC supporter. Grew up in Pasadena, right outside of Los Angeles and where the Galaxy first played their home game. I use to get free tickets to games and went but it never felt like my club and then when they moved to Carson that kinda cemented that feeling. But LAFC will be in the heart of LA and a short drive/metro ride to stadium key for any team in LA . And with Vela ( a baller I've loved for what seems like a decade) signed and a legit MLS DT in Bradley, we can win the league in our first 3yrs. And thats truly the key, I actually will be caring about MLS for the first time ever. Viva LAFC and Visca Barca!
Bob Bradley is shit, couldn't cut it in the big leagues
APOJNJ YT This is the MLS remember.
I hate it when Americans say “I was playing footy with the mates” and I’m an American
I’m from LA but never really liked the Galaxy because it’s too far. Great to have a team in LA my neighbor hood South Central LA. Go LAFC!
Relax it’s only 15 to 10 minutes on the 110fwy y’all swear
It's mostly Crips down there, right?
dude holy shit Galaxy is right near Compton. Are you telling me that you were incapable of going to Galaxy games because its too far!? Bruh Stubhub is closer than Bank of California for you. Just be real you like fads and you are jumping on the hype train. Thats all LAFC is currently , its a hype train. A bunch of fake fuckin MLS fans. These LAFC fans are the same people who down play MLS. This club will die.
I'm from LA and I never got being the Galaxy. Just wasn't for me. Maybe I was too young when they signed El Matador Luis Hernández? Never got behind Chivas usa either (Cruz Azul fan).
This video literally listed out many of the reasons why I got excited to hear about LAFC, spot on. Super stoked to have a team in my city to support. Also Vela>>>>>Gio and Jona combined.
LOL Bob Bradley as Manager didnt they see his stint at Swansea?
MARTINJW25 they also saw his stint in Egypt and with the US. Swansea can fuck off.
Just because you fail in the premier league doesnt mean youll fail everywhere. So many managers fail in the premier league
4:26 This man forgot atlanta United was an mls team😂😂
Liga MX is better than MLS right now but there growing and maybe in the next 1-2 decades USA will be a soccer country and I’m looking forward to 2 matches right now LAFC vs Atlanta United and LAFC vs LA Galaxy
You're fucking thick if you think MLS can catch up to Liga MX. The USA will never be a football country and why the hell would you waste time and money on MLS??
MLS will never be better than the Liga MX as long as there's no relegation system in the MLS.
MLS will catch up to Liga MX eventually. MLS as gone so far in the past ten years and the league isn’t going anywhere but up.
George Lee I see packed stadiums bro I say give them a shot they need the right people in power and to add a relagation system
Trunks Gaming9000 The Liga MX vs MLS rivalry will get real steamy with all the Mexican stars coming to MLS instead of Mexico. Chicharito will Be next.
Something no one is talking about but their academy gonna be lit with all the talent they can find and scoop up just walking through the city
Who tf says footy and mates in la?
I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!!!...I was like why tf this dude SPEAKING BRITISH?!
Thank you
no one
I'm excited to see this growth. As a rapids fan I'm dreaming of this kind of support. The biggest game I've been to that wasn't in the playoffs was on the 4th of July. And 50% came to see the fireworks.
Us original 10 suupporters(like the Crew and the Rapids) are looking at these new expansion teams and their support and are wondering why our owners don't care about doing something to boost the excitement for game
I traveled 243 miles to watch the mighty Southampton vs Middlesbrough and the people couldn’t be asked to travel 16 miles to watch their team 😂😂😂 pathetic. The mls is a joke
Nathan Stevens 243 miles isn’t that far
That’s like quarter of a days drive in the United States
Cities in the US have several different sports teams and with so many people in L.A most of them are not soccer fans. It takes an hour and a half to drive 16 miles in L.A my dude. and 243 miles is not a lot compared to america. My friend traveled 1700 miles to portland and the closest other team to us is 300 miles away. The MLS and other leagues here are not comparable with major European leagues. It would be comparing a 4th division team in Zimbabwe to Bundesliga
UTB
In LA, that's at least 2-4 hours. Especially during game time. Shows that you don't know anything.
Atlanta has already taken MLS to another level and set the bar so high that is hard to top.
Pro/Rel would make this League so much better...
No, folding MLS would make US soccer better. We need a real pro/rel league, not this fake league MLS.
Its a league system that works for America, but not this Sport. If the new teams were starting in the lower leagues, they'd at least have some history by the time they got to top tier Football, unlike forming and expecting to win the MLS cup straight away.
This is the USA, not Europe. Pro/rel wouldn’t work in this country. A team relegated to second division status would die quickly financially. There isn’t enough local support to keep those teams alive. Many MLS teams earn the vast majority of their money because of TV revenue and the second tier wouldn’t get that, so a team would cease to exist.
What about the already established teams in lower leagues? Should they not be given the opportunity to get to the MLS on merit, not money? Football shouldn't about TV revenue, it's about people's love for the game, and if Americans don't love the game without money (grassroots), their loss; Maybe if the fans weren't so plastic, they'd keep their loyalty when a club gets relegated.
Simon Raven well it is about TV revenue and you can’t change that. No pro/rel for this league to survive
I just find it astounding, how MLS never went to these communities to start off with.
Forever in our shadows
KingShadow11 well soon you'll be in our, Shadow fake club from "LA" oops I mean BAY AREA
Allan Mancilla are you dumb carson is not even close to the bay area if anything l.a.f.c will be closer but i will still preffer l.a.f.c
Allan Mancilla come back when youve won 5 mls cups
Sergio Estrada True that. I been following Galaxy since the beginning and have been there in the good times and bad times. IDGAF if L.A. Galaxy ends in last place I'mma still be there
Great video. It was a pleasure meeting you that day, mate.
Fuck ya love it
By the way I'm working at the Stadium I'm seeing all the progress everyday and I am a season ticket holder too
How can it be considered “ a new superpower “ if it hasn’t even played a game yet?
Giancarlo Torres because it has all the shekels.
So much Cringe when he says "Footy with my Mates"
theoriginalanimeker footy is the word us Aussies use to describe our sport, Aussie rules football. I hate it when Americans take other countries slang words and try to pass it off as their own.
Russell May A-NOBODY IN AMERICA TALKS LIKE THIS THIS GUY IS JUST A FUFKING TOOL. B-YOU GUYS STOLE IT FROM THE ENGLISH!!I just hate it when Australians steal slang from other countries and try to pass it off as their own... For the record the rsr of the world usually steals slang/culture from Americans NOT the other way around
QUEENSNYCKID wrong
+Russel - he's correct US pop culture is ripped off all over the world. I don't know anyone in the US that uses the words "footy" or "mates" unless they are making fun of brits - however in australia........................think before you speak.
tripperdelaluna1 wrong
Never a Galaxy supporter and being a fan of Pumas UNAM since childhood thanks to my father, would never root for Chivas USA. I will be supporting LAFC from now on.
Black Army already exist in Stockholm and have been around since 1981.
3PG KoMbO Yeah they do.
Read up on us if you actually want a perspective on how to run a supporters organisation. Cheap to copy our name (If they knew about us, which they probably do if they did research)
Go and fight them for it then.
The MLS is sick. Football is growing massively in the US and I don't think it's too long until we start seeing the US competing on the international scene. 15-30 years I think.
MLS makes me laugh in soooo many ways. Fans of a team that doesn't even exist yet. LOL
SonicJaneStooge more like “a team that existed, vanished, and is making a comeback as a brand new image”
Anthony Long
A team that ACTUALLY REPRESENTS its city's identity...and is actually LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES
You'll find that they support the identity of being part of the City of LA. I come from Australia and there's a team in the A-League called the West Sydney Wanderers, they came into the league 7 years after the league had started.A lot of football people who had come from the West of Sydney refused to support the lone Sydney team (Sydney FC) at the leagues foundation due to the supporters feeling disconnected to this team as Sydney FC's game were too far to travel too. A lot of people who live in the west of Sydney had always identified themselves as "Westies" so there has always been a sense of identity being from the West of Sydney rather than being part of the whole of Sydney. Before the Wanderers were formed you'll find there were a lot of supporters for this team before they had come into existence so I find of parallels to the LAFC.
Robert Bacchetto i doubt the original comment cares about our replies, bh. But I think I remember hearing that about WSW. I follow the A-league
SonicJaneStooge were the fans who supported Liverpool in 1892 laughable as well? You gotta start somewhere... I'm American and I don't really follow the MLS but you can't knock then for th trying to get a legitimate fan culture going. I'm a Liverpool fan and I go to England a lot to watch games... The atmopshere at many MLS stadiums is better than most EPL games... The EPL needs to take notes from the MLS and Bundesliga in regards to the way supporters are treated. Maybe of they allowed safe standing, encouraged participation between supporters groups and the clubs as well as having reasonable season ticket prices we'd have better atmosheres across the league
The hype for this team is real. I live in LA, and I see LAFC hats and jerseys pretty consistently. Not bad for a team that as of March 5, 2018 has only played one game.
Looking forward to the grand opening of the new Banc of California stadium in the center of the city!
StubHub was always too off in a corner of the city to make sense. Hard to get to and sorrounded by a whole lot of nothing.
Banc of California is smack in the middle next to the Coliseum, sorrounded by museums and across the way from the world renwons University of Southern California. It has three Metro stations within walking distance, access by several city bus lines, and accessible by the 110 and 10 Fwys. PRIME REAL ESTATE!!!
Come to Indiana... There is like nothing for soccer except youth leagues, middle school, high school. Indy eleven? Nobody really talks about them in Indiana, there is no action for soccer in Indiana. Indy eleven dont even have an actual stadium even...
LAFC>Galaxy
You heard it here first folks
Please go to Romania or Moldova
Excited to see how LAFC develops. Big opportunity.
SEASON TICKET HOLDER LETS GOOOO
but u have a man utd pp tho???
Because he loves modern football where money is everything. That's why I hate Man U and LAFC
And? I can’t support two teams? Lol
Yea point being? I could care less about that lol
Joseph Nunez, You'd start caring if the league and the owners want to move the club that your family's been supporting for 22 years
Why did Chivas USA change colors?? They need a whole drum line to make a little bit of noise.
Against modern football
stevie wonder as if we give a shit.
LA now has two soccer teams, two football teams, two basketball teams, and two baseball teams. Just waiting for the NHL to expand again, I guess.
Caleb Symmonds I consider the Anaheim ducks to be an LA team
Pro/Rel
Luis Diago wait ten years that’s when the millions of dollars that the clubs paid to get in will be paid back and more so clubs won’t feel like they wasted money and the second division teams build financial stability
Luis Diago were not ready for that yet our 3rd division is in the process of imploding atm. Our soccer pyramid is a mess rn.
This is the USA, not Europe. A team relegated to second division status would financially die quickly. It’s simply not feasible for a country like this
+Eric Johnson - why does everything have to be exactly like Europe for these guys? God they are worse than New Yorkers. :)
tripperdelaluna1 There's pro/rel literally everywhere but here
Love that! Greetings from germany!
Wow they haven't even played a game and there probley better than my team MNUFC
Cameron Werner Minnesota had a rough start. They made the mistake of keeping a lot of their NASL squad and not attempting to purchase any high quality players in year one. They wanted to focus on saving money early on for some reason.
thanks for telling the story, won my support.
Where are all the L.A. Galaxy fans at?
Jehozaphat F. Castillo down south Im guessing
Laughing at Lafc while wearing our 5 rings
Jehozaphat F. Castillo In Carson.
lol true.. I was never a big Galaxy fan even though they were winning like every season so I'm excited for LAFC
They’re in the real 310, 562, and 323
the simplest way to make relegation and promotion of teams possible is to have a competition in every state, and then you can have the best teams come into eastern/western conference, and so on. because when teams are located in different leagues depending on the budget it is making it harder for smaller teams to come into MLS, and bigger teams know that they can not be relegated because of that
Chivas USA 2.0
Bronx Blues Get a stadium, Man City b
Richard Escutia I’ll try
Bronx Blues Go on, Man City 2.0
Richard Escutia why are you so triggered?
Bronx Blues Triggered? Nope, but I have a question:
It's OK for you to post Chivas USA 2.0 but it's not OK for me to use Man City 2.0? What am I missing here?
That's good for Southern California and Southern Nevada. I know that I am a Sounders supporter but we'll shall see what the Battle of Los Angeles will be up to.
MLS is such a joke. Pay to play as well moving clubs.
Curtis McNeill football is Pay 2 play.... this is 2018 football, not 1980's football
Harald Jensen ur an idiot
nyro x you can't spell
Where else in the world can you pay to become a 1st division club from the very start? MLS needs a organic way of adding all these new expansion clubs and not just giving D1 status because of cash.
When they get a new ussf president it will change
Finally somebody in the US calls the sport by its real name.
Honduran Luis "Buba" López is playing for LAFC. 😉🇭🇳🇭🇳❤
Maybe MS-13 should create an Ultras group, that would be sick!
i dont have a favorite team in the mls ( altough i have an fc dallas shirt) but i watch quite alot of mls games and im from a country barely bigger then new jersey :P
but im really excited to see how this season will be for lafc , i wish every team the best of luck !!
Sincerely the MLS represent all the bad of the modern football culture.
Rodro Alcalá why?
Y’all are just haters because football is growing in the us 😂🤷🏻♂️
Naw the premier league is ruining football actually, it's all money and no passion, English fans make no effort to get behind their teams and it's only ever generic songs anyway.
Bryan Garcia "y'all" speak englsh mate.
Pamandeep Sidhu
1- Casual fans.
2-Clubs that have no history.
3-politically correct "Ultras".
there s a fan club singing when the stadium is yet to be build
BrAd BoBlEy
If the Galaxy who for twenty years won titles wasn't good enough for Los Angeles due to 16 miles imagine the dedication of fans in other cities that show up in similar situation with few or no titles.
How can the MLS improve you say ? well for starters stop with the cheesy club names - then the rest of the world might actually take your league seriously.
Anthony what makes LAFC cheesy?
Alexander Russell what about LA galaxy ? San Jose earthquakes, corlondo rapids, New England revolution - it’s like a 12 year old deciding names what a joke
Um most leagues do that La Liga,Premier League
Better than just slapping fc in front of every cities soccer team. I think Mls names are original and give a bit of history to the city they're located in. Especially in places like Chicago, Boston, and philly
Anthony Atlanta United is pretty much the same as Manchester United. City name, plus united or fc
Will always respect Carlos Vela. COYG!
Call it the 3252, ye great idea until you expand the stand, genius
Joe McElroy That’s what I thought.
They can't expand the supporters section because above it they built a sky deck. The stadium is only 22k
Hey. That can keep the name, of/when it changes. A piece of history at that point
Danish Atheist true
why does it matter if they expand.. it could still be a tribute to the original section of the stadium.. its better than angel city brigade, considering they aren't in the angel city..
LA is essentially broken up in half, the city of Los Angeles itself and everything north of downtown and the South Bay, everything south of downtown which include the all beach cities, and cities like Inglewood, Compton, Torrance, Carson etc... LAFC has successfully been adopted by the downtown community, the business side of LA. While The Galaxy represents the South Bay, my community the more laid back side of LA. Often times the South Bay feel left out or forgotten by the downtown community. We all are proud to rep LA as a whole but there huge differences between both sides of town that many people outside of LA don't know of
ITS CALLED FITBA FFS
Scotty 2507 fitba?
Oh you mean football.
England invented the word soccer
www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/
Anthony Long he's not English, and they don't call it football they call it fitba
Anthony Long there's a thing called slang/scottish
Scotty 2507 never knew about that. My bad.
Good to see a new club and a new set of fans to support a local club in LA. But Chivas USA fans?! No way would I want to associate with lows. Good Luck LAFC. For now, I'll stick to my Mexican Soccer.
Until you start calling it football your league will be irrelevant
Italians don't call it football. Is their league irrelevant?
Thank you for called it football not sucker ⚽🏃
Such a tired topic. I only hear Charlie Brown's teacher at this point. Yes, it's an English term short for Association Football. It was used to differentiate itself from Rugby Football. And, yes, it's the primary term Americans use, sometimes not knowing it's actually british. Sometimes Americans use british football terms. Sometimes people prefer to use existing American sports terms in place of the borrowed terms. Either way, Yada, Yada, Yada.
Cringe
I think the MLS is messed up by giving LA a second team, MLS should think about building rivalries with close cities that don't like each other, That new LA team should of been San Diego team, The LA vs SD would rival Seattle vs Portland as far being that close and the history of hate and envy between the two cities, Esp now with the former San Diego Chargers and the Clippers calling LA home now
Plastic!!!
Sexxxtremeguy45 just like your life
it's not plastic if your from la haha tit
I bet you support man United or man city or Chelsea I support my local team Chester fc
Nah supporting our city club from the ground up literally
How is that plastic, moron?! They’re are supporting they’re hometown team from inception, and from the ground up! That’s a true fan. A plastic is someone who jumps on a team just because their the best team and always wins.
one of those fools you interviewed used to support the galaxy. waaaaack.