I believe the future of MLS should be to become like Eredivisie or Ligue 1: a quality, competitive, second-tier league that develops young talent and sells it’s best to the big spenders in the EPL and La Liga. Attempting to become one of those big spenders will leaveus, just like the first great American soccer experiment, penniless and league-less.

That is why the Beckham experiment and Landycakes matters. Before the “Beckham-bashing” begins, let’s just remember Goldenballs has the MLS on HuffPost. Ok. He and Donovan are the poster boys for the MLS, and this injury situation affects both of their place in our league:

With Donovan’s excellent play in the Premier League and now with Beckham’s injury, Donovan’s price just went up significantly. My guess is the league will now be hesitant to sell him unless an offer comes in that knocks their socks off. This will require a big spending club, such as Chelsea which is rumored to be interested, to make an offer.

There is however, another big mystery – does Landon have an out clause in his new contract?

via Max Bergmann on Huffington Post

For the future of the USMNT, because I’m also an Everton fan, but also because this is where I believe the MLS should go…Donovan needs to go back to the Premier League in the summer.

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