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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
TSN has been hyping the ever loving crap out of TFC all winter. And not without reason given the signings. I would feel extremely confident in asserting that TFC's home opener/season received far more marketing and hype than the "Grand Slam of Curling" did.
No, that is not a better comparison, actually. The argument being made here is that the exposure soccer would receive from our hosting a World Cup would play into something tangible within Canada. Arguing that a few people might become more interested in European soccer doesn't benefit Canada or the CSA. Getting people interested in MLS would.
Or, as far as people dreaming of a major team for Calgary, and given how unrealistic it is to think that MLS has any desire to spread into midsized Canadian markets, you would want to see a World Cup prompt the formation of a new Canadian Soccer League.
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It's obvious you're not a fan, but your argument isn't comparing similar talent levels.
My point was, that the amount of people that will watch Champions League is vastly larger than MLS, and will identify that there is in fact a large audience for a top quality soccer event. MLS is not top quality, in comparison.
The audience is already here, not that it would require the W.C to get it, as much as facilitate in expediting necessary stadiums. Move past the "few people" rhetoric.
Further, the awarding of the 1994 USA World Cup, laid the ground work for the MSL. The USA committed to a Div 1 league, if they won the bid.
Canada would only need to build off of their 3 MSL teams, and the already existing stadium infrastructure that would need minor upgrades to most, and in the case of Calgary, a new stadium. To confirm, yes, MSL will never happen in Calgary, without a new facility.