that's a pretty big IF. combined with the IF of the mls having enough money to pay top players.
so really dempsey returning to MLS doesn't mean anything unless the league becomes as financially sound as england's, france's, italy's, germany's (which don't compete with the NFL and have a century of development behind them, for starters) and the USMNT makes a deep run
i don't really get the connection between half/all the national team players playing in their home country. england's team plays in england, has that helped them? maybe i'm missing the point.
having identifiable american players playing week in week out is better than bringing in random guys who might be good and a perfect fit, but no one is really interested in watching play. david ferreira is good but... federico higuain is good but...
this is the first generation where almost the whole WC team plays/has played in MLS, and they are finally gonna reap the harvest on it with the two biggest stars in the league. so dempsey comes home.. who next.
i just think from a financial perspective this bodes well for returning american players and players from europe who thought going to mls might be an international career killer all of a sudden are seeing two relatively big names in the league.. up and comers still being screwed though.
jsut think it could be a turning point.
"if beckham did it..." = player in an ambassador role, what the fukk is he thinking
"if henry did it" = older player playing out his career, mls is a retirement league
"if keane did it" = still a top player and international captain trying something new, this could work out
"if dempsey did it" = still a top player and international captain making the decision to turn his back on EPL offers to head to MLS, this seems insane
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