NEW YORK - Pundits that cover Major League Soccer celebrated the 9th time they’ve referenced a “Watershed moment for US Soccer” as they crowed over the victory, team and fanbase of Los Angeles Football Club after they eliminated the Los Angeles Galaxy from the MLS Playoffs on Thursday night.
HOORAY! WE FINALLY CRACKED IT!
“This… THIS is the moment that US Soccer really catches on,” stated MLS Pundit Roger Haverforth. “I know we’ve said this in the past but this time… THIS is the time it’s going to happen.”
Research indicates that pundits previously claimed that the watershed moment in US Soccer was the formation of Major League Soccer in 1993, the debut of D.C. United and their passionate fanbase in 1996, the debut of the Chicago Fire and their passionate fanbase in 1998, the opening of Mapfre Stadium, the first soccer-specific stadium built for an MLS team, in Columbus in 1999, the debut of Toronto FC and their passionate fanbase in 2007, the acquisition of David Beckham by the LA Galaxy in 2007, the debut of the Seattle Sounders and their passionate fanbase in 2009, the debut of the Portland Timbers and their passionate fanbase in 2011, the debut of Atlanta United and their passionate fanbase in 2017, and now the debut of Los Angeles Football Club and their passionate fanbase in 2018, all of which ensured that the television ratings plummeted in 2019 by 19% overall.
“THIS… THIS is the moment the world wakes up,” stated MLS Pundit Harry Shields. “You can’t watch this game and not be swept up into soccer.”
According to those watching from home, many were unable to watch the game as they started trying to watch it on ESPN, then switched to ESPN2, then had ESPN2 switch to sports center and then switched back to ESPN in order to catch up.
Our reporters spoke to soccer fan Barry Williams from Omaha who stated that he tried to watch the Real Salt Lake playoff game against the Portland Timbers only to find that he had no way to watch ESPN News.
“If they want me to actually watch games they should probably make it easier for me to watch games,” stated Williams. “I’m just going to watch the rest of the World Series and call it good.”
The Nutmeg News will have more on this as a Watershed Moment is celebrated again as the next round of teams come into Major League Soccer.