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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 4455841, member: 71"] MLS will never have promotion/relegation and tiered leagues because the business model has been to overcharge on adding franchises. If your plan is to charge a couple hundred million dollars to put a team in a new market (or double down on an existing market) you can't sell the idea if the new franchise owner has to worry about being relegated. Everything about the way we do this here is counter productive for building a national team at the highest level. All in all the statements that MLS may be ~15 or so in rankings if professional leagues may be accurate but the difference in quality between MLS and whatever league is 25 is far less than than the difference in quality between #8 or #9 and MLS. [/QUOTE]