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Since the first ball was kicked between D.C. United and the then San Jose Clash in 1996, the spectre of the failed NASL has always hovered over MLS and indirectly influenced its decision making process. The NASL brought over some of the world’s best players — Pele, George Best, etc. — it eventually folded in 1984.
MLS, at most turns, has taken an opposite approach to building a professional soccer league in America, using a single-entity structure to keep salaries in check across the board, while at the same time creating an solid infrastructure of stadiums and television rights deals, ensuring it’ll be on around for the long haul.
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