Both you and the article are also just rehashing points which have been refuted . As the author points out , that model involves team failures , risk , and instability . Things a sport in the position soccer is in here can hardly afford . Why shouldn ' t a salary cap league be able to compete if it is high enough ? All that matters is how much money there is , not whether it is capped . The author also points out fans follow success . This is why , clubs in this country with less fans and cultural connections , would struggle or die when relegated . Why would FIFA or other clubs give a fuck MLS is singleentity . You say it would prevent MLS from competing but other leagues would be mad about them being singleentity and competing with them . Those ideas are totally contradictory . We need slow , steady growth , not a few super clubs and other clubs popping up and folding left and right . Neither you or the article present anything new or show any understanding of the what it means that the sport is operating in a different context here , where it is much less popular and established . Have fun with the fantasy , but we don ' t need it .