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Old 07-03-2006, 01:47 PM   #12627
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Originally Posted by Sdpm100
I have to completely disagree with you there. The main reason why MLS and the J-League are not taken seriously is because they don't have the world class players, and instead are made up of local, lower quality players. It's got little or nothing to do with the team nicknames.

If most of the world class players played in a league with team names like Plymouth Pirates and Cardiff Cheetahs, people would still watch it in droves.
And there are goofy names in England too like the Magpies...


New York RedBull= Dons who used to be Wimbledon

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