I’m curious how far you extend this. This seems inconsistent with your staunch defense of the MLS, one of the only closed leagues in the world, on the soccer board.

Do you think each European teams should get only one Champions League qualifier or that the Cyprus league champions should qualify straight to the group stage? Do you think a USL champion should have a shot over a MLS third place team?

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Posted by pvilleguru

Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 6/11/21 at 1:54 pm to TomRollTideRitter

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Do you think each European teams should get only one Champions League qualifier

No, every league already gets a chance to qualify.

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that the Cyprus league champions should qualify straight to the group stage?

No, they have to go through the qualifying rounds, which to a lesser extent could be viewed as not getting a bye in this 12 team playoff. I think we can agree that the 10th place EPL team is likely better than the 1st place team in Cyprus. Are you suggesting that the EPL should get 10 teams in Champions League before Cyprus gets one?

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Do you think a USL champion should have a shot over a MLS third place team?

In what competition? The only time they play each other is in friendlies or the US Open Cup, and every team from both leagues play in that. In this scenario, MLS is FBS, and USL is FCS/D2.

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Posted by TideWarrior

Asheville/Chapel Hill NC

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 6/11/21 at 1:58 pm to TomRollTideRitter

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I’m curious how far you extend this. This seems inconsistent with your staunch defense of the MLS, one of the only closed leagues in the world, on the soccer board.

Do you think each European teams should get only one Champions League qualifier or that the Cyprus league champions should qualify straight to the group stage? Do you think a USL champion should have a shot over a MLS third place team?

His model might be the only way the US qualifies for the WC in the near future