Landon Donovan

Do whatever I want. It's my show, bud.

Red Bull. They never won a title, by the way.

Red Bull. They never won a title, by the way.

Red Bull. They never won a title, by the way.

Nah, I mean... Just what it is this year? We talk about what people care about, so we'll let that go.

Nah, I mean... Just what it is this year? We talk about what people care about, so we'll let that go.

Nah, I mean... Just what it is this year? We talk about what people care about, so we'll let that go.

What is stopping MLS right now? I think time. I think time. We'll get into this when we do more on the business side of soccer at some point. But it needs more time still.

What is stopping MLS right now? I think time. I think time. We'll get into this when we do more on the business side of soccer at some point. But it needs more time still.

What is stopping MLS right now? I think time. I think time. We'll get into this when we do more on the business side of soccer at some point. But it needs more time still.

One of the biggest problems though in MLS is all of these rules and mechanisms for getting players, which at one point were absolutely necessary to ensure the survival of the league, are now archaic and completely holding the league back. Completely holding the league back. There's too many rules and ways. I mean, the De Bruyne thing is a perfect example. Inner Miami has his discovery rights.

One of the biggest problems though in MLS is all of these rules and mechanisms for getting players, which at one point were absolutely necessary to ensure the survival of the league, are now archaic and completely holding the league back. Completely holding the league back. There's too many rules and ways. I mean, the De Bruyne thing is a perfect example. Inner Miami has his discovery rights.

One of the biggest problems though in MLS is all of these rules and mechanisms for getting players, which at one point were absolutely necessary to ensure the survival of the league, are now archaic and completely holding the league back. Completely holding the league back. There's too many rules and ways. I mean, the De Bruyne thing is a perfect example. Inner Miami has his discovery rights.

What if they have no intention of signing him? Now they're just holding an amazing player who could come into the league hostage, right? And this happens all the time. We don't want to sign him. But we have his rights. So, hey, Colorado or San Jose, you're not signing him either. And it just kills the league. So if those all wiped away in three or five years...

What if they have no intention of signing him? Now they're just holding an amazing player who could come into the league hostage, right? And this happens all the time. We don't want to sign him. But we have his rights. So, hey, Colorado or San Jose, you're not signing him either. And it just kills the league. So if those all wiped away in three or five years...

What if they have no intention of signing him? Now they're just holding an amazing player who could come into the league hostage, right? And this happens all the time. We don't want to sign him. But we have his rights. So, hey, Colorado or San Jose, you're not signing him either. And it just kills the league. So if those all wiped away in three or five years...

decent chance it's a top five league in the world, in my opinion.

decent chance it's a top five league in the world, in my opinion.

decent chance it's a top five league in the world, in my opinion.

Yeah, that's right. Because players do want to be here. Sure. They want to play here. You have to allow them to. And right now, there's not enough of those top players that can get into the league because of all these rules.