DeAndre Yedlin, one of the starts of the United States Men’s National Team and one of the highest-profile American players currently in the game of soccer, didn’t hold back his feelings when talking about Major League Soccer in an interview with ESPN.
According to the 26-year-old right back, the culture of relegation and promotion would go a long way to boosting the competitiveness of Major League Soccer and the American version of the game as a whole.
Yedlin, who is currently in his fifth season in the Premier League and in his fourth season with Newcastle United, stated “There’s a different energy to when you win/lose a game in MLS to when you win or lose here. It’s that feeling that here, every game matters.”
In England, the bottom three clubs in the Premier League standings are relegated to the second-tier Championship every season, with three teams from that league receiving promotion to the Premier League.
In the United States, teams that pay a franchise fee to play in the MLS are guaranteed a spot in that league, the top one in American soccer, every season regardless of performance.
The Seattle native went on to say, ” If that got introduced, the league would be much more competitive. Something needs to be done to take the league more seriously, and I think that would be good.”
