Messi, Son, Müller and Casemiro: Is MLS Building a League or Collecting Legends?
MLS has assembled Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min, Thomas Müller and Casemiro, but can global superstars create a lasting league rather than a retirement destination?
MLS has assembled unprecedented star power, but famous names alone cannot create a lasting football culture.
One match featured Son Heung-min and Thomas Müller exchanging goals. Another club now contains Lionel Messi and Casemiro.
Major League Soccer has rarely possessed this concentration of globally recognised talent. Yet fame and football quality are not always the same thing.
That tension now sits at the centre of the league’s future.
Is MLS building a co…
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