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An introduction to Major League Soccer for new fans

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The excitement, the suspense, the crushing disappointment. Okay, maybe that last part is just because I’m from Philadelphia and have a bit of a masochistic streak, but I love it all.

You probably love sports too. Many people do.

But … maybe the classically "American" sports aren’t doing it for you like they used to. Football is bogged down by constant controversy, too many penalties, and a depressing lack of concern about the fact that the sport gives all of it’s players serious brain damage. Baseball is… Well, let’s be honest. Baseball is boring. There are 162 games a year of dudes mostly standing around scratching their balls.