As United States Men’s National Team fans and the U.S. Soccer Federation look for ways to avoid repeating the disaster of failing to qualify for the World Cup again, it is inescapable that the Stars and Stripes will need the help of Major League Soccer. This will be a difficult process for the league, and indeed these changes may never come. There is a tension between MLS and the USMNT that was most obviously displayed while Jurgen Klinsmann managed the team. MLS is a business, and the model it has adopted is often times at odds with the interests of the national team.
MLS and U.S. Soccer need synergy, and changing the schedule is the key
