2. Fraser Goes Down

11/14/19 • 24 min

Neetol takes over host duties. Tutul tells the story of how a failed lawsuit established the backbone of the MLS business model - single entity. Neetol explains that MLS is basically like Applebees.
Sources:
An Oral History of Major League Soccer’s Frenzied First Season by Doug Sibor for Complex Magazine: https://www.complex.com/sports/2015/05/oral-history-major-league-soccer-first-season

How MLS Single Entity Status Works and Its Relationship with Antitrust Law by Terry Brenna in Law In Sport: https://www.lawinsport.com/content/articles/item/how-mls-single-entity-status-works-and-its-relationship-with-antitrust-law

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1. 1984

In the first episode, Tutul tells the story of how the soccer tournament in the 1984 Olympics eventually led to the founding of Major League Soccer.
Sources:
How USA was chosen to host World Cup 94 by Michael Lewis for the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/04/usa-world-cup-94-inside-storyHow US won the World Cup by Steve Berkowitz for the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/07/10/how-the-us-won-the-world-cup/04eff69a-2e1b-470a-bda6-37573ef66cf9/

Swiss Rolled how Alan Rothenberg became USSoccer president by Tim Froh - Howler Magazine: https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/united-states/660/blog/post/3376403/how-alan-rothenberg-became-us-soccer-president-in-1990-changed-american-soccer-howler-magazine

An oral history of major league soccer frenzied first season by Doug Sibor for Complex Sports: https://www.complex.com/sports/2015/05/oral-history-major-league-soccer-first-season

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3. Sweet Home Columbus

Tutul tells the story of how the combination of an ambitious owner, declining attendance, financial losses, losing public votes and stadium repairs led to the first soccer specific stadium in the US.
Neetol recalls the pains of watching early MLS in half empty football stadiums and how this was the first domino into a much better viewing experience today.
Sources:
The Story of The Chiefs, One of Kansas City’s Pleasures by Monroe Dodd for KCUR 89.3: https://www.kcur.org/post/story-chiefs-one-kansas-citys-great-pleasures#stream/0

Columbus Crew SC: A Look Back At Team History for the Columbus Dispatch: https://www.timesreporter.com/news/20171016/columbus-crew-sc-look-back-at-teams-history

Columbus Needs A Place To Call Home: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-02-15-9802140258-story.html

The Origins of Columbus Crew Stadium Told In Photos by Columbus Monthly: https://www.columbusmonthly.com/sports/20180515/photos-origins-of-columbus-crew-stadium-told-in-photos