Should we Americanize European Football
Written by Diarmuid Gillingham Inspired by DW Kick-Off and my friend, who supports Barcelona. Part One: Why The American Question Needs To Be Asked Part Two: How The MLS Approach Would Impact The European Game of Football Introduction and Context This will be the first of many blog posts comparing the European football scene with that of the USA. While Europen societies are better known for their equality than the USA, the American way of doing sports is often more equal than their European counterparts. This fascinating cultural fact extends to the world's most popular game, which is football or soccer. In this first piece, I make a comparison between the European game and the MLS. This piece will mainly focus on why the European game is so one-sided towards the big clubs. On the 16th of August 2019, I watched Barcelona struggle in a 1-0 opening day defeat to Ath. Bilbao. What caught my attention more than anything was my friend's constant complaining about the Ba...