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Replacement Whitecaps goalie has only played 5 times in #MLS.

He used to play for Pacific FC in #CPL, so that’s cool.

Got his work cut out for him today given that Whitecaps only have 10 men on field.

#soccer

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/b8ef70fa-e6ae-481b-a7b7-0c7db5e6f25c

Tilta Gets In On the Magnetic Photo and Video Filter Market https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/tilta-gets-in-on-the-magnetic-photo-and-video-filter-market/ #illusionmagneticfilter #Equipment #illusion #tiltamax #magetic #filter #News #cpl #VND

Tilta Gets In On the Magnetic Photo and Video Filter Market https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/tilta-gets-in-on-the-magnetic-photo-and-video-filter-market/ #illusionmagneticfilter #Equipment #illusion #tiltamax #magetic #filter #News #cpl #VND

Tilta Gets In On the Magnetic Photo and Video Filter Market https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/tilta-gets-in-on-the-magnetic-photo-and-video-filter-market/ #illusionmagneticfilter #Equipment #illusion #tiltamax #magetic #filter #News #cpl #VND

Tilta Gets In On the Magnetic Photo and Video Filter Market https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/tilta-gets-in-on-the-magnetic-photo-and-video-filter-market/ #illusionmagneticfilter #Equipment #illusion #tiltamax #magetic #filter #News #cpl #VND

Tilta Gets In On the Magnetic Photo and Video Filter Market https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/tilta-gets-in-on-the-magnetic-photo-and-video-filter-market/ #illusionmagneticfilter #Equipment #illusion #tiltamax #magetic #filter #News #cpl #VND

Here’s the quarter final brackets for the Canadian Championship.

We might be getting a Vancouver derby if Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC each win.

Whitecaps are the overwhelming favourites to take Cavalry, though Cavalry is no pushover—especially since they’ll have home advantage.

CF Montréal is also the favourite to beat Vancouver FC, though considering all the upsets that have happened—and CF Montréal is one of the worst teams in the #MLS—Vancouver FC could totally beat them.

Forge FC is the best team in the #CPL. CS Saint-Laurent have already proven to be giant killers, so nobody should count them out. Nevertheless, it’s silly to pretend Forge won’t likely win.

Atlético Ottawa vs. FC Supra de Québec is the most intriguing match-up. Atlético humiliated Toronto FC to reach there while Supra is in their first season, and the team is entirely composed of local Québec soccer players. This one is up in the air.

Nevertheless, unless there’s yet another legendary upset, I predict we’ll see a Whitecaps vs. Forge final.

#MLS #CPL #VoyageursCup

Here’s the quarter final brackets for the Canadian Championship.

We might be getting a Vancouver derby if Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC each win.

Whitecaps are the overwhelming favourites to take Cavalry, though Cavalry is no pushover—especially since they’ll have home advantage.

CF Montréal is also the favourite to beat Vancouver FC, though considering all the upsets that have happened—and CF Montréal is one of the worst teams in the #MLS—Vancouver FC could totally beat them.

Forge FC is the best team in the #CPL. CS Saint-Laurent have already proven to be giant killers, so nobody should count them out. Nevertheless, it’s silly to pretend Forge won’t likely win.

Atlético Ottawa vs. FC Supra de Québec is the most intriguing match-up. Atlético humiliated Toronto FC to reach there while Supra is in their first season, and the team is entirely composed of local Québec soccer players. This one is up in the air.

Nevertheless, unless there’s yet another legendary upset, I predict we’ll see a Whitecaps vs. Forge final.

#MLS #CPL #VoyageursCup

Here’s the quarter final brackets for the Canadian Championship.

We might be getting a Vancouver derby if Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC each win.

Whitecaps are the overwhelming favourites to take Cavalry, though Cavalry is no pushover—especially since they’ll have home advantage.

CF Montréal is also the favourite to beat Vancouver FC, though considering all the upsets that have happened—and CF Montréal is one of the worst teams in the #MLS—Vancouver FC could totally beat them.

Forge FC is the best team in the #CPL. CS Saint-Laurent have already proven to be giant killers, so nobody should count them out. Nevertheless, it’s silly to pretend Forge won’t likely win.

Atlético Ottawa vs. FC Supra de Québec is the most intriguing match-up. Atlético humiliated Toronto FC to reach there while Supra is in their first season, and the team is entirely composed of local Québec soccer players. This one is up in the air.

Nevertheless, unless there’s yet another legendary upset, I predict we’ll see a Whitecaps vs. Forge final.

#MLS #CPL #VoyageursCup

Here’s the quarter final brackets for the Canadian Championship.

We might be getting a Vancouver derby if Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC each win.

Whitecaps are the overwhelming favourites to take Cavalry, though Cavalry is no pushover—especially since they’ll have home advantage.

CF Montréal is also the favourite to beat Vancouver FC, though considering all the upsets that have happened—and CF Montréal is one of the worst teams in the #MLS—Vancouver FC could totally beat them.

Forge FC is the best team in the #CPL. CS Saint-Laurent have already proven to be giant killers, so nobody should count them out. Nevertheless, it’s silly to pretend Forge won’t likely win.

Atlético Ottawa vs. FC Supra de Québec is the most intriguing match-up. Atlético humiliated Toronto FC to reach there while Supra is in their first season, and the team is entirely composed of local Québec soccer players. This one is up in the air.

Nevertheless, unless there’s yet another legendary upset, I predict we’ll see a Whitecaps vs. Forge final.

#MLS #CPL #VoyageursCup

Here’s the quarter final brackets for the Canadian Championship.

We might be getting a Vancouver derby if Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC each win.

Whitecaps are the overwhelming favourites to take Cavalry, though Cavalry is no pushover—especially since they’ll have home advantage.

CF Montréal is also the favourite to beat Vancouver FC, though considering all the upsets that have happened—and CF Montréal is one of the worst teams in the #MLS—Vancouver FC could totally beat them.

Forge FC is the best team in the #CPL. CS Saint-Laurent have already proven to be giant killers, so nobody should count them out. Nevertheless, it’s silly to pretend Forge won’t likely win.

Atlético Ottawa vs. FC Supra de Québec is the most intriguing match-up. Atlético humiliated Toronto FC to reach there while Supra is in their first season, and the team is entirely composed of local Québec soccer players. This one is up in the air.

Nevertheless, unless there’s yet another legendary upset, I predict we’ll see a Whitecaps vs. Forge final.

#MLS #CPL #VoyageursCup

I’ll be doing a live thread of the Vancouver Whitecaps game—but feeling quite heartbroken about it considering that #MLS wants to get rid of a team there’s been here for over 50 years.

My only solace is that maybe this will cause local interest in the #CPL to spike. But it’s going to be rough.

#soccer

I’ll be doing a live thread of the Vancouver Whitecaps game—but feeling quite heartbroken about it considering that #MLS wants to get rid of a team there’s been here for over 50 years.

My only solace is that maybe this will cause local interest in the #CPL to spike. But it’s going to be rough.

#soccer

I’ll be doing a live thread of the Vancouver Whitecaps game—but feeling quite heartbroken about it considering that #MLS wants to get rid of a team there’s been here for over 50 years.

My only solace is that maybe this will cause local interest in the #CPL to spike. But it’s going to be rough.

#soccer

I’ll be doing a live thread of the Vancouver Whitecaps game—but feeling quite heartbroken about it considering that #MLS wants to get rid of a team there’s been here for over 50 years.

My only solace is that maybe this will cause local interest in the #CPL to spike. But it’s going to be rough.

#soccer

I’ll be doing a live thread of the Vancouver Whitecaps game—but feeling quite heartbroken about it considering that #MLS wants to get rid of a team there’s been here for over 50 years.

My only solace is that maybe this will cause local interest in the #CPL to spike. But it’s going to be rough.

#soccer

This was such a brutal loss for Pacific FC.

It was a Canadian Championship game. A win could have built the club’s local fanbase.

Instead, Calvary FC are facing the Whitecaps.

#CPL #VoyageursCup #soccer

https://youtu.be/8W5RUBtQLew

This was such a brutal loss for Pacific FC.

It was a Canadian Championship game. A win could have built the club’s local fanbase.

Instead, Calvary FC are facing the Whitecaps.

#CPL #VoyageursCup #soccer

https://youtu.be/8W5RUBtQLew

This was such a brutal loss for Pacific FC.

It was a Canadian Championship game. A win could have built the club’s local fanbase.

Instead, Calvary FC are facing the Whitecaps.

#CPL #VoyageursCup #soccer

https://youtu.be/8W5RUBtQLew

This was such a brutal loss for Pacific FC.

It was a Canadian Championship game. A win could have built the club’s local fanbase.

Instead, Calvary FC are facing the Whitecaps.

#CPL #VoyageursCup #soccer

https://youtu.be/8W5RUBtQLew

This was such a brutal loss for Pacific FC.

It was a Canadian Championship game. A win could have built the club’s local fanbase.

Instead, Calvary FC are facing the Whitecaps.

#CPL #VoyageursCup #soccer

https://youtu.be/8W5RUBtQLew

Kinda scary and disappointing how many empty seats there are at Starlight right now.

#CanPL #cpl #CavalryFC #cavsfc #PacificFc #MastodonFC #FediFc

Kinda scary and disappointing how many empty seats there are at Starlight right now.

#CanPL #cpl #CavalryFC #cavsfc #PacificFc #MastodonFC #FediFc

Kinda scary and disappointing how many empty seats there are at Starlight right now.

#CanPL #cpl #CavalryFC #cavsfc #PacificFc #MastodonFC #FediFc

Kinda scary and disappointing how many empty seats there are at Starlight right now.

#CanPL #cpl #CavalryFC #cavsfc #PacificFc #MastodonFC #FediFc

Kinda scary and disappointing how many empty seats there are at Starlight right now.

#CanPL #cpl #CavalryFC #cavsfc #PacificFc #MastodonFC #FediFc

If #MLS takes the Whitecaps away from Vancouver, this is going to hurt the league so much. It is such a strategic error that will wreck the long term viability of the league.

The Whitecaps have a storied history, are amazingly successful, and average 24,000 fans every game. They’re still going to be ripped from the community anyway.

Why? Because, at the end of the day, the Whitecaps are a franchise—and MLS ultimately owns them. Basically, MLS wants to raise the valuations of all teams in their league. So why keep a team in a podunk Canadian port city when it can be relocated to Las Vegas?

Sounds great in theory, but only if MLS had the cachet of an actual “Big 4” major league, and locked down pro #soccer in the USA and Canada.

But MLS is not a true major league yet. They are nowhere close to the NFL or NBA. It doesn’t even have the cultural gravity of NASCAR.

And they haven’t locked down the pro soccer market either. They’re competing with #USL. Which has more teams. And is spinning out a Premier league with a full pyramid that has promotion and relegation.

What do you want to bet that USL’s pitch to American fans is the idea that USL itself doesn’t own every team?

Here in Canada, MLS is already competing with #CPL. Watching Atlético Ottawa destroy Toronto FC yesterday—the 7th place CPL team at that—really hammers home that MLS is no longer the only show.

Yet MLS wants to reduce their footprint in Canada from three teams to two. Take away the Whitecaps, which is their best Canadian team, leave Canada with two miserable teams—both which could be beaten in any night by a CPL team. Suddenly, MLS doesn’t look so major anymore and CPL is no longer regarded as “lowly”.

Getting rid of the Whitecaps suddenly transforms two CPL teams, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, that struggle with attendance into something worth watching. Because even if neither team is as good as the Whitecaps, both are still capable of defeating Toronto FC and CF Montréal in the Canadian Championship. And both could wind up in CONCACAF Champions League where they can prove their international mettle.

Now this is all fine and good if MLS deliberately abandons the Canadian market. CPL simply becomes the top tier league, and that is that.

But do you think all those American fans aren’t noticing what’s happening? Do you think they’re not worried about their team being on the chopping block? Do you think fans in Austin and Kansas City won’t be thinking twice about supporting their local MLS franchise? Do you think they won’t be looking over at USL, seeing the pro-rel format, and thinking, “Yeah, I’m going to support the other guys instead”?

Much hoopla is made about the Apple deal with MLS. Do you think ESPN or Netflix or Amazon can’t look at USL and say, “Hey, this is inexpensive soccer content”?

MLS is taking away a prime bargaining chip: a rabid fanbase that fills stadiums. For Las Vegas, a city that already has an NFL team, an NHL team, and—soon—an MLB team. It also has a WNBA team and an NLL team too.

Also, MLS is changing their schedule so that the league plays during winters. Yeah, you think Las Vegans are going to choose MLS over NFL and NHL? I don’t think so. If the Whitecaps move to Las Vegas, it will have to compete for scraps—with the WNBA and NLL too.

But here’s the kicker. Las Vegas already has a pro soccer team! I’m talking about the Las Vegas Lights, who currently play in USL Championship. And this team could wind up in USL Premier in 2028.

So MLS is relocating the successful Whitecaps because they apparently don’t have right valuation, putting them in a market that’s already saturated with bigger, more popular teams that play during the same time of year, where they could be competing with another pro #soccer team—one that is less likely to be relocated at that.

This is a terrible, boneheaded business move that could easily blow up in their face.

If #MLS takes the Whitecaps away from Vancouver, this is going to hurt the league so much. It is such a strategic error that will wreck the long term viability of the league.

The Whitecaps have a storied history, are amazingly successful, and average 24,000 fans every game. They’re still going to be ripped from the community anyway.

Why? Because, at the end of the day, the Whitecaps are a franchise—and MLS ultimately owns them. Basically, MLS wants to raise the valuations of all teams in their league. So why keep a team in a podunk Canadian port city when it can be relocated to Las Vegas?

Sounds great in theory, but only if MLS had the cachet of an actual “Big 4” major league, and locked down pro #soccer in the USA and Canada.

But MLS is not a true major league yet. They are nowhere close to the NFL or NBA. It doesn’t even have the cultural gravity of NASCAR.

And they haven’t locked down the pro soccer market either. They’re competing with #USL. Which has more teams. And is spinning out a Premier league with a full pyramid that has promotion and relegation.

What do you want to bet that USL’s pitch to American fans is the idea that USL itself doesn’t own every team?

Here in Canada, MLS is already competing with #CPL. Watching Atlético Ottawa destroy Toronto FC yesterday—the 7th place CPL team at that—really hammers home that MLS is no longer the only show.

Yet MLS wants to reduce their footprint in Canada from three teams to two. Take away the Whitecaps, which is their best Canadian team, leave Canada with two miserable teams—both which could be beaten in any night by a CPL team. Suddenly, MLS doesn’t look so major anymore and CPL is no longer regarded as “lowly”.

Getting rid of the Whitecaps suddenly transforms two CPL teams, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, that struggle with attendance into something worth watching. Because even if neither team is as good as the Whitecaps, both are still capable of defeating Toronto FC and CF Montréal in the Canadian Championship. And both could wind up in CONCACAF Champions League where they can prove their international mettle.

Now this is all fine and good if MLS deliberately abandons the Canadian market. CPL simply becomes the top tier league, and that is that.

But do you think all those American fans aren’t noticing what’s happening? Do you think they’re not worried about their team being on the chopping block? Do you think fans in Austin and Kansas City won’t be thinking twice about supporting their local MLS franchise? Do you think they won’t be looking over at USL, seeing the pro-rel format, and thinking, “Yeah, I’m going to support the other guys instead”?

Much hoopla is made about the Apple deal with MLS. Do you think ESPN or Netflix or Amazon can’t look at USL and say, “Hey, this is inexpensive soccer content”?

MLS is taking away a prime bargaining chip: a rabid fanbase that fills stadiums. For Las Vegas, a city that already has an NFL team, an NHL team, and—soon—an MLB team. It also has a WNBA team and an NLL team too.

Also, MLS is changing their schedule so that the league plays during winters. Yeah, you think Las Vegans are going to choose MLS over NFL and NHL? I don’t think so. If the Whitecaps move to Las Vegas, it will have to compete for scraps—with the WNBA and NLL too.

But here’s the kicker. Las Vegas already has a pro soccer team! I’m talking about the Las Vegas Lights, who currently play in USL Championship. And this team could wind up in USL Premier in 2028.

So MLS is relocating the successful Whitecaps because they apparently don’t have right valuation, putting them in a market that’s already saturated with bigger, more popular teams that play during the same time of year, where they could be competing with another pro #soccer team—one that is less likely to be relocated at that.

This is a terrible, boneheaded business move that could easily blow up in their face.

If #MLS takes the Whitecaps away from Vancouver, this is going to hurt the league so much. It is such a strategic error that will wreck the long term viability of the league.

The Whitecaps have a storied history, are amazingly successful, and average 24,000 fans every game. They’re still going to be ripped from the community anyway.

Why? Because, at the end of the day, the Whitecaps are a franchise—and MLS ultimately owns them. Basically, MLS wants to raise the valuations of all teams in their league. So why keep a team in a podunk Canadian port city when it can be relocated to Las Vegas?

Sounds great in theory, but only if MLS had the cachet of an actual “Big 4” major league, and locked down pro #soccer in the USA and Canada.

But MLS is not a true major league yet. They are nowhere close to the NFL or NBA. It doesn’t even have the cultural gravity of NASCAR.

And they haven’t locked down the pro soccer market either. They’re competing with #USL. Which has more teams. And is spinning out a Premier league with a full pyramid that has promotion and relegation.

What do you want to bet that USL’s pitch to American fans is the idea that USL itself doesn’t own every team?

Here in Canada, MLS is already competing with #CPL. Watching Atlético Ottawa destroy Toronto FC yesterday—the 7th place CPL team at that—really hammers home that MLS is no longer the only show.

Yet MLS wants to reduce their footprint in Canada from three teams to two. Take away the Whitecaps, which is their best Canadian team, leave Canada with two miserable teams—both which could be beaten in any night by a CPL team. Suddenly, MLS doesn’t look so major anymore and CPL is no longer regarded as “lowly”.

Getting rid of the Whitecaps suddenly transforms two CPL teams, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, that struggle with attendance into something worth watching. Because even if neither team is as good as the Whitecaps, both are still capable of defeating Toronto FC and CF Montréal in the Canadian Championship. And both could wind up in CONCACAF Champions League where they can prove their international mettle.

Now this is all fine and good if MLS deliberately abandons the Canadian market. CPL simply becomes the top tier league, and that is that.

But do you think all those American fans aren’t noticing what’s happening? Do you think they’re not worried about their team being on the chopping block? Do you think fans in Austin and Kansas City won’t be thinking twice about supporting their local MLS franchise? Do you think they won’t be looking over at USL, seeing the pro-rel format, and thinking, “Yeah, I’m going to support the other guys instead”?

Much hoopla is made about the Apple deal with MLS. Do you think ESPN or Netflix or Amazon can’t look at USL and say, “Hey, this is inexpensive soccer content”?

MLS is taking away a prime bargaining chip: a rabid fanbase that fills stadiums. For Las Vegas, a city that already has an NFL team, an NHL team, and—soon—an MLB team. It also has a WNBA team and an NLL team too.

Also, MLS is changing their schedule so that the league plays during winters. Yeah, you think Las Vegans are going to choose MLS over NFL and NHL? I don’t think so. If the Whitecaps move to Las Vegas, it will have to compete for scraps—with the WNBA and NLL too.

But here’s the kicker. Las Vegas already has a pro soccer team! I’m talking about the Las Vegas Lights, who currently play in USL Championship. And this team could wind up in USL Premier in 2028.

So MLS is relocating the successful Whitecaps because they apparently don’t have right valuation, putting them in a market that’s already saturated with bigger, more popular teams that play during the same time of year, where they could be competing with another pro #soccer team—one that is less likely to be relocated at that.

This is a terrible, boneheaded business move that could easily blow up in their face.

If #MLS takes the Whitecaps away from Vancouver, this is going to hurt the league so much. It is such a strategic error that will wreck the long term viability of the league.

The Whitecaps have a storied history, are amazingly successful, and average 24,000 fans every game. They’re still going to be ripped from the community anyway.

Why? Because, at the end of the day, the Whitecaps are a franchise—and MLS ultimately owns them. Basically, MLS wants to raise the valuations of all teams in their league. So why keep a team in a podunk Canadian port city when it can be relocated to Las Vegas?

Sounds great in theory, but only if MLS had the cachet of an actual “Big 4” major league, and locked down pro #soccer in the USA and Canada.

But MLS is not a true major league yet. They are nowhere close to the NFL or NBA. It doesn’t even have the cultural gravity of NASCAR.

And they haven’t locked down the pro soccer market either. They’re competing with #USL. Which has more teams. And is spinning out a Premier league with a full pyramid that has promotion and relegation.

What do you want to bet that USL’s pitch to American fans is the idea that USL itself doesn’t own every team?

Here in Canada, MLS is already competing with #CPL. Watching Atlético Ottawa destroy Toronto FC yesterday—the 7th place CPL team at that—really hammers home that MLS is no longer the only show.

Yet MLS wants to reduce their footprint in Canada from three teams to two. Take away the Whitecaps, which is their best Canadian team, leave Canada with two miserable teams—both which could be beaten in any night by a CPL team. Suddenly, MLS doesn’t look so major anymore and CPL is no longer regarded as “lowly”.

Getting rid of the Whitecaps suddenly transforms two CPL teams, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, that struggle with attendance into something worth watching. Because even if neither team is as good as the Whitecaps, both are still capable of defeating Toronto FC and CF Montréal in the Canadian Championship. And both could wind up in CONCACAF Champions League where they can prove their international mettle.

Now this is all fine and good if MLS deliberately abandons the Canadian market. CPL simply becomes the top tier league, and that is that.

But do you think all those American fans aren’t noticing what’s happening? Do you think they’re not worried about their team being on the chopping block? Do you think fans in Austin and Kansas City won’t be thinking twice about supporting their local MLS franchise? Do you think they won’t be looking over at USL, seeing the pro-rel format, and thinking, “Yeah, I’m going to support the other guys instead”?

Much hoopla is made about the Apple deal with MLS. Do you think ESPN or Netflix or Amazon can’t look at USL and say, “Hey, this is inexpensive soccer content”?

MLS is taking away a prime bargaining chip: a rabid fanbase that fills stadiums. For Las Vegas, a city that already has an NFL team, an NHL team, and—soon—an MLB team. It also has a WNBA team and an NLL team too.

Also, MLS is changing their schedule so that the league plays during winters. Yeah, you think Las Vegans are going to choose MLS over NFL and NHL? I don’t think so. If the Whitecaps move to Las Vegas, it will have to compete for scraps—with the WNBA and NLL too.

But here’s the kicker. Las Vegas already has a pro soccer team! I’m talking about the Las Vegas Lights, who currently play in USL Championship. And this team could wind up in USL Premier in 2028.

So MLS is relocating the successful Whitecaps because they apparently don’t have right valuation, putting them in a market that’s already saturated with bigger, more popular teams that play during the same time of year, where they could be competing with another pro #soccer team—one that is less likely to be relocated at that.

This is a terrible, boneheaded business move that could easily blow up in their face.

If #MLS takes the Whitecaps away from Vancouver, this is going to hurt the league so much. It is such a strategic error that will wreck the long term viability of the league.

The Whitecaps have a storied history, are amazingly successful, and average 24,000 fans every game. They’re still going to be ripped from the community anyway.

Why? Because, at the end of the day, the Whitecaps are a franchise—and MLS ultimately owns them. Basically, MLS wants to raise the valuations of all teams in their league. So why keep a team in a podunk Canadian port city when it can be relocated to Las Vegas?

Sounds great in theory, but only if MLS had the cachet of an actual “Big 4” major league, and locked down pro #soccer in the USA and Canada.

But MLS is not a true major league yet. They are nowhere close to the NFL or NBA. It doesn’t even have the cultural gravity of NASCAR.

And they haven’t locked down the pro soccer market either. They’re competing with #USL. Which has more teams. And is spinning out a Premier league with a full pyramid that has promotion and relegation.

What do you want to bet that USL’s pitch to American fans is the idea that USL itself doesn’t own every team?

Here in Canada, MLS is already competing with #CPL. Watching Atlético Ottawa destroy Toronto FC yesterday—the 7th place CPL team at that—really hammers home that MLS is no longer the only show.

Yet MLS wants to reduce their footprint in Canada from three teams to two. Take away the Whitecaps, which is their best Canadian team, leave Canada with two miserable teams—both which could be beaten in any night by a CPL team. Suddenly, MLS doesn’t look so major anymore and CPL is no longer regarded as “lowly”.

Getting rid of the Whitecaps suddenly transforms two CPL teams, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, that struggle with attendance into something worth watching. Because even if neither team is as good as the Whitecaps, both are still capable of defeating Toronto FC and CF Montréal in the Canadian Championship. And both could wind up in CONCACAF Champions League where they can prove their international mettle.

Now this is all fine and good if MLS deliberately abandons the Canadian market. CPL simply becomes the top tier league, and that is that.

But do you think all those American fans aren’t noticing what’s happening? Do you think they’re not worried about their team being on the chopping block? Do you think fans in Austin and Kansas City won’t be thinking twice about supporting their local MLS franchise? Do you think they won’t be looking over at USL, seeing the pro-rel format, and thinking, “Yeah, I’m going to support the other guys instead”?

Much hoopla is made about the Apple deal with MLS. Do you think ESPN or Netflix or Amazon can’t look at USL and say, “Hey, this is inexpensive soccer content”?

MLS is taking away a prime bargaining chip: a rabid fanbase that fills stadiums. For Las Vegas, a city that already has an NFL team, an NHL team, and—soon—an MLB team. It also has a WNBA team and an NLL team too.

Also, MLS is changing their schedule so that the league plays during winters. Yeah, you think Las Vegans are going to choose MLS over NFL and NHL? I don’t think so. If the Whitecaps move to Las Vegas, it will have to compete for scraps—with the WNBA and NLL too.

But here’s the kicker. Las Vegas already has a pro soccer team! I’m talking about the Las Vegas Lights, who currently play in USL Championship. And this team could wind up in USL Premier in 2028.

So MLS is relocating the successful Whitecaps because they apparently don’t have right valuation, putting them in a market that’s already saturated with bigger, more popular teams that play during the same time of year, where they could be competing with another pro #soccer team—one that is less likely to be relocated at that.

This is a terrible, boneheaded business move that could easily blow up in their face.

Reading the online fallout of Toronto FC’s loss to Atlético Ottawa.

Toronto fans are furious. In their mind, Toronto FC has no business losing to a lowly #CPL team. Especially one ranked 7 out of 8 in that league.

And they rightly understand this disaster for what it is. This was their one chance to make it in the CONCACAF Champions League, because they’re not winning anything in #MLS—and they blew it.

But worth considering: Inter Toronto, which is a CPL team, recently decimated Atlético Ottawa.

So does that mean Inter Toronto might also beat Toronto FC if a game were played today? Does it also mean that the CPL is a lot better than Torontonians assumed, and that they all need to stop seeking validation from American sports leagues? Does also mean that this ridiculous Rogers bubble—which seemingly has a monopoly on Toronto’s sports market, yet doesn’t own a CPL team—is vulnerable?

Folks from Toronto are worried that this loss indicates that Toronto Isn’t a serious sports market. I think that’s the wrong way to look at it. Perhaps a better view is that now is the time to start building Canadian domestic leagues instead of always wishing senpai to notice them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tfc/comments/1t4ynj7/we_should_not_be_losing_to_a_cpl_team/

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Reading the online fallout of Toronto FC’s loss to Atlético Ottawa.

Toronto fans are furious. In their mind, Toronto FC has no business losing to a lowly #CPL team. Especially one ranked 7 out of 8 in that league.

And they rightly understand this disaster for what it is. This was their one chance to make it in the CONCACAF Champions League, because they’re not winning anything in #MLS—and they blew it.

But worth considering: Inter Toronto, which is a CPL team, recently decimated Atlético Ottawa.

So does that mean Inter Toronto might also beat Toronto FC if a game were played today? Does it also mean that the CPL is a lot better than Torontonians assumed, and that they all need to stop seeking validation from American sports leagues? Does also mean that this ridiculous Rogers bubble—which seemingly has a monopoly on Toronto’s sports market, yet doesn’t own a CPL team—is vulnerable?

Folks from Toronto are worried that this loss indicates that Toronto Isn’t a serious sports market. I think that’s the wrong way to look at it. Perhaps a better view is that now is the time to start building Canadian domestic leagues instead of always wishing senpai to notice them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tfc/comments/1t4ynj7/we_should_not_be_losing_to_a_cpl_team/

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/d3e9e5de-29e1-4e6a-a673-df36550b744b

Reading the online fallout of Toronto FC’s loss to Atlético Ottawa.

Toronto fans are furious. In their mind, Toronto FC has no business losing to a lowly #CPL team. Especially one ranked 7 out of 8 in that league.

And they rightly understand this disaster for what it is. This was their one chance to make it in the CONCACAF Champions League, because they’re not winning anything in #MLS—and they blew it.

But worth considering: Inter Toronto, which is a CPL team, recently decimated Atlético Ottawa.

So does that mean Inter Toronto might also beat Toronto FC if a game were played today? Does it also mean that the CPL is a lot better than Torontonians assumed, and that they all need to stop seeking validation from American sports leagues? Does also mean that this ridiculous Rogers bubble—which seemingly has a monopoly on Toronto’s sports market, yet doesn’t own a CPL team—is vulnerable?

Folks from Toronto are worried that this loss indicates that Toronto Isn’t a serious sports market. I think that’s the wrong way to look at it. Perhaps a better view is that now is the time to start building Canadian domestic leagues instead of always wishing senpai to notice them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tfc/comments/1t4ynj7/we_should_not_be_losing_to_a_cpl_team/

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/d3e9e5de-29e1-4e6a-a673-df36550b744b

Reading the online fallout of Toronto FC’s loss to Atlético Ottawa.

Toronto fans are furious. In their mind, Toronto FC has no business losing to a lowly #CPL team. Especially one ranked 7 out of 8 in that league.

And they rightly understand this disaster for what it is. This was their one chance to make it in the CONCACAF Champions League, because they’re not winning anything in #MLS—and they blew it.

But worth considering: Inter Toronto, which is a CPL team, recently decimated Atlético Ottawa.

So does that mean Inter Toronto might also beat Toronto FC if a game were played today? Does it also mean that the CPL is a lot better than Torontonians assumed, and that they all need to stop seeking validation from American sports leagues? Does also mean that this ridiculous Rogers bubble—which seemingly has a monopoly on Toronto’s sports market, yet doesn’t own a CPL team—is vulnerable?

Folks from Toronto are worried that this loss indicates that Toronto Isn’t a serious sports market. I think that’s the wrong way to look at it. Perhaps a better view is that now is the time to start building Canadian domestic leagues instead of always wishing senpai to notice them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tfc/comments/1t4ynj7/we_should_not_be_losing_to_a_cpl_team/

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/d3e9e5de-29e1-4e6a-a673-df36550b744b

Reading the online fallout of Toronto FC’s loss to Atlético Ottawa.

Toronto fans are furious. In their mind, Toronto FC has no business losing to a lowly #CPL team. Especially one ranked 7 out of 8 in that league.

And they rightly understand this disaster for what it is. This was their one chance to make it in the CONCACAF Champions League, because they’re not winning anything in #MLS—and they blew it.

But worth considering: Inter Toronto, which is a CPL team, recently decimated Atlético Ottawa.

So does that mean Inter Toronto might also beat Toronto FC if a game were played today? Does it also mean that the CPL is a lot better than Torontonians assumed, and that they all need to stop seeking validation from American sports leagues? Does also mean that this ridiculous Rogers bubble—which seemingly has a monopoly on Toronto’s sports market, yet doesn’t own a CPL team—is vulnerable?

Folks from Toronto are worried that this loss indicates that Toronto Isn’t a serious sports market. I think that’s the wrong way to look at it. Perhaps a better view is that now is the time to start building Canadian domestic leagues instead of always wishing senpai to notice them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tfc/comments/1t4ynj7/we_should_not_be_losing_to_a_cpl_team/

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/d3e9e5de-29e1-4e6a-a673-df36550b744b

Looking at CONCACAF’s club rankings is fascinating.

Prior to tonight, Toronto FC was ranked the 42nd best team in North America. And yes, these rankings include teams from #LigaMX too. They are nowhere near the best #MLS team, but clearly not the worst either.

The top-ranked #CPL team is Forge FC, ranked 51st, and just leapfrogged Club Puebla and Sporting Kansas City. This is the highest a CPL team has ever been.

Then at 64th is Atlético Ottawa, who just fell three places. And they just embarrassed Toronto FC—Canada’s most winning #soccer team ever—with a 3-1 win.

https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/club

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/a3e6010b-5a57-41a6-be20-07dd1ef0d7a1

Looking at CONCACAF’s club rankings is fascinating.

Prior to tonight, Toronto FC was ranked the 42nd best team in North America. And yes, these rankings include teams from #LigaMX too. They are nowhere near the best #MLS team, but clearly not the worst either.

The top-ranked #CPL team is Forge FC, ranked 51st, and just leapfrogged Club Puebla and Sporting Kansas City. This is the highest a CPL team has ever been.

Then at 64th is Atlético Ottawa, who just fell three places. And they just embarrassed Toronto FC—Canada’s most winning #soccer team ever—with a 3-1 win.

https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/club

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/a3e6010b-5a57-41a6-be20-07dd1ef0d7a1

Looking at CONCACAF’s club rankings is fascinating.

Prior to tonight, Toronto FC was ranked the 42nd best team in North America. And yes, these rankings include teams from #LigaMX too. They are nowhere near the best #MLS team, but clearly not the worst either.

The top-ranked #CPL team is Forge FC, ranked 51st, and just leapfrogged Club Puebla and Sporting Kansas City. This is the highest a CPL team has ever been.

Then at 64th is Atlético Ottawa, who just fell three places. And they just embarrassed Toronto FC—Canada’s most winning #soccer team ever—with a 3-1 win.

https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/club

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/a3e6010b-5a57-41a6-be20-07dd1ef0d7a1

Looking at CONCACAF’s club rankings is fascinating.

Prior to tonight, Toronto FC was ranked the 42nd best team in North America. And yes, these rankings include teams from #LigaMX too. They are nowhere near the best #MLS team, but clearly not the worst either.

The top-ranked #CPL team is Forge FC, ranked 51st, and just leapfrogged Club Puebla and Sporting Kansas City. This is the highest a CPL team has ever been.

Then at 64th is Atlético Ottawa, who just fell three places. And they just embarrassed Toronto FC—Canada’s most winning #soccer team ever—with a 3-1 win.

https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/club

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/a3e6010b-5a57-41a6-be20-07dd1ef0d7a1