One of the largest clubs in the world may be on its way to the MLS.
If reports coming out today carry any weight, it looks like Barcelona president Joan Laporta was recently in Miami scoping out the possibilities of starting an MLS branch of one of most successful football teams on the planet.
In 2004, Mexican club Chivas paved a new road by starting sister club Chivas USA in California, and it looks like Laporta and Barcelona have a similar idea.
Barcelona has always had a good rapport with the United States, where they play multiple preseason games each season. And as MLS continues to grow, it looks like the league has made its way onto the radar of one of the most important men in the sport.
What will this mean for MLS?
Nothing but good things. Barcelona is not only one of the best teams in the world, it is also one with great tradition and fans across the world. A sister club in Florida would draw huge numbers of fans, and would do wonders for a league already on the upswing.
When this club would be formed is still very much in the air, but the prospects are very exciting.
We will have to wait and see, but very soon I may have a branch of the club that I love to hate much closer to home.
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