Originally Posted by
ensco
He runs the league the way anyone would run it, ie for the benefit of big US markets. He does not ultimately care all that much about Canada. Same as every other league. Even the NHL.
If I have Pirlo, Lampard and Villa just arriving in NY, I would absolutely put those guys in over Giovinco in Toronto too. They are ALL much bigger names than Gio, and NY is way more important.
It's not a soccer decision, it's a blatantly obvious business decision.
Only solution is a Canadian league. You want a Canadian league? Fine, but let's see who TFC signs in that league, and who the opponents have signed. You won't have any "affronts" like this anymore.