Why European Loans Could Help USA's World Cup Chances

To most international football fans, Major League Soccer is little more than a punchline for "The Fiver" column in the Guardian. It's great fun to poke at the Americans with cutesy jabs like referring to the league as "Major League Soccerball." Right, because American football is played with helmets on, et cetera. No sentient fan could confuse the level of play in MLS with the brutal beauty of the Barclays Premier League or the elegant stylings of La Liga. But there is a lot to be said for ...