63% of US Football Players in Favor of System Promotions-retrocessions, ESPN's Study Reveals

"Playing against a team that is fighting against relegation means that the matches have a meaning. In MLS, for those who do not reach the playoffs some games of the season finale are useless," said a player interviewed anonymously by the pollster of the ESPN. "Other fundamental changes are also needed: a second division has not yet been created, which would make things much more meaningful, because there would always be motivation," added the player.

In the front row in the battle with the American Football Federation there is the Italian entrepreneur Riccardo Silva, owner with Paolo Maldini of the Miami FC. In August, Silva filed an appeal with the Lausanne Sports Arbitration Court to see his reasons recognized. "Mine is not a war, just a peaceful request to the Tas of Lausanne to know if what is played in the US is football or something different," said Silva to the Gazzetta dello Sport. "I want to know the reason why all the world championships are regulated by promotions and relegations, while this is the only country that does not comply with the Fifa statute principle, in short, I demand clarity," added the owner of Miami FC.