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Originally Posted by CorbeauNoir
I don't know about the 10-years part but MLS seem to really like the NASL-graduation approach to expansion. Edmonton already has an NASL team and I believe Ottawa might be getting one soon - I'm not entirely certain of that, though. Ottawa has made an MLS bid before as well, though they were rejected.
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There are roughly 10 major metro areas in the U.S. that do not have MLS clubs at the moment. Almost all of them would be ahead of Ottawa and Edmonton if they put in serious bids to get clubs.
MLS is already in the three marquee Canadian cities that it was truly interested in. For them to come to other cities in this country there would have to be a real lack of interest from cities in the U.S.
Eventually, MLS is going to start looking for a big TV contract, and too many Canadian clubs in a U.S. league is bad news for domestic TV ratings down there. Plus, with very few exceptions (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs) Canadian clubs are duds at the gate in almost every single sport when they play in American cities.