Fact: American's don't know the first thing about playing soccer.
True.
Exhibit A for the Prosecution:Quality What happens in America when a team is at the top of the bracket following a successful season? They qualify for a playoff. A series of matches where they could, conceivably, lose to a lower ranked team. In essence, your fourth ranked team could wind up clinching the cup as the season's champions. In essence, American leagues are supporting false advertisement and quality of product. Which is piss poor, in case you were wondering. And what happens to the losers of the league, you may ask? Nothing. Absobloodyloutely nothing. So what, tell me, is the point in trying at all when you could have a rubbish season and wind up winning all the same?
Exhibit B: Hypocrisy An owner of a European club is afforded all rights and powers associated with said title. He owns the team. He pays for the team, and the team makes him a profit. Should he chose to sign a new player, or trade an old one, he's allowed. The same as he's allowed to pour his own money into improving the stadium, offices, training pitch, employees, et. al. He is involved from top to bottom. An American club owner, is afforded none of the above. He is but a figurehead, given neither the power nor the right to adjust his team accordingly. All the money is tied up in the league, from what is spent on improving the environment through to the player's contracts themselves. And yet, somehow, these owners are still blamed when a team does poorly. Does that make any sense to you?
Exhibit C: Lifetime Investments American footballers are signed during or right after university. In Europe, a club begins scouting and training as young as 10 years old!