Slumming it with IMOTGP: MLS edition

Yes, IMOTGP has sunk to rock bottom

That's right football fans, the IMOTGP is officially slumming it. Like many bloggers who live in their parents' basements, we have no job and no future prospects. So we know you come here and expect coverage of the Community Shield or European Super Cup, but we no longer can spare no expense and pay top dollar to give you the proper reporting on those games. And some major events we chose to ignore since Hertha BSC have already crashed out of European football.

Instead we have been slumming it in MLS - where the IMOTGP blog saw three of the league's worst teams along with the mighty New York Red Bulls in an eight-day span. You no doubt saw that we attended a 2-2 draw between the Red Bulls and Chicago Fire over a week ago. This past weekend, we mustered enough dough through our ill-fated partnership with Google ads to make it to sunny Florida to see two teams so abject that have ditched their coaches - Orlando City SC and Seattle Sounders.

It was a welcome opportunity to see the 50-year-old Brazilian legend Kaka as well as 'Deuce' Dempsey and the future of the league itself, rookie sensation Jordan Morris - better known as J-Mo to the sophisticated MLS fan. Throw in Uruguayan newcomer Nicolas Lodeiro and it was a star-studded affair at the MLS level.

And the game did not disappoint. The march to the stadium was excellent, the Orlando fans showed tremendous enthusiasm when seeing The Phantom and a stirring edition of the national anthem ensued. Then the contest started.

Sure, Deuce had a 'Thrice' - also known as a hat trick - and former Bundesliga star Nelson Valdez hit the post twice in a 3-1 Seattle victory as Orlando suffered their first home defeat of the year. But it was a ragged affair that the artificial turf didn't help - although it's clear that teams in the area seem to be proud of turf.

Fear not, football fans. IMOTGP was able to inspect the construction site of the new stadium and it looks like the project is coming along, as you can see in the photo below. New boss Jason Kreis has hailed the facility as one of the best in the world - and the club is expected to use a grass surface.

No taxpayer money involved!

Maybe it's our lower budget but footballing standards aside, we actually like many things about the MLS. There are cheap tickets available gameday from fans desperate to unload them after buying in advance for some reason. The league also makes The Phantom feel better about being past his prime. Sure there are negatives like the long lines for the concession stands, but the IMOTGP blog found out with the photo below that they can sometimes be worth the wait. We hope you enjoyed this edition of  'Slumming it with IMOTGP.'