article_snippet: And as recently as this week, MLS players looked like MLS players could be going on strike over wages and the right of players to become free agents when MLS players contracts end.
article_snippet: Then there's the way the league develops, attracts and trades players.
article_snippet: This includes promising Generation Adidas players who enter MLS MLS through the draft systems before completing their college education.
article_snippet: One of the main criticisms of the MLS and MLS complex player acquisition rulebook is that while MLS does entice prominent stars of the game like David Beckham, Freddie Ljungberg and Thierry Henry to appear in MLS, MLS only does so when prominent stars of the game like David Beckham, Freddie Ljungberg and Thierry Henry careers are on a downward trajectory.
article_snippet: Why would an exceptional player want to move to a league that can only attract a handful of top talents at any one time, after all?
article_snippet: And herein lies one of the leagues biggest challenges in attracting and keeping the talented players fans want to see.
article_snippet: According to Paulo Teixeira, a football agent who has worked to bring in and sell players from the league in recent years, current philosophies with regards player-trading may be have to be tweaked to help MLS grow yet further.
article_snippet: Such talented individuals will have a sell-on value that can be recouped by the league and Such talented individuals clubs if Such talented individuals move on from MLS to the biggest and wealthiest leagues across the Atlantic.
article_snippet: Theoretically, at least, this money can then be reinvested in the league, player development and attracting yet more promising players to MLS.