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Originally Posted by Tropics
I would be shocked if Calgary actually supported a MLS franchise. They would get very little fan support.
We are not quite big enough yet but I think in the future Calgary might actually manage to get a Major League Baseball team and they would probably support that and get alot of support from surrounding communities and rural areas where softball is huge, way bigger then soccer in this country. Next to hockey I would guess that baseball/softball is the major team sport with the most participation in Calgary and area. Football might be close but the CFL has blocked any real chance of a NFL team coming to this city, the fact the NFL have not even moved into the Toronto market yet is quite amazing.
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Isn't soccer the most played amateur sport in Canada, even ahead of hockey? I might be wrong with that but it's way more popular than baseball and softball combined. While I don't think MLS will be coming here anytime soon it has a way better chance than baseball or football. Have you ever been to a Calgary Viper's game? There's nobody there! In fact, I'd bet that we will never see MLB in Calgary.