CDNFootballer Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 MLS folded in 2001 and we had no idea How close was MLS to going under? It essentially folded. http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/inside-mls/mls-folded-in-2001-and-we-had-no-idea-041116 "We were having a league call in November and the league folded," Hunt said. "It went out of business, they were preparing the documents and that was it." What or who saved the league? Lamar Hunt. The man who owned two teams at the time almost single-handedly brought MLS back from the dead in 2001. He called up the league's owners and within 48 hours brought everyone back on board. They were committed to the league again and were no longer going to cease operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Think more was known about this at the time than the articles have been suggesting. Phil Anshutz has normally got most of the credit for saving the league at that point, so this recasts things to suggest Lamar Hunt was the pivotal figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I recall issues and the restructuring but I never heard they were "dead" for a short time. Interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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