Welcome to SB Nation’s ‘Decade Of Change’ series. We’ll present a series of articles throughout the week, representing every sport. Each one is authored by a blogger from within our vast network and will outline various aspects of their favorite league they’d like to see changed by the end of the new decade.In this episode, Steve Davis from our own Daily Soccer Fix explains how soccer can win the sort of American presence it’s been seeking for decades.
MLS is back ... with replacement refs. But has anyone truly noticed the difference?


Officials stand on the field after the Feb. 24 match between Houston Dynamo FC and Sporting Kansas City. Major League Soccer has started the 2024 season with replacement officials while and impasse with the Professional Soccer Referee’s Association continues. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsMajor League Soccer and the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) are heading into the third week of an impasse that has allowed the first and now second week of MLS action to be officiated by replacement referees.
Here’s the question, however … has anyone noticed?
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