"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week we head to the pitch, as three MLS owners opine on their earliest soccer memory and where they see the league in 20 years.
- Timbers Owner Merritt Paulson
– Listens to Guns N' Roses when he can.
- Crew Chair Anthony Precourt
– Recently binged all five 5 seasons of "House of Cards".
- Sporting KC Partner & CEO Robb Heineman
– Is obsessed with Amazon Prime and Alexa. Thinks LaVar Ball is a genius.
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| MLS in 20 years will be... | Earliest soccer memory | Don Garber in 3-4 words | Favorite soccer tradition | The joint World Cup bid is... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paulson |
A top 3 U.S. sports league by every relevant metric | The '94 World Cup | A game changer | Supporters sections | A means to an end |
 Precourt |
A leading global sports league | West Germany World Cup in '74 | A clinical finisher | Soccer scarves | A HUGE deal |
 Heineman |
In 36 cities | My dad coaching our U-5 cookie monster team | Really damn good | Soccer scarves | It would be really smart to select K.C. as a host city |
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