Just on the Manning wish-list replacement discussion, is there any high-level league with a cap in Europe that we could coax to cross the pond to take over once Manning is gone? I was thinking maybe an executive from Bundesliga (or the Championship?) might be able to adapt their knowledge of how to play under the Financial Fair Play rules they have over there with the Salary Cap leagues over here.
But then I'm reminded that MLS exists to build not just domestic players but also domestic executives and coaching, so I get the feeling that MLS might kibosh any transaction they felt detracted from the leagues core mission.