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What is the real reason that the MLS did away with the 2 Florida teams. Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny?

Poor management by the MLS. This was during the “Americanization” phase of the MLS, with penalty shootouts to settle ties, funny team names and the clock counting down to zero. This in effect had the result opposite of “preaching to the choir” that is ignoring the choir all together, where the largest groups interested in soccer where somewhat ignored in hopes of garnering new fans. An example of this would be the choices in stadiums. Tampa played in the Buccaneers’ stadium, way too large and unaccommodating for the Mutiny’s needs. The Fusion had their games in Fort Lauderdale, far away from a large segment of the fan base in Miami ( a more central location between the two cities would have been better ) in a rather unimpressive stadium. Finally, at the time of their axing, these two teams where far away from the other ones in the MLS, so it was also a cost cutting measure for time and travelling.