Legendary Kasey Keller believes the three Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs gave a good account of themselves at the 2025 Club World Cup.
Recall that the trio of Inter Miami, Seattle Sounders, and Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) represented the MLS club at the tournament.
While Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Football Club were eliminated in the group stages, it was only Inter Miami who made it to the round of 16 and got knocked out by UEFA Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain.
Reacting to their performance, the former USMNT goalkeeper defended the efforts of Miami, Seattle Sounders, and LAFC, emphasizing that all three clubs represented the league well despite their early exits.
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“I think Jordi Alba kinda mentioned it a little bit on the mechanisms that MLS has with what they’re allowed to pay,” Keller said on the Futbol Americas podcast.
“These teams were never going to compete against the teams they were playing against… All we really wanted from the MLS teams is to be competitive, no expectations of going through. The fact that Inter Miami did is a big bonus for MLS.
“You have an expectation that it’s a failure that the Sounders don’t go through against PSG, Atletico Madrid and Botafogo? That’s the most ridiculous expectation you would have ever.
“It would have been a huge embarrassment if any of those teams lost to an MLS side. I thought MLS sides did great in this tournament and I’m not going to be critical at all – and the fact that Inter Miami got through is a super bonus.”
