I stopped watching the MLS in 2001 when they contracted two teams (including my then-beloved Tampa Bay Mutiny) and then had the audacity to not officially recognize them in players profiles the following season when they went with other teams. Along with stating the reduction in teams meant the remaining players in the league would therefore be "better".
I wonder with all their recent expansion what the spin is now?
The best thing about the NASL was the Strikers-Rowdies rivalry (F Rodney Marsh!)