Before I even put in any sort've opinion of this topic, I would like to LOL @ this thread, so yeah
let's what we have 'ere...
*reads the Article*
Well ok, pretty much every country in Europe does this...Maybe MLS wants to experience these kinds of mini-tourneys.
I'm pretty sure Valencia, Arsenal, Inter, PSG had one pre-season...Toyota Cup was it? Betis, Sporting, and Benfica had one too, with Real Madrid, Betis, and some other club aswell in another pre-season tourny.