I had been trying to sort out the difference between the Premier league, Champions Legue, Carling Cup, FA Cup, etc. I wasn't sure how each was connected to the other (if at all)
The easy way to think of it is the Premier league is the varsity of English Football,the CL,Carling Cup and FA cup are the tourneys that everyone wants to go to.The Cups are kind of tied in.The FA Cup is the one everyone wants..last year West Ham and Liver pool played one of the greatest finals ever.The Champions league is based on the best clubs from several different leagues playing in a very lively tourney,The Carling Cup is like the FA Cup lite.
As far as the MLS I'm a DC United fan..and am thrilled to see Beckham come to LA to play,it should bring alot of new fans to the game.
If you can get Fox Soccer Channel on cable or dish and to hear the games Sirius has good coverage of matches and lots of talk shows.