MLS (Major League Soccer) pre-season is here and like always the teams are playing in tiny friendly competitions against each other and teams from the NASL (North American Soccer League) and USL (United Soccer League). There's nothing wrong with this, it's a great way to test out young players and get everyone ready for the regular season. Most major pro soccer leagues do this. But there's one thing that other major soccer leagues, ranging from La Liga to Eredivisie, have during their pre-seasons that the MLS does not: A Super Cup.

Traditionally, Super Cups serve as a curtain raiser to the regular season pitting the champions of a nation's top league and main cup competition. Some Super Cups (e.g. England's FA Community Shield) are used to raise money for charity. While Super Cups are usually more about show, they are recognized as a proper cup (unlike more friendly tournament) and serve as a fun way to start the season.

The MLS is unique from other leagues in that it has four champions each season. In addition to the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield there are also the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and the Canadian Championship. This could allow for a more compete tournament rather than a one off game.

This petition asks the MLS, the USSF (United States Soccer Federation), the CSA (Canadian Soccer Association) and lower tier leagues the NASL and USL (as they also have teams entered into the non-MLS competitions) to permit and organize a four team knock out tournament between the champions of the 4 main cups between the two federations in time for the 2017 pre-season. Should this be too much to organize, a single game between the winners of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and Canadian Championship would also be acceptable as it would excite both American and Canadian soccer fans.

Let's make the Can-Am pre-season fun!