In the mean time, he also has to adapt to a new city thousands of miles from home, although it will be no surprise to discover he has approached this with typical gusto. But no, the tifo belonged to the Whitecaps, who have occasionally enjoyed success in the Cascadia Cup but little else. And the league’s big offseason deals won’t suddenly propel the NWSL to “major league” status in the sports-saturated USA. Former MLS MVP and Chicago Fire forward Mike Magee took to Instagram to joke about all the “idiots” who had proclaimed Schweinsteiger a “terrible signing.