That grumbling sound you're hearing is

executives complaining about the league's championship game matchup.

?

? Huh? Is that the Dallas Cowboys and Colorado Avalanche? Nope, two different teams that play in different sports. How about the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas in Major League Soccer's championship game?

Will anybody watch? Maybe a few people. Will anybody outside of MLS and ESPN executives, along with family and friends even care? Unlikely.

MLS executives will say all the right things publicly about FC Dallas and Colorado being a great matchup of unheralded teams trying to win their first MLS Cup championship, but this is not the kind of championship game that will help expand Major League Soccer's fan base and grow the game.

No big-name team such as

or

to promote. No big-name players such as

,

,

or

to hype. No, the league is left with just a couple of no-name teams and players to showcase.

Maybe Colorado and FC Dallas will play an entertaining and thrilling championship game in Toronto. Maybe the result will come down to a game-winning goal in the final seconds. However, it's likely that few people will watch and the game could register an all-time low television rating for a MLS championship game.

What could be even more embarrassing for the league is the potential number of empty seats at

. Does anyone really expect droves of fans to purchase tickets to watch two virtually unknown teams with rosters full of virtually unknown players?

That scenario was assured after FC Dallas ran the Galaxy out of the Home Depot Center with a

whipping in a semifinal game Sunday night. Colorado defeated San Jose - the team that beat New York - to reach the championship game.

Colorado and FC Dallas in the championship game. This is where MLS is right now and the 2011 season cannot start fast enough.

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