The issue is the size of the TV contract and ...
by Rocksteady74 (2019-08-13 21:38:58)

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... international appetite (or lack thereof) for the MLS. The crowd sizes are bigger than most in Europe for several of the MLS teams, including Seattle and Atlanta. But the TV money is paltry, and the rich investors in MLS teams will be wise to spend to be a very solid second tier league and see where it goes from there.

Absolutely
by wcnitz  (2019-08-14 08:51:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I'm not sure how the media revenue side of it improves without a decline in other sports, particularly baseball and basketball.

Far more people are watching the Prem on NBCSN than MLS matches. I don't even need to look it up to know that's probably a fact.