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RE: MLS announces plan to expand to 30
(12-07-2019 08:00 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  
(12-07-2019 07:06 PM)Wedge Wrote:  
(12-07-2019 06:50 PM)lew240z Wrote:  The $200 million dollar privately financed stadium in Saint Louis is now $460 million, and the ownership group is looking for state tax breaks.

I like the fact that they're trying to grow soccer in the USA, albeit in a flawed way. But MLS as a business is a Ponzi scheme.

I just think this expansion is predicated on selling billionaires that MLS in 20 years will replace the NFL as America’s most popular sport. Getting in on the ground floor of a burgeoning market is always enticing to folks with loads of money.

Unfortunately, I don’t ever see the talent level Of MLS approaching Anything like EPL or La Liga.

It can't. The lid on MLS salaries means that they can't attract overall talent that's even in the top 10 leagues in the world. They would have to increase spending significantly just to catch up with Liga MX in Mexico or the Superliga in Argentina.

And while they should be spending on the level of those two leagues, there isn't anywhere near enough revenue in MLS to be able to spend on the level of the best European leagues.
12-07-2019 09:26 PM
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