Comments on: Forbes: MLS’ Most Valuable Teams http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams A Bumpy Pitch Production Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: rhybread http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams#comment-3424 rhybread Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:43:42 +0000 http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams#comment-3424 I'm surprised SUM isn't making more money. I’m surprised SUM isn’t making more money.

]]> By: arthur http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams#comment-3407 arthur Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:34:07 +0000 http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams#comment-3407 I think MLS has or is now requiring that new franchises also come to the table with stadium deals in place. The real surprise of the Forbes piece was that SUM only distributed $1M to each MLS team (13M total) despite over $23M in revenue from television deals. I think MLS has or is now requiring that new franchises also come to the table with stadium deals in place. The real surprise of the Forbes piece was that SUM only distributed $1M to each MLS team (13M total) despite over $23M in revenue from television deals.

]]> By: Soto http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams#comment-3405 Soto Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:04:24 +0000 http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-09-09-forbes-mls-most-valuable-teams#comment-3405 #2 doesn't surprise me. They fill they're stadium to capacity at every game. That's some serious revenue. Plus, with that kind of devotion, jersey and other paraphenilia sales have to be high. As we have seen here in Los Angeles, jersey sales are another serious revenue stream that should not be scoffed at lightly. Look at how often European teams change their jerseys if you need more evidence. The article implies that building your own soccer specific stadium is key to MLS success. If this is true, I wonder if this should be a requirement for the expansion franchises? The more of these teams we push into the profit regime, the more likely we will be watching really good (i.e. better than what we have right now) soccer in the next decade. #2 doesn’t surprise me. They fill they’re stadium to capacity at every game. That’s some serious revenue. Plus, with that kind of devotion, jersey and other paraphenilia sales have to be high. As we have seen here in Los Angeles, jersey sales are another serious revenue stream that should not be scoffed at lightly. Look at how often European teams change their jerseys if you need more evidence.

The article implies that building your own soccer specific stadium is key to MLS success. If this is true, I wonder if this should be a requirement for the expansion franchises? The more of these teams we push into the profit regime, the more likely we will be watching really good (i.e. better than what we have right now) soccer in the next decade.

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