Major League Soccer is on a journey to 30 franchises with the American based soccer league continuing to expand and expand. One of the main critiques of that rapid expansion is the fact that there are existing clubs in major markets that have struggled to put together an entity that screams long-term success.
When speaking at a VenuesNow conference on September 10th, MLS Commissioner Don Garber stated that ‘most teams are operating at a loss.’ That statement isn’t that shocking, but for a league that has a latest franchise round fee of $200 million, it’s hard to blame the league and the owners for pushing for more and more franchises to bring in cash.