As Major League Soccer launched a milestone 25th season on Saturday, the mood wa...
NEW YORK - As Major League Soccer launched a milestone 25th season on Saturday, the mood was not one of reflection and cautious optimism but bold even outrageous predictions of a future empire.
A splashy 25th season kickoff event on Wednesday at a posh Manhattan hotel overlooking Central Park was not meant as a celebration of the past but of the riches that lay ahead, so there was no need to dwell on a troubling bottom line which is written in red ink.Only a handful of the 24 teams made money last year and even commissioner Don Garber concedes the league will remain a money pit until a new media rights deal is negotiated sometime before the current one expires at the end of 2022.
The league will add another six teams by 2022 and roll out seven new soccer specific stadiums with owners throwing even more money into academies and infrastructure.Timeline of Major League Soccer's 25 years Garber, however, believes the MLS can offer something the other leagues cannot: access to the 18-34 demographic coveted by advertisers.
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