Beckham to LA Galaxy for 250 million

bside · 01-11-07, 11:30 AM

I bet you could buy an MLS franchise for a quarter of that. 50 million a year is absolutely crazy. MLS ratings are horrid. But I am sure this will sell more tickets. I wonder if the league is helping bankroll this to kickstart it. Tiger is going to have to demand a raise.

The Genius · 01-11-07, 11:42 AM

This was coming for a while, maybe this is what MLS needs to further their rise in ratings. USA soccer will never be the same. If it works they will thrive from now on, if it doesn't work - MLS is finished.

JoshW · 01-11-07, 12:41 PM

Is this a done deal or just speculation?

Dark Horse · 01-11-07, 12:56 PM

Won't change a thing. This god from Brazil played here in the 70's.

Soccer isn't geared towards the US market. Timeouts make US sports attractive to advertisers.

Really think people would be pissed off about 'This is our country' if you could just walk away for fifteen minutes between halves?

Hulu · 01-11-07, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by Dark Horse

Won't change a thing. This god from Brazil played here in the 70's.

Soccer isn't geared towards the US market. Timeouts make US sports attractive to advertisers.

Really think people would be pissed off about 'This is our country' if you could just walk away for fifteen minutes between halves?

Bingo! Its a vicious circle. Soccer won't take off in N America unless it gets more TV exposure and it won't get that unless there are enough viewers to make the tiny amount of advertising you can fit into soccer games pay off.