The MLS Commissioner sat down with Rich Kleiman from “Boardroom” to discuss the growth of the sport in the United States.
Video Transcript
So many people play soccer.
Why has soccer not made it?
What does make it mean?
More soccer games are broadcast in America than any other country in the world by a lot.
More exhibition games here than a lot.
We have more pro teams here, 30 teams, a bunch of minor league teams.
There’s two women’s leagues, so soccer has truly made it in the US, and it was birthed by participation.
The sport’s not foreign.
People understand the game on the launch a team in St. Louis that has 15,000 people on a waiting list for season tickets.
I mean, it’s been a phenomenon.
So the grassroots pyramid we call it is crucial to where we are today.
It’ll be even more important going forward.
We want to develop players for our men’s and women’s national teams.
Christian Pulisi came out of Pennsylvania, best player that America has ever had.
He’s starting for one of the top teams in the world.
Our national team is pretty darn good.
I hope they win in 2026, and I don’t think it’s impossible that that could happen.
It would have been impossible to think about years ago.
