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Soccer Betting - USA Major League Soccer
MLS Important Facts
- Major League Soccer has lost more than $350 million since its foundation, according to a report in 2004. However, there are positive signs for profitability in the near future. As soccer-specific stadiums are built, ownership expands and television coverage increases, MLS has managed to see their revenues increase while costs are kept to a minimum.
- MLS signed deals for coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, while Univision, Galavision, and Telemundo broadcast matches in Spanish. The 2007 season was the first in the league's history in which every regular season match was telecast live, and many games were shown on national television.
- With the addition of 6 more stadiums by 2010, MLS will finally have a solid majority of its teams in venues that will allow them to earn more and expand in a more careful manner because the league will be reinforced financially, making it more stable.
- MLS teams are allowed a maximum of four senior (over the age of 25) international players on their active roster, as well as three youth international players (under the age of 25). In MLS, a player is not considered an international if he is a U.S. citizen, is a resident alien (green card), or is under asylum protection. Each club is allowed 24 players on their full roster.
- MLS is organized as a "single-entity" organization, in which the league contracts directly with the players, in an effort to control spending and labor costs, share revenue, promote parity and maximize exposure.
• Each team has an owner/investor and the league allows an owner to have more than one team.
- With the entrance of the Toronto FC in 2007, a diverse set of rules were implemented in the MLS regarding internationals. Due to Canadian immigration laws, there can be no restrictions on the number of Canadians playing for a Canadian team and International players will be considered non-Canadians.
- MLS has had seventeen different clubs over the years, but only seven have won the MLS Cup.
- MLS will expand to 16 teams in 2010, will expand to 18 teams in 2011, and plans to expand to 20 teams by 2012.
- There are 10 awards given out by the Major League Soccer each year.
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