Bryan Duncanson

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@AllenTheDetails @mammothfan @SteveOnSpeed It’s literally perfect in Japan.

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@PawlowskiMario Hitting as many rage-bait topics as possible. I’m sure this was posted purely to encourage thoughtful discussion, right?

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@IHateSoccerPod Doubtful lol.

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@botzarelli @charliefatboy23 @frenchjraff I’d love to see soccer boom. This World Cup has been a blast, but after 41 years in America, I know money drives everything. Soccer is harder for networks to monetize, so it gets less mainstream exposure. If that changed, many of its other problems would fix themselves.

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@botzarelli @charliefatboy23 @frenchjraff Soccer is a great game, but the reality is America follows the money, so it will never fully embrace it the way other countries do. People think they chose the NFL, but networks helped shape that choice because football creates an enormous amount of advertising inventory.

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@botzarelli @charliefatboy23 @frenchjraff I hear what you’re saying, and I’m not saying you’re wrong. I’m just saying America isn’t going to change its identity, especially for soccer. The U.S. sports model is driven by revenue, and soccer’s continuous play makes it harder for networks to monetize.

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@botzarelli @charliefatboy23 @frenchjraff The NFL’s success reinforced the closed-league model MLS adopted while capturing much of the media attention and revenue that fuels growth. Those economics make relegation less appealing and make it harder for MLS to reach the scale of America’s biggest leagues.

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@botzarelli @charliefatboy23 @frenchjraff Sure but is the Premier League richer than the NFL?

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@MissLauraFong C.R.E.A.M.

1. NFL (National Football League)
$20–23 billion
2. MLB (Major League Baseball)
$12–13 billion
3. NBA (National Basketball Association)
$11–13 billion
4. Premier League (England)
$8–9 billion
5. NHL (National Hockey League)
$6–7 billion

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@SkylarSkye3 Norway but only because I think they are undervalued on Kalshi.

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@Daveravedave Looks like America is living rent-free in your head.

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@theandrecosta It’s tough to make soccer big here because the people at the top love stoppages so they can sell more ad slots. Do you really think those mandatory water breaks are just about water?

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@EuroDale lol handegg never heard that before.

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@Kim_Gregoire I bet they would be able to afford it if the MLS had even half the revenue of the NFL.

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@RavensAtLaw What do you suggest? It’s not like an established country is going to change its identity because it loses at a tournament every four years.

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@jmarshfof “Never” is a bit extreme, but since MLS is unlikely to ever surpass the NFL, MLB, or NBA in revenue, you’re probably right. As Wu-Tang put it best: C.R.E.A.M.

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@darryn_briggs C.R.E.A.M.

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@YardsPerPass 100% agree. The issue isn’t just pay-to-play, it’s culture and incentives. America follows the money. If soccer became easier to monetize and more visible, investment in youth development would explode and so would the talent pool.

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@iKillCuriosity I don’t think America wants to figure it out. The NFL generates roughly twice the revenue of the English Premier League despite having a fraction of the global fan base. America follows the dollar, and the country’s networks have backed the sport that’s easier to monetize.