He continued, "I certainly hope that at some point all teams are making money; that would be unique in pro sports. Not every team makes money. We have a bunch teams that are making money, some that are breaking even, and a bunch are losing money. Overall our business is strong, overall we're bullish in overall financial position of the (league)."
Most media reports say only a couple of teams a year are in the black.
To his credit, Garber is avoiding outlandish predictions. The landscape is littered with the remains of pro sports leagues with big predictions. Despite soccer's claim of being the world's sport, he isn't even latching onto that.
Laying the soccer guilt trip on Americans isn't his approach.
"We hope in time that we'll be one of the top soccer leagues in the world and an important part of the sports culture in our country; that's our goal," he said. "I would say I don't believe soccer or anyone's sport can take over the world, but our goal is just to be relevant, to be bigger to be better and to be just more important in the lives of people in our country."
On a sunny late winter day, awaiting RSL's first home match of 2011, he seemed to be doing just that.
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I have to add a comment here, mainly because this is an out-of-the-ordinary article for Brad Rock. It's about soccer, and there isn't a derogatory reference anywhere in it. I hope this trend continues. I'm glad to hear some good reporting about MLS More..
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Brad Rock pretty occasionally writes positively about RSL. Sometimes he jokes in Rock On but I don't mind that it's funny.
I have been hearing a lot of negative about the second team in NY. A lot of people are not seeing how a second team in NY is going to do well when the team they already have can't even fill their stadium. I would think that resurrecting the Cosmos More..