Despite Its $1.3 Billion Market Value, MLS Remains the League With the Lowest-Paid Players in the World

The Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States of America is undoubtedly one of the most profitable soccer leagues in the world, with an estimated market value of $1.3 billion. The league’s rampant popularity is also a testament to its potential for further growth both domestically and abroad.

As a result of its massive commercial successes, the league has attracted some of the top talents from around the world and from within the US. Despite the massive market value of the MLS it has surprisingly been labeled the lowest-paid league in the world.

MLS is the lowest-paying league in the world

This revelation has been recently highlighted by a series of statistics and data presented on Twitter. It is done so with numbers showing MLS players are by far the most underpaid and oppressed relative to the total revenue that the league generates.

Comparisons between MLS and other soccer leagues around the world have consistently revealed that. Whereas the average value-to-revenue percent for MLS is 10.2 percent, the average for the rest top 32  leagues is 4.8. This number demonstrates the disparity between the revenue generated and the salary received by Major League players.

Additionally, the statistics on the percentage of League revenue spent on players since 2017 also reveal an unsettling trend. While other European-based leagues invest more than 50% of their revenue in players, the overall percentage of revenue spent by the MLS lies somewhere between 25% and 30%.

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This number clearly illustrates that even after tremendous success in terms of commercial revenue and broad growth, MLS still fails to adequately reward its players. While being valued at $1.3 billion is impressive, there is still a disparity in terms of wage assessment between the MLS and its international counterparts. This is not to mention that the lower wages also lead to difficulties in retaining players and increasing their quality. This is evident from a recent setback MLS received as they got outshined by the small Welsh soccer club Wrexham.

Wrexham beat the Major League in search popularity

Data from Google Trends showed that search interest in Wrexham surpassed MLS in America. Wrexham has seen a surge of growth in popularity ever since the Hollywood takeover of the club by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The story of Wrexham AFC has been so influential that it even beat America’s biggest soccer league in popularity.

Search rates for Wrexham spiked at the end of January when Wrexham took on Sheffield United in the FA Cup. This got followed by their promotion to League Two after winning the National League title in mid-April. In contrast to Wrexham’s consistent growth in popularity and appeal, the peak search rate for Major League Soccer happened in late February before gradually decreasing over time. In total Wrexham has been more searched than the MLS this year.

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All of this is really worrying for Major League Soccer. What are your thoughts on these stats? lets us know in the comments.