Adam Crafton
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um now the flip way that soccer could look at it and is set is to basically still say you guys might push back on this a little bit but they could say we're still a challenger sport to you know nfl to college football to baseball to basketball we can argue about that when we look at participation figures and um and i suspect but they could say well actually because we're challenging
um now the flip way that soccer could look at it and is set is to basically still say you guys might push back on this a little bit but they could say we're still a challenger sport to you know nfl to college football to baseball to basketball we can argue about that when we look at participation figures and um and i suspect but they could say well actually because we're challenging
Maybe we actually do do things differently to the way that American sport tends to see itself, right? And say, we do bring in this jeopardy that you don't get in other sports in the US and say, we're going to do this differently and see whether the audience comes with us on it. Now, whether there is the evidence there that people would go with that is another story, but that's what they could do.
Maybe we actually do do things differently to the way that American sport tends to see itself, right? And say, we do bring in this jeopardy that you don't get in other sports in the US and say, we're going to do this differently and see whether the audience comes with us on it. Now, whether there is the evidence there that people would go with that is another story, but that's what they could do.
Maybe we actually do do things differently to the way that American sport tends to see itself, right? And say, we do bring in this jeopardy that you don't get in other sports in the US and say, we're going to do this differently and see whether the audience comes with us on it. Now, whether there is the evidence there that people would go with that is another story, but that's what they could do.
But I really do think MLS, it's the easiest thing to say ever, has to do something. Because as an example, I was actually in Vegas last week, and I was talking to one of the sports books in Vegas. And I said to them, out of the soccer leagues... Where does MLS rank in terms of the most betted on soccer leagues? Not all sports leagues, just soccer leagues.
But I really do think MLS, it's the easiest thing to say ever, has to do something. Because as an example, I was actually in Vegas last week, and I was talking to one of the sports books in Vegas. And I said to them, out of the soccer leagues... Where does MLS rank in terms of the most betted on soccer leagues? Not all sports leagues, just soccer leagues.
But I really do think MLS, it's the easiest thing to say ever, has to do something. Because as an example, I was actually in Vegas last week, and I was talking to one of the sports books in Vegas. And I said to them, out of the soccer leagues... Where does MLS rank in terms of the most betted on soccer leagues? Not all sports leagues, just soccer leagues.
It's the ninth most bet on soccer league, right? So that's a domestic market, right? I know Vegas doesn't obviously have an MLS team, but you're talking about within the United States, the ninth most betted on soccer league. That to me is a problem, right? Because people bet on what they're watching on TV.
It's the ninth most bet on soccer league, right? So that's a domestic market, right? I know Vegas doesn't obviously have an MLS team, but you're talking about within the United States, the ninth most betted on soccer league. That to me is a problem, right? Because people bet on what they're watching on TV.
It's the ninth most bet on soccer league, right? So that's a domestic market, right? I know Vegas doesn't obviously have an MLS team, but you're talking about within the United States, the ninth most betted on soccer league. That to me is a problem, right? Because people bet on what they're watching on TV.
And that tells me, you know, I know we don't get the figures around what, you know, what people are watching on Apple at the moment, but it tells me not enough people are watching, you know, Liga MX was second, right? So we know Liga MX is very popular within the United States. But that's an issue because that tells you that people aren't tuning in.
And that tells me, you know, I know we don't get the figures around what, you know, what people are watching on Apple at the moment, but it tells me not enough people are watching, you know, Liga MX was second, right? So we know Liga MX is very popular within the United States. But that's an issue because that tells you that people aren't tuning in.
And that tells me, you know, I know we don't get the figures around what, you know, what people are watching on Apple at the moment, but it tells me not enough people are watching, you know, Liga MX was second, right? So we know Liga MX is very popular within the United States. But that's an issue because that tells you that people aren't tuning in.
Because they've already- And why would they, right?
Because they've already- And why would they, right?
Because they've already- And why would they, right?
This is like the great, you know, sorry to everyone listening, not happening.
This is like the great, you know, sorry to everyone listening, not happening.
This is like the great, you know, sorry to everyone listening, not happening.