Adam Crafton

I totally agree with you on that. And also, rationally, if you're looking at it purely from the business case, why would you look at what's happening in the Premier League and the Championship and say, I want to take that risk with my business.

I totally agree with you on that. And also, rationally, if you're looking at it purely from the business case, why would you look at what's happening in the Premier League and the Championship and say, I want to take that risk with my business.

I totally agree with you on that. And also, rationally, if you're looking at it purely from the business case, why would you look at what's happening in the Premier League and the Championship and say, I want to take that risk with my business.

Why would I want to take the risk of having an end of year situation where I may have to let people go because revenue streams are unpredictable, where my valuation may change because we've I don't know, our star striker got injured and therefore we've not played well for 10 games. The beauty of European football is the irrationality. And that's maybe the motivation.

Why would I want to take the risk of having an end of year situation where I may have to let people go because revenue streams are unpredictable, where my valuation may change because we've I don't know, our star striker got injured and therefore we've not played well for 10 games. The beauty of European football is the irrationality. And that's maybe the motivation.

Why would I want to take the risk of having an end of year situation where I may have to let people go because revenue streams are unpredictable, where my valuation may change because we've I don't know, our star striker got injured and therefore we've not played well for 10 games. The beauty of European football is the irrationality. And that's maybe the motivation.

The bit I always find strange is coming from the UK into America is in so many industries,

The bit I always find strange is coming from the UK into America is in so many industries,

The bit I always find strange is coming from the UK into America is in so many industries,

Americans kind of shun the idea of protectionism and regulation and then when it comes to sport it's like this kind of right protectionist cartel to be honest right looking after a very very small amount of you know very very wealthy people um what and I don't know maybe you could actually argue that's exactly what what goes on in other industries but but So it's interesting.

Americans kind of shun the idea of protectionism and regulation and then when it comes to sport it's like this kind of right protectionist cartel to be honest right looking after a very very small amount of you know very very wealthy people um what and I don't know maybe you could actually argue that's exactly what what goes on in other industries but but So it's interesting.

Americans kind of shun the idea of protectionism and regulation and then when it comes to sport it's like this kind of right protectionist cartel to be honest right looking after a very very small amount of you know very very wealthy people um what and I don't know maybe you could actually argue that's exactly what what goes on in other industries but but So it's interesting.

It's like in so many other spheres, it's like trust the market, trust the market, it'll be fine. Whereas here it's like, no, don't trust the market. We have to make sure we are completely protected and everything's relatively predictable. Of course, you then have wildcard factors like drafts that make things more egalitarian and things like that. I just wonder whether there's other things that

It's like in so many other spheres, it's like trust the market, trust the market, it'll be fine. Whereas here it's like, no, don't trust the market. We have to make sure we are completely protected and everything's relatively predictable. Of course, you then have wildcard factors like drafts that make things more egalitarian and things like that. I just wonder whether there's other things that

It's like in so many other spheres, it's like trust the market, trust the market, it'll be fine. Whereas here it's like, no, don't trust the market. We have to make sure we are completely protected and everything's relatively predictable. Of course, you then have wildcard factors like drafts that make things more egalitarian and things like that. I just wonder whether there's other things that

MLS could change first in terms of making itself more attractive, more appealing, more jeopardy without promotion and relegation. Whether it is increasing spending limits, whether it is creating greater visibility outside of paywalls. I think there's a lot of things that MLS can do and also US soccer can do as well.

MLS could change first in terms of making itself more attractive, more appealing, more jeopardy without promotion and relegation. Whether it is increasing spending limits, whether it is creating greater visibility outside of paywalls. I think there's a lot of things that MLS can do and also US soccer can do as well.

MLS could change first in terms of making itself more attractive, more appealing, more jeopardy without promotion and relegation. Whether it is increasing spending limits, whether it is creating greater visibility outside of paywalls. I think there's a lot of things that MLS can do and also US soccer can do as well.

The thing that shocks me most is when I look at soccer all around the world, it is so accessible for people to play regardless of background, ethnicity. It is the greatest sporting vehicle of social mobility. You look at where a Messi or Ronaldo came from, a Luis Suarez to where to where they went and in the United States, you know, it is incredibly expensive. Yes.

The thing that shocks me most is when I look at soccer all around the world, it is so accessible for people to play regardless of background, ethnicity. It is the greatest sporting vehicle of social mobility. You look at where a Messi or Ronaldo came from, a Luis Suarez to where to where they went and in the United States, you know, it is incredibly expensive. Yes.