Becky Sullivan

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135 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 17 Jul

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Planet Money · Can World Cup mania grow MLS in the U.S.? · 17 Jul 2026 podcast

specifically from this match between Greece and Argentina. matched

Like, he's just fully celebrating the goal along with Maradona and all the fans and absolutely not doing whatever job he was supposed to be doing. matched

And this is why the key to Bryant's strategy in terms of the New England Revolution is to have the World Cup specifically come to his town. matched

He was super active in lobbying to get the Revolution Stadium selected as a World Cup venue. matched

Like, I mean, years of meetings, slide decks, press interviews, tours of the stadium, that kind of thing. matched

And it all paid off because the Boston area got to host seven matches, including a quarterfinal. matched

Plus, the tickets are a lot less expensive than the World Cup. matched

So Bright is betting that if people get hooked on live soccer from the World Cup, his MLS product can scratch that itch. matched

But here's the thing, Kenny. matched

What do you do if your city did not get any World Cup matches? matched

This is Dave Baldwin. matched

He is the president of Chicago's MLS team, the Chicago Fire. matched

The Chicago Fire, I think, actually pretty quickly came to the conclusion that they should not bury their head in the sand. matched

But this question of what they should do, some of that became Dan Moriarty's problem to figure out. matched

Right. matched

Because in professional sports, financially at least, not all fans are created equal. matched

A disproportionate chunk of revenue often comes from rich companies because teams can sell them sponsorship opportunities in corporate suites that are worth a lot more than an everyday fan like you, Kenny, or me coming to one game. matched

So one idea Dan and his staff batted around was maybe put all the chips in on big executives in Chicago. matched

Like flying the 25 biggest CEOs in the city out to the World Cup final on a private jet. matched

like running our own World Cup fantasy in Chicago only and putting a million dollar prize on it. matched

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