Kenny Malone

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

The World Cup final in Qatar alone did 1.5 billion viewers.

And so we knew that for our sport, this was a unique opportunity.

Camilo told us that MLS is spending the most they've ever spent on marketing in the entire history of their league.

Tens of millions of dollars to try and take advantage of the World Cup.

And what I love is is the campaign and the statement we're making.

It is thanks, world.

We'll take it from here.

And it is a bold statement of the confidence that we have in our league and our product.

Thanks world.

We'll take it from here.

I do think is fun, but I will say if they had tried to pull this 20 years ago, it would have been laughable for MLS to be like, thanks world cup.

We've got it from here.

MLS will handle things.

Yeah, the reputation is very much Europe is where the world's best players play.

But when big stars are past their prime, still want to make a little money, then they join major league soccer teams where they can, you know, play on easy mode.

And because of this reputation, I think there are lots of potential fans who are choosing to spend their sports time and money elsewhere.

I think few people, I'd say, have the ability to change the trajectory of a league.

And Lionel Messi is one of them right up there with Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods.

What Messi's arrival did and what this World Cup, we believe, will do is it'll encourage more players to come.

Of course, there is still the question, how do you use the World Cup to do that?

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