[joejohnson]

From the comments on Google+:

"Very true. Along the same lines, Google+ is the Major League Soccer of social networks. Other countries have very successful soccer leagues that happened organically. The US tried to manufacture a soccer league, and it spent a ton of money in doing so. It so happens that the most talented athletes in the country prefer sports that are already popular. The most interesting people in the league are has-beens from Europe. Still, nothing wrong with being the fifth or sixth most popular sport in the country." -Diego Basch

[cdelsolar]

Third, actually:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1290390-nba-and-nhl-get-t...

[sureshv]

That's an absurd report considering that NBA/NHL arenas hold about 18-20k people max while most MLS games are played in Football stadiums that can hold 65k+. The fact that MLS still barely wins in attendance per game is pretty sad.

[jdminhbg]

You are very wrong about where MLS games are played: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Soccer_sta...

[Evbn]

And that TV audience for NHL is 20x MLS.

[streptomycin]

And that TV audience for the NBA is a few times greater than even the NHL.