It ' s thanksgiving so I don ' t exactly have time to do a point by point takedown of this whole post , so forgive me for speaking in generalities here . Say you ' re MLS commisioner in 2030 . It ' s still 2016 almost 2017 though . We don ' t have to change things from an entrenched 40 team MLS , we can change things from a still very much burgeoning soccer landscape . This whole section relies on a false premise , and it ' s really tough to respond to because I don ' t know where you stop talking about the 2030 hypothetical and start talking about the current landscape . You spend so much time talking about existing MLS ownership , and none talking about potential investors . and we absolutely need more investment at all levels of the pyramid if we want to become a global soccer powerhouse . The current system is abysmal for drawing investors into anything but MLS , where a gigantic expansion fee is then required . We also have no idea how much this gigantic expansion fee plays into the nebulous valuations that exist for MLS clubs . And then what about the awful TV numbers that the current system draws for MLS ? If the numbers stay at the current level , MLS will not survive . You also talk about the success of MLS , with no mention of how it has come at the direct expense of every other level of the soccer pyramid . I know that might not matter to you if MLS works for you , but I ' m here to tell you your attitude is responsible for holding the game back in every nonMLS community in the US . If the success of your business model is necessarily dependent on restricting competition , your product is not a good one . That you as a consumer are spending your energy defending hyperwealthy investors is really tough to understand for me . What other product do you consume where you are so deeply concerned about the profit margins for the people selling you that product ? That is not your responsibility your responsibility is to demand a quality product for the value you are putting in . You mention how investors would laugh at us for demanding they allow for risk in their investment with competition like most markets have I ' d argue they ' re more likely laughing at you for fighting for their right to increase profits by putting out an inferior product on the field . And again , if your product ' s existence requires massive restrictions on other product ' s ability to compete , your product probably kinda sucks .