Aren’t the majority of MLS stadiums in the 20,000 capacity range?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium
Aren’t the majority of MLS stadiums in the 20,000 capacity range?
Yes, but someone didn’t bother researching before.
His point is valid about that the NBA would likely draw more fans if the Arenas were bigger. Remember that some NBA franchises tried playing in football arenas and it didn’t work for most.
As for the poster who questioned the viability of the franchises . . . the league is designed to be lower cost by limiting the amount spent on ‘world class’ name players and having a very US-centric roster. You would think that would be an attractive feature to many of our Freepers.
If a stadium can be built that doesn’t require much public assistance (i.e. - limited to property tax relief for example) then why not? The Red Wings are very successful. It’s a pretty darn good sports city. The Tigers average about 30,000 per game.
Gotta say I was NOT aware that there were that many soccer specific stadiums.
However, MLS does NOT play solely in “soccer specific” stadiums. At least a half dozen teams play in much larger stadiums...RFK, Yankee, Gillette and more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer
So my apples and oranges comparison stands.
BTW, I follow neither sport