"We have put a $100 million price tag on a New York team. We haven’t sold it to anybody yet … but I...

"We have put a $100 million price tag on a New York team. We haven’t sold it to anybody yet … but I don’t believe the fact that we haven’t closed a deal has anything to do with price."

via our friends at SB Nation Soccer.

Quite a haul!

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$40 mil for Portland to 100 mil 2 yrs later?

Either MLS needs cash or they think NY is good for it… oy!

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Sep 19, 2011 11:43 AM PDT reply actions

That's an apples to oranges comparison though

Portland is nowhere near the size of NYC in business base, media market, or any other financial metric, except maybe PBR sales to hipsters. MLS has long said that the 20th team they want will be in NYC, which means there’s no cities vieing for a limited number of slots as in previous expansions, so MLS can say “Hey NY – want another team? $100 million, take it or leave it”. MLS has nothing to lose here – they’re doing fine with the number of teams they have now, so if they want a 20th team in NYC they can afford to wait until someone can pay the fee.

by pdb on Sep 19, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

new york already has a team

/cambyfive

by CroRupt on Sep 19, 2011 2:01 PM PDT reply actions

That plays in suburban NJ

MLS wants a team with a stadium in one of the five boroughs.

by pdb on Sep 19, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Although I'm not sure they'd agree to a Staten Island team

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by Andrew Wheeler on Sep 19, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I would laugh so hard if someone from SI came up with $100 million, a funded stadium proposal, and a team plan

Bluff called, Brooklyn!

by pdb on Sep 19, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions

A lot of people have misread his quote

$100 million price tag on a New York team

What it is not first: $100 million for the next expansion team.

What it is: $100 million for a team in New York.

Why? He did not say any possible expansion team must pay $100 million, he said only a New York team must pay $100 million. I’m not sure $100 million is going to held over the likes of potential owners from markets currently untapped by MLS teams like Orlando, Las Vegas, or Minneapolis. It could be $50 million for those markets. But for New York, it’s going to come at a premium.

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by Kejsare on Sep 19, 2011 2:45 PM PDT reply actions

Dammit

I was already on my way to the Oregon City Chamber of Commerce with a pitch.

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by almost awesome on Sep 19, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

NYC premium to

make sure the prospective owners are serious about MLS and that they’ll be good owners in the biggest media market in America.

Also, it tests the prospective ownership dedication to the single entity structure, league parity, etc. Spend $100 mil to be shared among the clubs rather than a lesser fee and watch them spend the difference on DPs, internationals, etc. and possibly test single entity. That could eventually happen anyway. But why not get paid big up front so the other clubs benefit from it for awhile?

by yepyou'reright on Sep 19, 2011 6:26 PM PDT reply actions