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If MLS didn't exist it would need to be invented. There's major structural reasons why it will never really soar but there's no evidence it's in danger of disappearing.

The $121 mil figure for TFC comes from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2013/11/20/major-league-soccers-most-valuable-teams/

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Best number I can dig up for TFC average this year is 120,000 (although that was significantly expanded by large numbers in the first two games after the Defoe signing.) Their numbers vary...

Hmm. TFC needs about a fivefold increase in average TV numbers to match the Argos while the Argos need about a fivefold increase in STHs to match TFC.

Ratings down plus attendance down for first batch of games. Let's hope it's a small hangover from the labour dispute that will dissipate.

No need to shout Vanriderfan! I can hear you all the way over here just fine!

Admittedly that piece reads a little like sponsored content but that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong. A kinder way...

I was actually reminded of an article I read a few months back: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/05/how-the-nba-doubled-basketball-engagement-levels-in-canada-with-only-one-team/. I've also...

NBA television revenues are pooled so the Raptors have a safety net if their numbers tank. I've also read that the league is pretty gung-ho on Canada: a lot of immigrant communities are taken with...

I do agree he managed to provide excuses for the other sports lagging rather than giving credit to the CFL viewership being strong, but his basic point is a fair one: in sum there were almost...