For context, RSL sold last year valued at $600M, but that included Monarchs - USL team and stadium Utah Royals - NWSL Academy - campus and NEXT team
"I really would say 99.5% of the metric I’m going to care about is winning. And 0.5% will be everything else.”Peter Mallouk shared his vision for Sporting KC with me today: https://t.co/9E4cmIJ916— Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) January 17, 2026 "I really would say 99.5% of the metric I’m going to care about is winning. And 0.5% will be everything else.” Peter Mallouk shared his vision for Sporting KC with me today: “What you’re going to see next season is a big, big financial commitment,” he said, “to do whatever it takes to build upon what we’re building upon this season. " #SportingKC https://t.co/Upwvz3ZhCc— Chad Smith (@PlayFor90) January 18, 2026 “What you’re going to see next season is a big, big financial commitment,” he said, “to do whatever it takes to build upon what we’re building upon this season. " For the good of MLS (and SKC fans) let's hope that's true and not just talk.
The great thing about sports is that everyone can have the same goal, but most of them will fail every year.
Wonder what team this is referring to? I’m working on a very important project that I’m hoping to drop soon. It’s about the worst-run team in MLS. I’m hoping this can help in some way by telling the true story and explaining how things got so bad because their fans deserve so much better. Stay tuned.— MLS Moves (@MLSMoves) January 28, 2026
FC Cincy and FC Porto announced a strategic partnership In case you missed it! FC Cincinnati and FC Porto, today announced a strategic partnership with eyes towards expanding the sporting operation and brand of both clubs. 🤝🔸🔹Details: https://t.co/kUjOQVxcZG pic.twitter.com/WIIjNeiiL8— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) January 28, 2026
Set your alarms ⏰ History starts early. pic.twitter.com/4ITrkSSu3t— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 29, 2026 Gute Nacht 💤 pic.twitter.com/qx0iAkB101— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 29, 2026
Forbes released its annual team valuations Miami is #1 at $1.35B Club Foote is..... well at the foot of the table..... $440M
I did this using AI so there may be errors: Inter Miami CF, $1.35 Billion, $205 Million, $58 Million LAFC, $1.30 Billion, $158 Million, $14 Million LA Galaxy, $1.08 Billion, $108 Million, $5 Million New York City FC, $1.02 Billion, $85 Million, -$6 Million Atlanta United, $1.00 Billion, $112 Million, $12 Million Seattle Sounders, $860 Million, $102 Million, $6 Million Austin FC, $840 Million, $94 Million, $5 Million Columbus Crew, $780 Million, $82 Million, -$4 Million D.C. United, $775 Million, $92 Million, $11 Million FC Cincinnati, $760 Million, $80 Million, $4 Million Toronto FC, $720 Million, $74 Million, -$10 Million Charlotte FC, $710 Million, $84 Million, $6 Million Philadelphia Union, $705 Million, $76 Million, -$5 Million St. Louis City SC, $695 Million, $72 Million, $2 Million San Diego FC, $680 Million, $65 Million, -$15 Million Nashville SC, $660 Million, $70 Million, $1 Million Portland Timbers, $655 Million, $68 Million, -$2 Million New York Red Bulls, $630 Million, $62 Million, -$6 Million Minnesota United, $615 Million, $60 Million, -$12 Million San Jose Earthquakes, $605 Million, $58 Million, -$3 Million Sporting Kansas City, $600 Million, $56 Million, -$4 Million Houston Dynamo FC, $590 Million, $55 Million, -$5 Million FC Dallas, $575 Million, $54 Million, -$8 Million New England Revolution, $560 Million, $58 Million, $4 Million Orlando City SC, $540 Million, $52 Million, -$3 Million Real Salt Lake, $530 Million, $51 Million, -$2 Million Chicago Fire FC, $525 Million, $49 Million, -$10 Million Vancouver Whitecaps, $460 Million, $44 Million, -$8 Million CF Montréal, $450 Million, $46 Million, -$7 Million Colorado Rapids, $430 Million, $42 Million, -$9 Million
Revenue only Inter Miami CF: $205M LAFC: $158M Atlanta United: $112M LA Galaxy: $108M Seattle Sounders: $102M Austin FC: $94M D.C. United: $92M New York City FC: $85M Charlotte FC: $84M Columbus Crew: $82M FC Cincinnati: $80M Philadelphia Union: $76M Toronto FC: $74M St. Louis City SC: $72M Nashville SC: $70M Portland Timbers: $68M San Diego FC: $65M New York Red Bulls: $62M Minnesota United: $60M San Jose Earthquakes: $58M New England Revolution: $58M Sporting Kansas City: $56M Houston Dynamo FC: $55M FC Dallas: $54M Orlando City SC: $52M Real Salt Lake: $51M Chicago Fire FC: $49M CF Montréal: $46M Vancouver Whitecaps: $44M Colorado Rapids: $42M Total Combined Revenue: $2,405,000,000 ($2.405 Billion)
And MLS is profitable (maybe thanks to the CWC) Profitable Teams (Total $134M): * Inter Miami ($58M), LAFC ($14M), Atlanta United ($12M), D.C. United ($11M), Seattle ($6M), Charlotte ($6M), LA Galaxy ($5M), Austin ($5M), FC Cincinnati ($4M), New England ($4M), St. Louis ($2M), Nashville ($1M), Orlando ($0M - break even). Teams with Operating Losses (Total -$73M): * San Diego (-$15M), Minnesota (-$12M), Toronto (-$10M), Chicago (-$10M), Colorado (-$9M), FC Dallas (-$8M), Vancouver (-$8M), CF Montréal (-$7M), NYCFC (-$6M), NY Red Bulls (-$6M), Houston (-$5M), Philadelphia (-$5M), Columbus (-$4M), Sporting KC (-$4M), San Jose (-$3M), Orlando (-$3M), Real Salt Lake (-$2M), Portland (-$2M).
Investigation into top Philadelphia Union executive still ongoing as new season looms https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...r-investigation-non-disclosure-agreements-nda New from me at the @guardian: MLS' investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner is still ongoing, though potential sources and witnesses have faced some roadbloacks in speaking with league investigators.Much more right here: https://t.co/izSKEFzjyy— Pablo Iglesias Maurer (@MLSist) February 16, 2026