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Major League Soccer's first billion-dollar franchise, per Forbes
Posted on 2/2/23 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 1:45 pm
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Now Rosenthal has something else to celebrate—Forbes estimates that LAFC is worth $1 billion, just nine years after it joined MLS for an expansion fee of $110 million, making it the league’s first billion-dollar franchise. That’s more than double the $475 million Forbes determined it was worth in 2019, the last time we assessed North American soccer teams.
That’s an impressive return, but not one Rosenthal was banking on. “We did not do this because we thought it was the best place to put our capital,” says the cofounder of the $341 billion (AUM) Ares Management, who made his fortune finding profitable alternative investments. “We thought it could be fun and we’re making a great macro bet on the growth of the sport.”
LAFC’s ascent is the latest sign of just how much MLS has grown since it was founded in 1996. There are now 29 teams in the league—it began with 10—with St. Louis City SC set to debut this season. Since 2019, the average team valuation has climbed 85%, from $313 million to $579 million. And the price tag for the next expansion team (likely Las Vegas or San Diego) is expected to be $500 million, according to a well-placed industry source, a considerable increase from the previous record of $325 million set by billionaire David Tepper when he founded Charlotte FC in 2019.
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LAFC, $1B
LA Galaxy, $925M
Atlanta United, $850M
NYCFC, $800M
DC United, $700M
Toronto FC, $690M
Austin FC, $680M
Seattle Sounders FC, $660M
Portland Timbers, $650M
Charlotte FC, $625M
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Posted on 2/2/23 at 1:49 pm to RLDSC FAN
tBeautiful game 
Posted on 2/2/23 at 1:57 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yeah but nobody in Youngsville likes queer arse soccer
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:07 pm to RLDSC FAN
Based off of what?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:11 pm to RLDSC FAN
this will hurt straightcashhomeys feelings
#growthegame
#growthegame
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:16 pm to RLDSC FAN
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LAFC, $1B
LA Galaxy, $925M
Atlanta United, $850M
NYCFC, $800M
DC United, $700M
Toronto FC, $690M
Austin FC, $680M
Seattle Sounders FC, $660M
Portland Timbers, $650M
Charlotte FC, $625M
All started within the last 6 or so years
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
This is really good news for the league.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:30 pm to bad93ex
DC United is cheap AF
-lifelong fan
-lifelong fan
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:34 pm to UnluckyTiger
is there anything more dumb than american franchises who use United or FC in their name?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
Not sure where these numbers come from. The Chicago team sold for a valuation of $400M 2 years ago. Seems like a great investment opportunity if Chicago is valued that little.
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:41 pm to mattz1122
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Yeah but nobody in Youngsville likes queer arse soccer
As someone who runs by the three soccer complexes in Youngsville on my long runs I beg to disagree. I think I had someone tell me they have 40 fields between LHC, YSC, and Foster.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:44 pm to RLDSC FAN
Figured all those commies would love soccer. 
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:52 pm to WestCoastAg
Yell practice
Posted on 2/2/23 at 2:56 pm to RLDSC FAN
In America, we give our teams names. Quit trying to be European with the FC mimicry.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 3:35 pm to WestCoastAg
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WestCoastAg
Oldmanbeasley wishes you would fall in a hole and stay there a while.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:22 pm to RLDSC FAN
The lack of pro/rel
Revenue sharing so shite teams leach of the good ones is a major reason is why these probably inflated valuations are out there. That and throw in the franchise fees so of course the base valuation will be higher.
Also SUM is a huge factor in this
A majority of the league operates in the red.
Franchises that take a loss being worth more than EPL teams is just smoke an mirrors
Revenue sharing so shite teams leach of the good ones is a major reason is why these probably inflated valuations are out there. That and throw in the franchise fees so of course the base valuation will be higher.
Also SUM is a huge factor in this
A majority of the league operates in the red.
Franchises that take a loss being worth more than EPL teams is just smoke an mirrors
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:01 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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Franchises that take a loss
Regardless of what the books say, they are not taking a loss. Valuations increase exponentially each year.
For example, Miami is seriously going head-to-head with the Qataris right now for Messi.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:14 pm to Broski
Well the franchises are taking losses, some of it being offset by revenue sharing
The owners on the other hand are getting paid with SUM
The value goes up bc the guaranteed stability with no Pro/Rel and the income from SUM.
The owners on the other hand are getting paid with SUM
The value goes up bc the guaranteed stability with no Pro/Rel and the income from SUM.
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:19 pm to RLDSC FAN
Jesus, crazy that they’ve been around 9 years.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:24 pm to McCaigBro69
MLS is going to break into the top 10 leagues in the world soon and could be considered a Portugal type league where SA talent comes to get scouted for a move to one of the top 5 leagues.
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