The last few months have been a smorgasbord of soccer for fans in the USA. Multiple competitions and friendly events have taken place across the country, featuring national teams, domestic clubs, and huge names from Europe. But, based on our reporting, what was it about European friendlies to be the most popular this summer based […]

The year 2023 saw yet another spin on the American summer soccer friendly, as the Soccer Champions Tour debuted. The event featured six clubs playing at eight venues in six markets across the country. Some massive clubs took part, but did the fans turn out? Here's a look at the attendance for the Soccer Champions […]

Major League Soccer and Liga MX have made a big deal about the new and improved Leagues Cup in 2023. The expanded event is no longer a glorified series of friendlies. Instead, it now features every MLS and Liga MX club, and has spots in the following year's CONCACAF Champions Cup up for grabs. But […]

The White House will establish a new task force to help ease concerns of foreign soccer fans entering the United States at the 2026 World Cup. Millions of people are expected to flock Stateside for the future tournament. While the competition is still three years away, government officials are taking a proactive approach to the […]

The Premier League is on course to set an average attendance record this season. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many things, including crowds inside stadiums. Leagues from all over the world either banned fans or limited them from March of 2020 up until Spring of 2021. However, crowds are now surpassing […]

One of the myriad of issues US Soccer has faced in recent times is the perception by the fan base that the federation only plays USMNT home games in a select few cities. USMNT attendance in 2022 seems to suggest a level of frustration and burnout of the same venues. But does the perception match […]

The US fans that are heavily invested in the US/Mexico rivalry may want to avert their eyes. When it comes to soccer in the US, Mexico is ironically America's team. This isn't particularly groundbreaking news, though. Mexico attendance at games in the US has long dwarfed both the USMNT and USWNT. This past year was […]

The year 2022 was a smashing success for the USMNT's TV ratings. After all, they qualified for the World Cup and advanced to the Round of 16. But their attendance did not benefit the same way. In fact, the 2022 USMNT attendance was their lowest since 2006. Here's how the crowds break down. Date Competition […]

Perhaps the biggest metric used to gauge the growing popularity of soccer in the USA is attendance. Bigger crowds means more money and more eyeballs. That in turn leads back to bigger crowds. And so on and so forth until soccer becomes a behemoth. In researching the data for 2022, we compiled a list of […]

This year brought many things to celebrate for the US Men’s National Team. The same cannot be said for the US Women’s National Team. On one hand, the men's side pulled in its highest audience in recent years while lifting the CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup. Contrarily, the USWNT failed to even reach the […]

The annual MLS State of the League audio conference, held prior to the MLS Cup, is usually good for some news and gossip from the MLS league office. This year's conference was no different, as The Commish touched on the hot topics of expansion and relocation, as well as more nuts and bolts like life […]

There is some real drama about which European country will host the next World Cup. Both England and Russia have submitted solid bids, and FIFA is going to have to think very deeply about which country will get to host this prestigious event. However, FIFA is awarding both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups this […]

After week 25 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 25 175 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,302 6 14,878 14,912 162 2006 12,373 -19.15% 8 15,115 1.59% 14,997 0.57% 167 2007 18,809 52.02% 8 16,497 9.14% 16,251 8.36% 167 2008 […]

After week 24 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 24 172 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 16,101 5 14,930 14,897 156 2006 14,880 -7.58% 6 15,109 1.20% 15,129 1.56% 159 2007 17,987 20.88% 8 16,425 8.71% 16,118 6.54% 159 2008 16,016 -10.95% 7 16,384 -0.25% 16,925 […]

SUMmer of Soccer Continues The 'Summer of Soccer' which began on June 20, rolls on. After this past weekend, 41 events, including 15 doubleheaders comprising 56 matches have drawn 1,306,902, for an average of 31,876. Since my last post on the SUMmer of Soccer, the big guns were on display and the attendances reflect that. […]