I actually spoke about how football is on the rise in the US and there are more than a few reasons for the league and for that matter the national team to become better and better. The only issue that prevents it is the late peak of players which comes due to the youth system being very similar to that of basketball, so there are very few tournaments featuring Under whatever age vs counterparts as we see in Europe.
Like @ga38jem said as well, the lack of relegation. But, my reason isn't that per se, but the lack of divisions as that's where many players develop. The U.S. is more than big enough for us to find talents, but they definitely need a better development plan.
There's also the problem of timing. Not a lot of people credit EPL's success to this, but a big part is the times of the matches. I can't see myself waking up at 3 AM to watch Atlanta United vs San Jose. So, that will keep limited eyes.
Finally, I explained in an earlier post that there's limited time for advertisements compared to other sports. That will limit revenue.
Yep it depends where you are. In Australia I'm watching EPL at 3am. MLS is during the mid-morning which is not a bad time. That's a fair call about advertisements. I think they try to make up for it with the advertising boards on the sides of the pitch so its non-stop advertisements
Yep and I think the issue is that rookies are 22 years old?! Heck, Messi had four Ballon d'or awards at that age. It's hard because of how the college system is set up but the MLS needs a pathway, or rights or something like that early on in the piece