French Football Convention: "We have the youngest fan profile of the US leagues" (M. Abbott, MLS)

"As most everyone knows, there are five major sports leagues in the USA, from MLB founded 1868 to us, MLS, launched in 1996. There is $37bn in revenue annually across these five leagues. We are fortunate that we have the youngest fan profile (40 years old on average) of these five leagues, and we are the only one where viewership among 18-24 year olds is growing," stated Mark Abbott, president and deputy commissioner of MLS, during the fourth edition of the French Professional Football Convention in Monaco on 27/05/2019.

"Sports business marketing, bringing new fans to the stadium, and the equilibrium between leagues, federations and confederations" were among the themes of this convention, which brings together the leaders of French professional clubs, but also the bodies and families of football (players, managers, etc) at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort on 27 and 28/05/2019.

"MLS is a limited liability company. So when a group 'buys' an MLS franchise, you are actually buying shares, as a Club-Investor-Operator, into this limited liability company. So the owners own a part…