I am….mythical?
The main reasons the MLS is the third most popular league is history, advertising money, and the fact that football/soccer is not the sport the majority of kids played in the last 20 years. A lot of that is changing now but regardless there’s no reason to throw generalizations around. On top of that, the amount of money thrown around the premiere league over the past few seasons combined with the teams owned by sovereign wealth has led me to appreciate the MLS more than ever this season. I think that model is something everyone can appreciate to some extent if it keeps some parity in competition.