The average M.L.S. players’ union, but the median was $179,000, indicating that outsized compensation for a few players pulled that average up. 20 or 30,” which is borne out by most rankings of world soccer leagues. The best team in M.L.S., Los Angeles F.C., is the 136th best team in the world, according to the data news site FiveThirtyEight’s rankings. isn’t seen as the best league in its hemisphere, or even its continent.

Source: International New York Times February 06, 2020 16:00 UTC