Manchester City is paying $100 million to join a league that has failed to gain a serious footprint on television.
Major League Soccer is losing money. The league has failed to gain a serious footprint on television. Yet Manchester City and the New York Yankees recently paid a $100 million expansion fee—$60 million more than Montreal three years ago—to join the league for the 2015 season.
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The president and CEO of New York City FC on Etihad Park's much-anticipated debut, how transfer budgets and deals work inside City Football Group, and why he's so bullish on MLS flipping its calendar and format.
Inter Miami leads MLS with a valuation of $1.35 billion; NYCFC now #4 behind LAFC and LA Galaxy after valuation increases to $1.02 billion.
The latest Major League Soccer valuations put together by Sportico rank NYCFC as the 5th-most-valuable club in the league, with their value rising by 12% compared to 2025.
The 24-year-old Australian center-back and defensive midfielder officially left Melbourne City FC to move within City Football Group, signing with New York City FC through 2028-29.
New York City FC host Lionel Messi and the Miami Sound Machine in a grudge rematch of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. NYCFC are scoring at will despite playing without a true No 9: Can they extend their winning streak over a stumbling Inter Miami?
No Javier Mascherano? No problem: The Inter Miami head coach is suspended for the matchup with New York City FC at Citi Field, but the most valuable team in MLS history have Rodrigo de Paul, Dayne St. Clair, Mateo Silvetti, and a short-ish midfielder named Lionel Messi.
Here's the next installment of the Hudson River Blue Gallery, featuring photographs by Oscar Gamez of New York City FC's 3-1 win over Colorado Rapids City at Yankee Stadium.
