Soccer attendance is growing in the United States. Here are some interesting statistics, courtesy of espn fc. These are the average attendance figures for the big four European leagues and MLS in 2014. Granted, the MLS season is only in the fifth week of play and the Euros are wrapping up. And the big four Euro leagues are heavily stacked at the top. Germany has the best attendance across the board. The numbers are never that simple. But here are the figures, for what they're worth, on how MLS compares to Europe in attendance:
1.) Germany Bundesliga: 43,124
2.) English Premier: 36,486
3.) La Liga (Spain): 26,825
4.) Serie A (Italy): 22,027
5.) MLS (USA): 19,034
photo: Me and the Little Man on the field before the FC Dallas home opener. 18,000 showed up despite the 35 degree weather and rain.
