BRAND_ANALYSIS #MLS SPORTS #98 OF 138 IN SPORTS ALIGNED

MLS

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#890 of 1208 overall by tension · #98 of 138 in Sports
11 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

MLS at 55C/66B occupies the worst positioning: American enough to be dismissed by soccer cultists, global enough to lack local rootedness. A league perpetually building toward relevance it may never achieve.

IN THE NEWS (100 articles this week)
MLS Player Status Report: Matchday 25 (Wednesday, September 9) - MLSsoccer.com
MLS Power Rankings: Griezmann catapults Orlando into the playoff picture - ESPN
St. Louis CITY SC Signs Proven MLS Goalscorer Rafael Navarro as a Designated Player from Colorado Rapids - St. Louis CITY SC
Cultural Score
55 / 100
Business Score
66 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 40/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 0/30
Market Position 0/25
Revenue Growth 0/25
Earnings Health 0/20
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C:55 B:66 T:11
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C:55 B:66 T:11
Ipswich Town
C:55 B:66 T:11
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman