The financial contribution of Major League Soccer is improving as can be seen from the Football Finance 100 report issued by Soccerex. This report has compiled a list of hundred clubs across the world based on a comprehensive analytical study. There are five main factors considered which are playing assets or players, tangible assets owned by the clubs such as training centers, stadium, the potential for investment by the owner, cash in bank accounts and debt in net amounts.

Ranking has been done based on the score created out of the five factors for each club; the top hundred clubs have been ranked on the basis of these scores. This year’s list sees 14 clubs of MLS in the top 100 which is one higher than the listing seen last year. Among them, LA Galaxy is highest ranked along with Seattle Sounders and New England Revolution, all of which have positions are in the top 30. Seattle Sounders has tangible assets with a total value of $295,117,170; this is highest among all the MLS clubs. Orlando City is ranked 51st and it is 11th among the total 14 clubs of MLS.

Atlanta United stays a spot ahead from Orlando City and it has high-value player assets though its score is brought down due to their tangible assets being lowest among all the clubs of MLS. Player assets of Revolution are $17,159,100 which is lowest among the MLS clubs. Manchester City remains in top position in the rankings which is the second time as well as Paris Saint-Germain which is in number two position while Bayern Munch is at top three positions. It also becomes evident from the study that US-based organizations and individual owners form 18 percent of clubs in the 100 rankings and as a nation, China’s football club owners form 13 percent.