I have little doubt that MLS is going to make huge financial investments for the 26-27 season so that the teams/players are right up there with the EPL, La Liga, and the Bundesliga. Of course, ratings will improve but will they improve enough to sustain paying a roster full of world-class players? For the MLS, its then or never.
You really believe this? The average payroll for MLS is around $10million, the average EPL payroll is around $100million, La Liga is over $100 million, and I believe Bundesliga is also near the $100 million mark. There are teams in these leagues that have an average player salary higher than most MLS teams' entire payroll. They will never spend so much to compare to those leagues. Serie A, J. League, Ligue 1, NPB, and CSL all have higher payrolls than MLS.