Christian Pulisic says hi. Chelsea just paid a $73 millon transfer fee to get him from Borussia Dortmund. There are about 34 men on the USMNT roster playing in Europe.
The MLS exists to make money and they seem to be doing that with the current schedule.
The global draw is greater for the men's game vs the women's game. The 9 NWSL teams averaged 6024/game in 2018. The 24 MLS teams have averaged over 20K since 2015. Then consider all the USMNT roster players in Europe. The US men also draw more per match in the US vs the US women. There is a difference.
Here’s the 2018 USMNT attendance for home matches:
1/28/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina – StubHub Center –
11,161
3/27/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Paraguay – WakeMed Soccer Park –
9,825
5/28/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Bolivia – Talen Energy Stadium –
11,882
9/7/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Brazil – MetLife Stadium –
32,489
9/11/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Mexico – Nissan Stadium –
40,194
10/11/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Colombia – Raymond James Stadium –
38,631
10/16/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Peru – Pratt & Whitney Stadium –
24,959
• Total Attendance: 169,141
• Average Attendance: 24,163
https://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/12/12/usmnt-average-attendance-2018-worst-since-2006/
Here are the attendance figures for the USWNT in 2018:
1/21/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Denmark – SDCCU Stadium –
17,526
3/1/18 – She Believes Cup – USA vs. Germany – Mapfre Stadium –
14,591
3/4/18 – She Believes Cup – USA vs. France – Red Bull Arena –
25,706
3/7/18 – She Believes Cup – USA vs. England – Orlando City Stadium –
12,351
4/5/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Mexico – TIAA Bank Field –
14,360
4/8/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Mexico – BBVA Compass Stadium –
15,349
6/7/18 – Friendly – USA vs. China – Rio Tinto Stadium –
13,230
6/12/18 – Friendly – USA vs. China – First Energy Stadium –
12,335
7/26/18 – Tournament of Nations – USA vs. Japan – Children’s Mercy Park –
18,467
7/29/18 – Tournament of Nations – USA vs. Australia – Pratt & Whitney Stadium –
21,570
8/2/18 – Tournament of Nations – USA vs. Brazil – Toyota Park –
18,309
8/31/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Chile – StubHub Center –
23,544
9/4/18 – Friendly – USA vs. Chile – Avaya Stadium –
14,340
10/4/18 – Women’s World Cup qualifier – USA vs. Mexico – WakeMed Soccer Park –
5,404
10/7/18 – WWCQ – USA vs. Panama – WakeMed Soccer Park –
7,532
10/10/18 – WWCQ – USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago – WakeMed Soccer Park –
3,996
10/14/18 – WWCQ – USA vs. Jamaica – Toyota Stadium –
7,555
10/17/18 – WWCQ – USA vs. Canada – Toyota Stadium –
6,986
• Total Attendance: 253,151
• Average Attendance: 14,064
https://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/12/13/uswnt-average-attendance-declines-22-percent-in-2018/