5 reasons why you should tune into MLS

Goals Aplenty

Zlatan Ibrahimovic provides a constant goal-threat for LA Galaxy

Before hosting the 1994 World Cup, rumours emerged suggesting the USA wanted to increase goal sizes in order to produce more high-scoring matches. This emphasis on offensive football has extended to the nation's domestic game.

The 2017 MLS regular season averaged more goals per game than any of Europe's top five leagues last season. While across 374 matches there were 1,066 goals (an average of 2.85 goals per game) in MLS, the Bundesliga (2.79), Ligue 1 (2.72), La Liga (2.69) and Serie A (2.68) all ranked lower in terms of goals per game.

This is just further evidence underlining the entertainment on offer in MLS. The absence of top-class defenders but consistent investment in attacking talent (Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Giovanni Dos Santos to name but a few) has rendered it a league all about goals - who wouldn't want to watch that?