Jaws art director Joe Alves was determined to prove a top-notch mechanical shark could be done. Of course this decision would come back to haunt Spielberg repeatedly throughout the shoot, but Alves was determined to prove a top-notch mechanical shark could be done.
The average Major League Soccer franchise is worth $103 million, according to a Forbes article from 2013. In 2008, the average team was worth $37 million and losing money. According to the Forbes article, the average MLS attendance in 2013 was 18,611 fans per game, more than the NBA and NHL. And 10 of the league's 19 teams are making a profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
It depends on the player. There are 15 MLS players on the U.S. preliminary 30-man World Cup roster. Because of MLS's salary structure â where a handful of designated players make seven-figure salaries and everyone else makes much less â the World Cup bonus money means different things to different players. The highest-paid MLS player on the team, Clint Dempsey, makes $6.7 million per year from the Seattle Sounders. That World Cup bonus money isn't a life-changer. The lowest-paid MLS player on the team, DeAndre Yedlin, makes $92,000 a year from the same team. If he makes the World Cup team, that bonus would nearly double his annual income.