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.
MLS Salaries. Beginning and lower-echelon players in Major League Soccer make a minimum of $35,125 a year, by far the lowest minimum salary of major professional team sports in America. As of the end of the 2013 season, 154 players made less than $50,000 a year.The average salary in the MLS, however, was $160,000, and the median salary was $100,000.About 45 percent of MLS players -- that's 249 -- made over $100,000. The gap between the highest-paid and lowest-paid players is quite pronounced in professional soccer.s of the end of the 2013 season, 154 players made less than $50,000 a year. The average salary in the MLS, however, was $160,000, and the median salary was $100,000.