Just how important is the English Premier League to NBCSN? Since the launch of the EPL on Aug. 17, NBCSN has posted a 67 percent increase in average total day viewership -- more than double the increase of any other sports cable network over the same period.

Saturday's LA Galaxy-Seattle Sounders game averaged 247,000 viewers, making it the most-watched MLS game of the year on the network.

Manchester United reported record revenues of $552 million and record net profits of $222 million for the fiscal year ending last June, and the driving force behind the growth is its increased commercial revenue, up 29.7 percent in sponsorship, merchandising and product sales.

When MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced at the All-Star Game six weeks ago that the league's plan was to expand to 24 teams by 2020, the names of a dozen or so cities representing all parts of the country were immediately dropped as expansion candidates.

Tuesday's USA-Mexico match on UniMas averaged 4,132,000 viewers during the match broadcast.

The average U.S. household rating of 1.4 for Tuesday night's USA-Mexico match on ESPN  matched the previous record for a U.S. qualifier set when the USA played Mexico at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca on March 26, 2013.

FC Dallas has reached a long-term agreement with Toyota to name its stadium Toyota Stadium. In addition, its soccer complex with 17 professional-grade soccer fields adjacent to the stadium located in Frisco, Texas, will be named Toyota Soccer Center.

New York City Football Club, which will begin play in MLS in 2015, will announce the hiring of former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti as its chief business officer, reported Bloomberg, based on information provided by a person with direct knowledge of the hiring.

The second week of the NBC Sports Group's coverage of the English Premier League continued to produce strong viewership figures with four live EPL games and three weekend studio shows ranking among the top 10 English-language soccer broadcasts in terms of average viewers for the week of Aug. 19-25.