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What annual expenditure range can be modelled honestly?

Touchline Signal research deskSection 11Page 4 of 14Last updated 3 Nov 2026
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A conditional planning model is possible; a verified revenue estimate is not yet available.

The table below applies the supplied spending assumptions to the corrected customer population. The intermediate US$150,000 case is a desk-selected sensitivity point, not a measured average or midpoint forecast.

Annual external spend assumed per club US-only: 43 clubs MLS and NWSL including Canada: 46 clubs Evidence status
US$75,000 US$3.225m US$3.450m Unvalidated lower planning input
US$150,000 US$6.450m US$6.900m Illustrative sensitivity case
US$300,000 US$12.900m US$13.800m Unvalidated upper planning input

Source and date: desk calculations, 3 November 2026. Club denominators are sourced above; expenditure inputs originate in the supplied commissioning material, whose original estimation date was not provided. These figures describe hypothetical annual expenditure at the operating-club base, not reported calendar-year purchases.

What could materially change the result?

  • Different MLS and NWSL spending distributions. Applying one assumption to both leagues is a simplifying device, not evidence of equal budgets.
  • Central purchasing. Measure the central invoice and incremental club purchases without counting the same access twice.
  • Bundled uses. A contract spanning recruitment, opposition analysis and player development needs an allocation rule before it enters a recruitment-only estimate.
  • Implementation costs. Separate recurring access from one-off integration or migration work.
  • Partial-year purchasing. Expansion clubs may incur setup expenditure before playing, while an annualised contract value differs from cash paid during that year.
  • Outliers. A small population can be materially affected by a few unusually extensive agreements.

US$75,000 is not a demonstrated spending floor, and US$300,000 is not a demonstrated ceiling. The scenario should not be quoted externally without that qualification.

The desk also cannot convert supplier expenditure into independent-research revenue. That requires separate evidence of purchasing frequency, willingness to pay and the number of decision-makers who would commission an external evaluation.

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