League vs League
EPL vs MLS
Premier League versus Major League Soccer — a side-by-side breakdown of two very different worlds of pro sports, plus the tools to compare their teams and players by the numbers.
Head to head
Soccer
Sport
Soccer
1992
Founded
1993
20
Teams
30
August – May
Season
February – December
Goals
Scoring
Goals
2 × 45 min
Game length
2 × 45 min
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Bukayo Saka
Stars today
Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Son Heung-min
Soccer
EPL
Premier League
The most-watched football league in the world.
Since 199220 teamsAugust – May
Soccer
MLS
Major League Soccer
North America's top-flight soccer league.
Since 199330 teamsFebruary – December
Take it further
Compare teams & players from either league
CompariSport pulls real, historical stats going back decades. Pick 2–4 teams or players and see who leads every stat.