Burum named president of Major Arena Soccer League

And envisions the Inland Empire as the centerpiece for growth and economic development in Southern California.

Jeffrey Burum, one of the Empire region’s foremost entrepreneurs, real estate developers, community leaders, philanthropists, and owner of the Empire Strykers, the Empire’s Arena Soccer team, has been named president of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) by unanimous vote of the team owners in the league.

In a statement issued by the MASL, Burum said, “First of all, I want to thank my fellow owners for having elected me President of the Major Arena Soccer League.  I hope that I meet their expectations and will do everything I can to make this game that I love more popular and this league more successful.  I have the advantage of knowing that this league can be a huge success in broadcasting or streaming and that we can outdraw other major league sports and regularly fill stadiums because we have done it before.  In the mid-1980s the matches were nationally broadcast, and we regularly outdrew other professional teams in the same markets in terms of overall attendance.  Together, as a group of owners, we will see the MASL to that level of success again.”