Major League Soccer's (MLS) deal is not only a sign of great growth for the soccer league after signing a new eight-year deal with ESPN, Fox Sports and Univision worth a combined $720 million dollars, but also a huge boon increasing their broadcast rights by five-times from their previous agreement.

ESPN and Fox Sports will share the English broadcast rights to MLS games and the United States men's and women's soccer national team games -- paying a combined $75 million per year ($600 million), while Univision retains their Spanish-language broadcast rights coughing up an average of $15 million per year ($120 million), according to SportsBusinessDaily.com.

"We are honored to partner with ESPN, FOX and Univision to form the most comprehensive U.S. media rights partnership in the history of soccer in our country," said MLS commissioner Don Garber said during the May press conference announcing the deal. "The commitment from our television partners in terms of structure, length and magnitude is unprecedented, and these new partnerships are another strong indicator of the League's continued growth and the overall fan interest in our sport."

As part of their deal with ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports will also gain Spanish-language broadcast rights to 40 MLS games to air on ESPN Deportes, looking to find similar ratings success such as Univision has found with their telecasts of the North American soccer league.

Univision's UniMás network garnered 514,000 viewers for their Spanish-language telecast of the 2013 MLS Cup match between Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City compared to ESPN's 505,000 English-speaking viewers. UniMás also beat out ESPN2's regular-season coverage, averaging 223,000 viewers for their Spanish-language telecast compared to 181,000 for ESPN2, despite ESPN's sister station being available in 98,477,000 homes compared to UniMás' 65 million homes.

"Soccer is the No. 1 sport for Hispanic Americans and we are proud to continue our longstanding partnership with both MLS and U.S. Soccer," said Univision Deportes President Juan Carlos Rodriguez, during the presser announcing the deal. "We are excited to bring the Hispanic audience together around this passionate sport. I am optimistic that our comprehensive partnership will accelerate the growth of soccer even further over the next decade."

Univision, who first partnered up with MLS in 2007, bolstered their relationship with the new deal including a minimum of 34 games to air exclusively on UniMás Friday nights, exclusive rights to two opening round MLS Playoff games, the Spanish-language rights to the MLS All-Star Game, the MLS Cup, and all U.S. men's national team games. Univision also has digital rights across all platforms and devices to broadcast games.

"I told MLS that 'The Big U' would be a very helpful resource for the league growing its business," said Rodriguez. "We want to give the U.S. national team the same level of coverage that we give the Mexican national team. We believe that if the planets align, the U.S. is going to host the World Cup in 2026 or 2030."

The lucrative television deal comes on the heels of great growth for MLS, adding a second team in the New York City market, New York City FC (owned by English Premier League champions Manchester City and Major League Baseball's New York Yankees), and the Orlando Soccer Lions, both launching in 2015. MLS has also expanded into Atlanta, with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank buy a team set to launch in 2017. The league is also expected to team up with David Beckham to bring MLS soccer back to the Miami area.

"This is the most comprehensive media rights partnership in the history of soccer in our country," said Garber. "That's something we're very proud of. It's a statement about where the soccer market is and where Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer fit into the paradigm."