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  • Major League Soccer (MLS)

    Wikipedia Please add all profiles relating to Major League Soccer including, but not limited to, players, trainers and club owners.Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league representing the sport's highest level in both the United States and Canada. MLS constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada. The league is composed of 20 teams—17...

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  • FC Dallas (MLS)

    FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. The club competes in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS), which is the top league in the United States and Canada. The franchise is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, and was known as the Dallas Burn prior to the 2005 season.In regul...

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  • Toronto FC (MLS)

    Toronto Football Club , commonly referred to as Toronto FC or simply TFC , is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club plays its home matches at BMO Field, located at Exhibition Place on Toronto's shoreline.Toronto FC began play in 2007 as an expansion team, and was the first Can...

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  • Columbus Crew SC (MLS)

    Columbus Crew SC is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio, United States, which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception. Crew SC is owned by Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures LLC. Precourt became the second owner in the history of the club ...

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  • Los Angeles FC (MLS)

    Los Angeles Football Club is an expansion franchise in Los Angeles that plans to begin play in Major League Soccer (MLS) starting in 2018. The team was announced in October 2014.The ownership group is headed by venture capitalist Henry Nguyen, entrepreneur Peter Guber and former National Basketball Association executive Tom Penn. The ownership group also includes businessmen Ruben Gnanalingam a...

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  • LA Galaxy (MLS)

    The LA Galaxy , also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy , is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Western Conference of the league. The franchise is one of the league's most-decorated clubs, having won the MLS Cup five times—more than any other club—the Supporters' Shield four times, the ...

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  • San Jose Clash (MLS)

    The San Jose Clash was the original name of the current Major League Soccer franchise San Jose Earthquakes . They were known as the Clash from 1996 to 1999 and then as the Earthquakes until 2005, when they went on hiatus. They returned in 2008.

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  • New York City FC (MLS)

    New York City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in New York City that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). NYCFC began play in 2015, as an expansion team of the league. The club is the first MLS franchise based in the city, and the second franchise in the New York metropolitan area after the New York Red Bulls, based in Harrison,...

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  • New York/New Jersey Metrostars (MLS)

    New York/New Jersey Metrostars was the name of the Major League Soccer franchise that is currently known as the New York Red Bulls . During its first two seasons, 1996 and 1997, it was known as the New York/New Jersey Metrostars and then known as the MetroStars from 1998 until the purchase of the franchise on March 9, 2016 by Red Bull GmbH.

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  • New England Revolution (MLS)

    New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Eastern Conference of the league. The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the league.The club is owned by Robert Kraft, who also the owner of the New England Patriots along with his son, Jonathan Kraft, who is a major invest...

  • San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

    The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States, that competes as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996, (originally as the San Jose Clash), as one of the charter clubs of the league. The Earthquakes took part in the first game in MLS history, defeating D.C. United 1–0. The...

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  • Portland Timbers (MLS)

    The Portland Timbers are an American professional soccer club based in Portland, Oregon, that competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer. The team began play in 2011 as an expansion team. The club is the fourth soccer franchise based in Portland to share the legacy of the Timbers name, which originated with the original team, in the North American Soccer League in 197...

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  • Real Salt Lake (MLS)

    Real Salt Lake ( RSL ) is an American professional soccer club that competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS)' Western Conference. RSL began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league. The club plays its home games at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City.Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup. The team also finished runners-up of the 2013 MLS Cup, the 2010...

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  • Chivas USA (MLS)

    Club Deportivo Chivas USA was an American professional soccer club that was located in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California while competing in Major League Soccer (MLS). It was originally a subsidiary of the Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara.The club was the eleventh MLS team upon its entry into the league in 2004. Chivas USA was intended to be seen as a "little brother" to its parent club ...

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  • Colorado Rapids (MLS)

    The Colorado Rapids are an American professional men's soccer team, based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado, which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Western Conference of the league. The franchise are one of the 10 charter clubs in MLS, competing since the inaugural season of the league.Colorado have won the MLS Cup in 2010, being the team's second appearance. The Rapi...

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  • Kansas City Wizards (MLS)

    Kansas City Wizards was the name of the current Major League Soccer (MLS) team Sporting Kansas City from 1997 to 2010. They were known as the Kansas City Wiz during their inaugural season of 1996.

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  • Kansas City Wiz (MLS)

    Kansas City Wiz was the name of the current Major League Soccer franchise Sporting Kansas City during its first year of operation in 1996.

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  • Dallas Burn (MLS)

    Dallas Burn was the name of the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, from its founding in 1996 until the end of the 2004 season, when it became known as FC Dallas .The team is currently owned by the Hunt family, who also own the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.

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  • Houston Dynamo (MLS)

    Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club based in Houston, Texas, United States. The franchise competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Western Conference. The Dynamo originally played their home games at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus until moving to their home stadium, BBVA Compass Stadium, during the 2012 season.Houston Dynamo won the 2006 and 2007 M...

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  • Sporting Kansas City (MLS)

    Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri, playing its home games in Kansas City, Kansas. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in MLS. Sporting KC began play in 1996 as one of the ten charter teams in the league as the Kansas City Wiz. The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995. Since moving across the state line, they have be...

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  • Chicago Fire (MLS)

    Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois, United States. The team competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference of the league. The organization is named for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and was founded on October 8, 1997, the event's 126th anniversary. In their first league season in 1998, the Fire ...

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  • Minnesota United FC (MLS)

    Minnesota United FC is a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area that will begin play in 2017. The team will become the league's 22nd and replace the North American Soccer League (NASL) franchise of the same name. Minnesota United FC's ownership is led by Bill McGuire, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group, and includes other Minnesota sports owners: the Pohl...

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  • Atlanta United FC (MLS)

    Atlanta United FC is a Major League Soccer expansion franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia that plans to begin play in 2017. The team, which was announced by the league on April 16, 2014, will be owned and operated by Home Depot co-founder and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The team will play in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is currently under construction, and expected to be complete...

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  • Miami Fusion (MLS)

    The Miami Fusion were a professional soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They played in Major League Soccer (MLS) for four seasons, from 1998 to 2001. Announced in 1997 as one of the league's first two expansion teams, their best season was 2001, when they won the Supporters' Shield with the best regular season finish. In 2002, after four years of lackluster ticket sales and revenues...

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  • Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)

    The Tampa Bay Mutiny were a professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They were a charter member of Major League Soccer (MLS) and played from 1996 to 2001. They played their home games at Tampa Stadium and then at Raymond James Stadium.The Mutiny were established in 1994 and were owned and operated by MLS throughout their existence. They were successful in their first years of play, win...

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