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5 unusual facts about Major League Soccer


All-time Philadelphia Union roster

These lists comprises all players who have participated in at least one competitive match (MLS Regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League) for the Philadelphia Union since the team's first Major League Soccer season in 2010.

Beautiful Goal

Released as a separate soundtrack, subsequently it was licensed to Major League Soccer for use in TV ads.

Juergen Sommer

In 1998 he made the jump back home to sign with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who had signed for Liverpool the previous year.

KFBI-LD

In the spring of 2012, KFBI became the area's flagship station for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team.

Revolution Recap

Revolution Recap is a weekly review of the New England Revolution, Major League Soccer and the U.S. national team on WNRI AM 1380.


2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the United Soccer Leagues (First Division, Second Division, and Premier Development League), and the United States Adult Soccer Association, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper.

Aquafina

As of 2011, it is listed as being an official sponsor of Major League Soccer, the Professional Golf Association, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Carolina Panthers.

Barbasol

In February 2012, Barbasol signed a five-year agreement with Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew that would see the brand become the club's shirt sponsor.

Betegy

In the summer of 2013, the amount of leagues were extended to 12; as they introduced a few more: UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, FIFA World Cup, Eredivisie (Holland), Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A (Brazil), Major League Soccer (United States), Tippeligaen (Norway), Primera A (Argentina), Allsvenskan (Sweden), J-league (Japan), K League (South Korea), Primeira Liga (Potugal), Superliga Denmark, Ukrainian Premier League.

Blackpool Lights

In 2007, their song "Ain't Nobody Gonna Stop Us Now" was chosen as the official anthem for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.

Canadian soccer league system

When Major League Soccer (MLS) won the USSF's competition for USA Division 1 status in 1993, the APSL lost teams in 1996 in Denver, Los Angeles, and New York when MLS started three years later.

Cock Sparrer

"Take 'em All" has a long history of being sung by Major League Soccer supporter groups, including the Empire Supporters Club And Viking Army Supporters Club for the New York Red Bulls and the Emerald City Supporters for the Seattle Sounders FC.

Craig Minervini

He also has done play-by-play for various other sports include Notre Dame football on NBC, CBS Sports Spectacular, College World Series on ESPN, Major League Soccer, XFL on TNN, boxing on TNN, mixed martial arts on TNN, Syracuse Chiefs AAA baseball, and Syracuse Orange football, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer.

Crystal River High School

Jeff Cunningham – American soccer player who formerly played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer, as well as the United States men's national soccer team.

Danny Mwanga

Jean-Marie Daniel "Danny" Mwanga (born July 17, 1991 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-American footballer who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

David Horst

David Horst (born October 25, 1985 in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player currently playing for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer

David Vaudreuil

David Vaudreuil (born December 12, 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a retired U.S. soccer player whose career spanned fifteen teams in over six leagues including seven seasons in Major League Soccer.

Davy Arnaud

On March 17, 2012, before a crowd of 58,912 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Arnaud scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Impact in the MLS league in the 56th minute by heading a cross from Sanna Nyassi into the top right corner against Chicago Fire keeper Paolo Tornaghi.

Dean Howes

In 1997, he became CEO, President, and Founding Executive of Professional Teams Physicians, a company that aggregated physicians representing professional teams in the NBA, MLB, NFL, MLS and NHL.

Douglas Sequeira

He was originally acquired by Major League Soccer and Real Salt Lake from Saprissa in exchange for Pablo Brenes, and was immediately sent to Chivas USA for a draft pick, and spent a year with the team.

Fabián Castillo

Fabián Andrés Castillo Sánchez (born June 17, 1992 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

FC Buffalo

FC Buffalo saw its first player drafted into Major League Soccer on January 17, 2012 when midfielder Krystian Witkowski was claimed in the second round of the supplemental draft by the Philadelphia Union.

Giuseppe Galderisi

He finished out his career in Major League Soccer, playing with the New England Revolution and the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1996 and 1997; he was traded to Tampa midway through the first season and then back to New England a year later.

Jacksonville NASL team

In May 2013, Jacksonville businessman Mark Frisch and former Major League Soccer player Darío Sala formed Sunshine Soccer Group with the intention of bringing professional soccer to Jacksonville.

Jamie Mulgrew

It was reported by the Belfast Telegraph on 8 February 2011 that Scottish Premier League clubs Kilmarnock and Hibernian, along with Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers, were interested in signing Mulgrew on a Bosman free transfer when his contract expires in the summer.

Keon Daniel

Keon Kelly Daniel (born 16 January 1987 in Lambeau) is a Trinidadian footballer currently playing for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

Livestrong Foundation

The foundation was a title sponsor of Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City's home stadium from March 2011 to January 2013, when the naming agreement was terminated after Armstrong admitted that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Louisville Lightning

In January 2010, the Lightning signed Louisville native John Michael Hayden, formerly of the MLS Houston Dynamo.

Matteo Ferrari

Matteo Ferrari (born 5 December 1979) is an Italian footballer, currently playing for the Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.

MLS All-Time Best XI

In 2005, as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations, Major League Soccer, the United States' top soccer league, named its All-Time Best XI, a selection of the best eleven players in the history of the league.

MLS Defender of the Year Award

In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Defender of the Year award since its inception in 1996.

MLS Supplemental Draft

From 1996 to 1999, all players playing in the United States currently playing professionally in the United Soccer Leagues were eligible for the MLS Supplemental Draft, where they could be selected by all Major League Soccer teams.

Moises Hernandez

Moises Hernandez (born March 5, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Neal Patterson

On August 31, 2006, Patterson and five other individuals purchased the Kansas City Wizards(Sporting Kansas City), a Major League Soccer team, from Lamar Hunt.

Nicolás Medina

In January 2013, Medina joined the pre-season camp of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer as a trialist.

Paul Beirne

Beirne's professional sports management career includes the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs teams of the National Hockey League, the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto FC Major League Soccer franchise.

Renaldo Rapheal Christians

He has also done guest coaching lectures for the English Premiership team Tottenham Hotspurs youth academy as well as work with Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew

Rick Horrow

Before selling a majority of HSV to Omnicom in 2000, Horrow served as a consultant to the NFL, NASCAR, PGA Tour, and Major League Soccer, among countless other professional sports franchises.

Rose Hill Drive

Their song "Goal!" is the official anthem for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

San Jose Earthquakes Stadium

San Jose Earthquakes Stadium is the working name of an under construction soccer specific stadium that is being built in San Jose, California, for Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes.

San Jose Frogs

Jacob Wilson was the top scorer of the very impressive opening campaign; testament to this was the fact that, in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, seven Frogs were drafted by Major League Soccer, including Brandon McDonald and Luke Sassano.

Schellas Hyndman

On June 16, 2008, FC Dallas of Major League Soccer hired Hyndman as head coach after the sacking of Steve Morrow.

Shea Salinas

Robert O'Shea "Shea" Salinas (born June 24, 1986 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

South Boston, Virginia

Greg Vanney, former member of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team, Sporting Club de Bastia, and MLS, also hails from South Boston.

Starfire Sports

Starfire features fields for indoor and outdoor soccer, and occasionally rugby union games, as well as a 4,500-seat soccer stadium previously used by the USL Seattle Sounders and now used by the MLS Seattle Sounders FC for US Open Cup matches, the Seattle Reign FC of the NWSL, and the Seattle Sounders Women of the W-League.

Stephen Armstrong

Armstrong missed the 2004 Major League Soccer season while recovering from ACL surgery on his right knee.

UIC Flames

Jay DeMerit played for UIC's men's soccer team and currently plays for and captains the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer, and was a former captain of Watford whom he played for in the English Premier League and the Coca Cola Championship.

Zach Pfeffer

Zachary "Zach" Pfeffer (born January 6, 1995 in Dresher, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

Zach Scott

Zacharias "Zach" Scott (born July 2, 1980 in Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.


see also

2000 MLS All-Star Game

The 2000 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 5th MLS All-Star Game, played on July 29, 2000 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH.

Bas Ent

During his time with Dayton, Ent attracted the interest of several Major League Soccer clubs, and in July 2010, he was given trials with Major League Soccer teams Toronto FC and Columbus Crew.

D.C. United U-23

D.C. United has been regarded as one of the most successful franchises in Major League Soccer earning the U.S. Open Cup twice, and holding the league record for most MLS Cups and MLS Supporters' Shields won, with four apiece.

Empire Supporters Club

The club was founded in 1995 by members of the New York City Firm (NYCF), a supporters group for the short-lived A-League New York Centaurs, in anticipation of a Major League Soccer franchise starting play in the New York/New Jersey metro area.

ESPN Major League Soccer

On August 4, 2006, ESPN reached a comprehensive multimedia agreement with Soccer United Marketing (SUM) for the rights to Major League Soccer through 2014.

FC Buffalo

The team saw a player drafted into Major League Soccer for the second-consecutive year, as second-leading scorer Mike Reidy was selected 71st overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Sporting KC.

Ian Joy

Joy often makes an appearance as color commentator for ESPN 700 alongside Bill Riley, for Major league soccer team Real Salt Lake.

Kocić

Miloš Kocić (born 1985), Serbian footballer who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer

MLS Combine

The Major League Soccer Player Combine is a four-day annual showcase, occurring every January in Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Central Broward Regional Park, where future Major League Soccer players perform physical and mental tests in front of coaches, general managers, and scouts.

Portland metropolitan area

The Portland MSA is home to a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams, with the best known being the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, and the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

Potomac Falls High School

2009 Graduate Conor Shanosky plays Major League Soccer for DC United 2009–present.

Reseda High School

Marvin Quijano - professional soccer player (Major League Soccer)

Tim Bezbatchenko

He also oversaw the agreement between Major League Soccer and the French Football Federation to create an educational course for MLS academy directors.

Watkinson School

Johann Smith - soccer player with Major League Soccer team Kalmar FF He is currently (as of November 25, 2010) a free agent.